TweetFran McCaffery’s first season at Iowa provided hope and optimism to the Hawkeye fan base that he could resurrect the program after it was driven into the ground by Todd Lickliter.
Last season the Hawkeyes went 11-20 overall (4-14 in conference) but got better as the season went along. The Hawkeyes improvement was noticeable by the end of the season especially when they upset #6 Purdue in their last game of the regular season.
Iowa returns four out of five starters from last season’s squad and looks to take another step forward in rebuilding the Iowa basketball program. Iowa has a luxury that many teams do not and that is they return their leading scorer (Matt Gatens 12.6 PPG), rebounder (Melsahn Basabe 6.8 RPG) and assist man (Bryce Cartwright 5.9 APG)
Iowa should be an improved team from last season and this is what others from around the country are saying about this year’s Hawkeye basketball team.
Most importantly, here is what Fran McCaffery had to say about h...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Gatens,
Melsahn Basabe,
Bryce Cartwright
TEAMS: Iowa Hawkeyes, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans
TEAMS: Iowa Hawkeyes, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans
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