This may be optimistic. I suspect that the pundits will predict us to finish even lower than they did last season.
2022-2023 Roster (Connor is Back): 11 on Scholarship, 2 Scholarships Remain, 4 Walk Ons
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Fully believe our offense will stay elite and our defense will get better (no Jbo).
We've seen very little from Mulvey. He should've been HIGH SCHOOL last year. He held scholarship offers from SYRACUSE and PENN St.
i am disappointed we wasted Riley's red shirt this past season
This isn't totally true. The COVID exemption has most definitely not ended. But they aren't exempt from scholarship limits, so Connor and Rebraca count. Iowa has 3 available right now.
The exemption applies to anyone playing basketball in college the 2019/20 season. The only ones on Iowa's roster who aren't eligible for it are Sandfort, Mulvey, Bowen, and Dix.
If Iowa is able to land the big from Utah Valley, a redshirt could be in order for Mulvey this next season. Big if though.
I think it’s also possible that Mulvey could back up Aimaq and that Rebraca could spend more time playing alongside the two of them. A lineup with Murray, Rebraca, and Aimaq is interesting to me
yeah, I just hope Riley does not end up like Gabe Olaseni, where we wish he had been redshirted that season when he barely played where we could then have him one more year
hope you are right.
Keegan and Joe played pretty good D, though. Heck, so did Josh, for the few minutes he was in there.
The exemption has ended. He can come back, but I believe it now counts against the 13 limit....
We want Connor back because of his experience, among other things.
Fran will have his hands full filling the 3 other scholarships.
Didn't seem to be too tough for schools like Arkansas, Providence, and Iowa State coming off of a 2 win season. Even programs like Nebraska can get players like Verge. Those aren't blue bloods, they just put an emphasis on the portal and Fran does not. Simple as that.
Fran recovered from some huge losses last year but I would argue I felt better about the future of the entire roster than this year. I really thought the D would be better this year and it improved some. The O was surprisingly good. Obviously hard to keep 13 guys entirely happy when there are so many schools out there. I think Rebraca can step forward next year and maybe shot the 3 even. Who knows on the portal, maybe they can find help and depth at the 2, maybe Fran doesnt go that route. I would be surprised if he did add a combo guard. Maybe the kid from IU.
As you can see, Iowa is showing interest in Rob Phinisee. He's been with IU for 4 seasons.
His averages:
....................MIN...PTS....FG%...3PT%...FT%...Reb....Asst....Blk....Stl
Last Year........18.......4.5......31%....26%.....41%......2.1........1.7.......0.2.....0.8
Career............24.......6.5......35%...29%.....65%.....2.6.......2.8......0.2.....0.9
His averages:
....................MIN...PTS....FG%...3PT%...FT%...Reb....Asst....Blk....Stl
Last Year........18.......4.5......31%....26%.....41%......2.1........1.7.......0.2.....0.8
Career............24.......6.5......35%...29%.....65%.....2.6.......2.8......0.2.....0.9
At the end of this post is a link to Wed's HawkCentral podcast with Des Moines Register beat writers Chad Leistikow & Kenny Smith.
There's a lot of good stuff there.
Things that they discussed that stood out:
Chad Leistikow said the Joe departure was a surprise; he thought Ulis was the most likely to leave based on his limited role in the B1G Tournament (lots of 2nd halves where Ulis did not play)
Chad talked to Fran after Joe announced he was leaving; Joe wanted 30 plus minutes per game playing time. Fran could not guarantee this because Fran is high on Dasonte Bowen.
Chad said Fran is REALLY excited about Dasonte.
Looks like Dasonte & Ulis will share the PG role AND you have Connor & Tony who can handle the ball.
Chad and Kenny brought up that Joe could have pouted (or worse) when he got benched but he was a great teammate.
Fran told Chad that Joe was not miserable; he just wanted more.
Kenny said the Kris is looking forward to having the ball in his hands more.
Chad brought up player development & he said the thinks 2 players are ready to take off: Patrick at the 3 and Kris at the 4. Kenny is really high on Tony taking off next year as well. Kenny said Tony's confidence exploded when he was named starter.
Speaking of player development: Will Riley Mulvey make a jump by getting those reps in practice?
Chad said Fran had nothing but praise for Josh O and Joe T as they exit the program. Chad reminded us that there was only one transfer where Fran made no statement: CJ Fredrick.
The medical team thinks Josh Dix will be ready to play this season.
This will be the first offseason for Connor where it will only be basketball. He won't be juggling baseball and he won't be recovering from injury
So, coming back, for starters:
1: Bowen/Ulis
2: Tony/Payton
3. Patrick/Payton
4. Kris
5. Filip (he started every game last season)
Then you have Connor, Riley and hopefully Josh Dix coming off the bench.
Fran said he WILL get a 5 out of the portal. The problem? All of the good ones out there have other schools after them as well. But Fran has playing time to offer. If you get a quality 5 you could then have FIlip coming off the bench and you can let Mulvey develop another year. Then you have 6'10 center Owen Freeman arriving in 2023.
Chad said Fran might pocket the remaining 2 scholarships because Fran & company are really attacking the 2023 class. Owen Freeman has already committed; there's a really good chance Pryce Sandfort joins the Hawks as well.
Chad thinks Iowa is really set up well for next season.
LINK TO THE FULL PODCAST:
There's a lot of good stuff there.
Things that they discussed that stood out:
Chad Leistikow said the Joe departure was a surprise; he thought Ulis was the most likely to leave based on his limited role in the B1G Tournament (lots of 2nd halves where Ulis did not play)
Chad talked to Fran after Joe announced he was leaving; Joe wanted 30 plus minutes per game playing time. Fran could not guarantee this because Fran is high on Dasonte Bowen.
Chad said Fran is REALLY excited about Dasonte.
Looks like Dasonte & Ulis will share the PG role AND you have Connor & Tony who can handle the ball.
Chad and Kenny brought up that Joe could have pouted (or worse) when he got benched but he was a great teammate.
Fran told Chad that Joe was not miserable; he just wanted more.
Kenny said the Kris is looking forward to having the ball in his hands more.
Chad brought up player development & he said the thinks 2 players are ready to take off: Patrick at the 3 and Kris at the 4. Kenny is really high on Tony taking off next year as well. Kenny said Tony's confidence exploded when he was named starter.
Speaking of player development: Will Riley Mulvey make a jump by getting those reps in practice?
Chad said Fran had nothing but praise for Josh O and Joe T as they exit the program. Chad reminded us that there was only one transfer where Fran made no statement: CJ Fredrick.
The medical team thinks Josh Dix will be ready to play this season.
This will be the first offseason for Connor where it will only be basketball. He won't be juggling baseball and he won't be recovering from injury
So, coming back, for starters:
1: Bowen/Ulis
2: Tony/Payton
3. Patrick/Payton
4. Kris
5. Filip (he started every game last season)
Then you have Connor, Riley and hopefully Josh Dix coming off the bench.
Fran said he WILL get a 5 out of the portal. The problem? All of the good ones out there have other schools after them as well. But Fran has playing time to offer. If you get a quality 5 you could then have FIlip coming off the bench and you can let Mulvey develop another year. Then you have 6'10 center Owen Freeman arriving in 2023.
Chad said Fran might pocket the remaining 2 scholarships because Fran & company are really attacking the 2023 class. Owen Freeman has already committed; there's a really good chance Pryce Sandfort joins the Hawks as well.
Chad thinks Iowa is really set up well for next season.
LINK TO THE FULL PODCAST:
So basically he is striking out in the Transfer portal
If PMac wants to take the next step, he needs to stop that turnaround leaning back middle ranger. One of the most difficult shots in basketball and I don't recall him ever making one.
just a reminder....nothing has changed since Wednesday. We have 3 scholarships available
Current 2022-2023 Roster (10 currently on scholarship; 3 Scholarships Available):
2026 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'3" PG Dasonte Bowen
6'5" SG Josh Dix
2025 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'7" F Payton Sandfort
6'11" C Riley Mulvey
2024 (when scheduled to graduate): 4 players
6'4" G Tony Perkins
6'2" G Ahron Ulis
6'8" F Kris Murray
6'9" SF Patrick McCaffery
2023 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'9" SF Filip Rebraca
6'5" G/F Connor McCaffery
Notable Walk on players:
2025 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
Luc Laketa--a 2021 6'6" wing/forward; on May 13, 2021, it was announced he would be joining the roster as a preferred walk on.
Carter Kingsbury--a 2021 6'5", 230 lb shooting guard; on July 10, 2021, it was announced he would be joining the roster as a preferred walk on.
Current 2022-2023 Roster (10 currently on scholarship; 3 Scholarships Available):
2026 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'3" PG Dasonte Bowen
6'5" SG Josh Dix
2025 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'7" F Payton Sandfort
6'11" C Riley Mulvey
2024 (when scheduled to graduate): 4 players
6'4" G Tony Perkins
6'2" G Ahron Ulis
6'8" F Kris Murray
6'9" SF Patrick McCaffery
2023 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
6'9" SF Filip Rebraca
6'5" G/F Connor McCaffery
Notable Walk on players:
2025 (when scheduled to graduate): 2 players
Luc Laketa--a 2021 6'6" wing/forward; on May 13, 2021, it was announced he would be joining the roster as a preferred walk on.
Carter Kingsbury--a 2021 6'5", 230 lb shooting guard; on July 10, 2021, it was announced he would be joining the roster as a preferred walk on.
i honestly had no idea he had another year of eligibility
As of right now 1,087 D1 players have entered the transfer portal.Verbal Commits
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Iowa needs to fill every open spot with a legit player. Not give a ride to a walk on. There are guys in the portal right now that would help Iowa for sure.
To be honest, I was being sarcastic - don't give a rats *** about feel-good stories. Gotta give that scholly to someone that can actually play division 1 basketball 😉
In a recent interview Fran indicated that they wanted a big from the portal and after that he is considering just saving the open rides for the 2023 class which they are working hard. I don't believe that rules out taking someone else for next year but, they are being very selective.
I'm honestly guessing you will pick up Aimaq. So sounds like you're banking 2. Will be an outstanding pickup for Fran.
