![]() This wasn’t the case of a team getting hot and making impossible shots. It’s not just that Iowa shot the cover off the ball and put up big numbers, it’s that they did it by creating really good shots. There should be, though, some pause about adopting that opinion as gospel. Given the sample size – and the track record from last year’s team – this Iowa performance is probably a simple outlier. The Cyclones are ranked in the top-15 nationally with a defense that creates turnovers and guards shooters well. Iowa State’s defense has been mostly excellent this season. The Cyclones return to action Sunday when they host McNeese State (5 p.m. Gabe Kalscheur scored 12, while both Lipsey and Robert Jones had 11 for the Cyclones. More: Peterson: Cy-Hawk series is center of the college basketball universe this week Meanwhile, the Cyclone offense failed to produce much of anything, shooting 40.7% overall while going 3-of-22 (13%) from distance. Iowa State’s to-this-point ferocious defense was gouged by Iowa (7-2), which shot 50% from the field and went 12-of-23 (52%) from 3-point range. "We just came out flat," said freshman Tamin Lipsey. They never seriously challenged the Hawkeyes the entire night. The Cyclones (7-2) trailed 15-0 and did not score their first points until 6 minutes into the game. Otzelberger took over the program last year. 24 Iowa, 75-56, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in one of the worst performances since Iowa State coach T.J. 20 Cyclones were completely demolished by No. IOWA CITY – Iowa State lost its bragging rights Thursday night, and probably quite a bit of its pride along with it. ![]() Iowa State men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Let’s take a look at those 11 players below.View Gallery: Iowa vs. Over the past month, 11 more players across the 2023, 20 recruiting classes have been offered by the Iowa Hawkeyes. That’s just the tip of the recruiting iceberg. 51 overall player in the 2024 class, the No. Koch is rated as a four-star talent, the nation’s No. Of course, Iowa also picked up a commitment from four-star, class of 2024 power forward Cooper Koch out of Peoria Notre Dame High School in Illinois. That group included 2023 small forward Kaden Cooper, 2023 small forward Jamie Kaiser, 2024 center Raleigh Burgess, 2024 combo guard Nick Janowski, 2024 shooting guard Nojus Indrusaitis, 2024 point guard Travis Perry and 2025 center Kai Rogers. Hawkeyes Wire detailed a series of seven Iowa basketball offers last month. Of course, while all of this was underway, the staff remained busy on the summer recruiting trail. Gatens sounds thrilled with the opportunity to be back in Iowa City.įinally, Iowa added Tristan Spurlock to the staff as the team’s director of player development. Then, to replace former assistant coach Kirk Speraw, McCaffery and the Hawkeyes went and found a familiar face in new assistant coach Matt Gatens from Drake. That replaced the departure of former assistant coach Billy Taylor. Courtney Eldridge was elevated to one of the Hawkeyes’ assistant coaches from director of recruiting and player development. Of course, Iowa had some staff changes this summer as well. All in all, it’s a pretty talented projected starting lineup and set of reserves for the Hawkeyes. ![]() With the potential emergence of Payton Sandfort and more production from Patrick McCaffery, Iowa has the makings of another NCAA Tournament team heading into the 2022-23 men’s basketball season. ![]() Kris is happy with his decision to come back to Iowa for another season and it sets up an opportunity for him to fully showcase everything that he’s capable of as the Hawkeyes’ primary star. Meanwhile, in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes got great news with the return of Keegan’s twin brother, Kris Murray. Murray’s fit with the Kings is looking better every second. Murray’s stardom throughout the Summer League has made Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery look pretty smart with his remarks for any of the immediate naysayers. 4 overall by the Sacramento Kings and has put on a show with his NBA Summer League performances. It’s been a busy offseason for the Iowa men’s basketball program.
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