Sandfort grew up in Waukee, Iowa and attended Waukee High School, where he played basketball and golf. He averaged 19.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and four assists as a junior.[1] Sandfort was named the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year after averaging 16.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists during his senior season.[2] He also helped Waukee to a state championship in golf as a senior.[3] Sandfort was rated a three-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Iowa over offers from Stanford, Utah, Minnesota, Drake, Air Force, and Loyola Chicago.[4][5]
College career
Sandfort served as a role player off of the bench for the Iowa Hawkeyes as a freshman.[6] He played in 34 games and finished the season averaging five points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[7][8] Sandfort grew one inch between his freshman and sophomore years.[9] He entered his sophomore season as the Hawkeyes' starting shooting guard.[10] Sandfort was moved to the bench due to poor shooting. At the end of the regular season, he was named the Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year.[11]
Sandfort averaged averaged 16.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a junior, while shooting 44.6 percent from the field. He was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten. He declared for the 2024 NBA draft before opting to return to Iowa.[12] As a senior, Sandfort averaged 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[13] He finished his Iowa career with 1,619 points, 622 rebounds and 256 assists.[14]
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