Bolivar basketball star Kyle Pock commits to Northern Iowa

Wyatt D. Wheeler, Springfield News-Leader
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Kyle Pock, of Boliver, waits to shoot free throws during the jamboree at Kickapoo High School on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.
Kyle Pock, of Boliver, waits to shoot free throws during the jamboree at Kickapoo High School on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.

The top senior basketball prospect in southwest Missouri announced that he is off the market.

Bolivar star Kyle Pock announced on Saturday that he has committed to play college basketball at Northern Iowa.

Pock has been a coveted Division I basketball prospect since he was a freshman starting for the Liberators. He's a 1,700-point scorer already with more than 700 rebounds and 200 assists through three seasons as a 6-foot-6 standout who excels everywhere on the court.

His list of potential suitors hasn't been short with Missouri State, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Southeast Missouri State, Illinois Chicago, Saint Louis and more each having offered him over his career.

Kyle Pock, of Bolivar, drives to the net during the Liberators 56-66 loss to Cardinal Ritter in the class 5 state basketball championship game at JQH Arena on Friday, March 19, 2021.
Kyle Pock, of Bolivar, drives to the net during the Liberators 56-66 loss to Cardinal Ritter in the class 5 state basketball championship game at JQH Arena on Friday, March 19, 2021.

In Pock's three seasons at Bolivar, the Liberators have won 20 or more games twice. In the other season, Pock and the Liberators caught fire late in the season and played their way to a state championship appearance in which they fell short. Pock scored 26 in the Liberators' semifinal win and 30 in a state championship loss.

The Liberators were 25-5 last season while averaging 20.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Pock has been named a News-Leader Dominant Dozen athlete in each season it's produced its new postseason team format. He's been named a Class 5 all-state performer in each of the last two years and also finished as a state runner-up on the tennis court in doubles as a junior.

Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or Twitter at @WyattWheeler_NL. He's also the co-host of Sports Talk on Jock Radio weekdays from 4-6 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Kyle Pock: Northern Iowa lands commit from Bolivar High star