Iowa Hawkeyes' Transfer Portal Disaster Continues

Dembele did leave the door open to potentially return to Iowa, so he is not necessarily a goner just yet, but this has turned into an abject disaster for the Hawkeyes who will have their work cut out for them in the coming months.

The 6-foot-8 big man played in 33 games and made 21 starts this past season, averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds over 16.7 minutes a night on 46.7/38.1/71.4 shooting splits.

Dembele's ability to spread the floor was very valuable to Iowa, although the Hawkeyes as a collective unit were not exactly impressive during the 2024-25 campaign.

Iowa went 17-16 and finished just 7-13 in Big Ten conference play, missing out on the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. That followed a stretch in which the Hawkeyes made three consecutive trips to the Big Dance.

The worst part is that Iowa actually did resemble a tournament team earlier in the year, as it got off to a 12-4 start and put together some impressive wins over the first couple of months.

But then, things unraveled for the Hawkeyes, which resulted in the dismissal of McCaffery after 15 years at the helm in Iowa City.

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