Updated Oct 2, 2023
We currently have 2 scholarships available for the 2024 class. This number, of course, will change as players commit to the 2023 & 2024 classes and as players come and go via the Transfer Portal or leave early for the NBA Draft.
The covid "free year" issue: at one time we had 6 players scheduled to graduate/be done in May, 2024: Keegan Murray (entered 2022 NBA Draft), Josh Ogundele (entered transfer portal), Ahron Ulis (entered transfer portal), Kris Murray (declared for the 2023 NBA Draft), Tony Perkins and Patrick McCaffery. Will Tony and/or PMac take advantage of the free, additional covid year and return for the 2024-2025 season? If so, they would count against the 13 scholarship limit. Stay tuned.
In Men's basketball, of course, you can have 13 on scholarship.
2024-2025 Roster (11 on Scholarship; 2 scholarships available):
FRESHMEN: 2 players
6'7" PF Cooper Koch (****)
6'8" PF Chris Tadjo (****)
SOPHOMORES: 4 players
6"10" C Owen Freeman (***)
6'0" PG Brock Harding (***)
6'7" SF Pryce Sandfort (***)
6'8" PF Ladji Dembele (****)
JUNIORS: 2 players
6'3" PG Dasonte Bowen (***)
6'5" SG Josh Dix (***)
SENIORS: 3 players
6'7" F Payton Sandfort (***)
6'11" C Riley Mulvey (***)
6'9" F/C Even Brauns
Notable Walk on players:
SENIORS: 1 player
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.
JUNIORS: 1 player
Carter Kingsbury--6'5", 230 lb shooting guard; a preferred walk on.
SOPHOMORES: 1 player
Spencer Hutchison-- 6'4 guard; a walk on.
2024 Iowa Basketball Offer List:
Iowa currently has 2 scholarships available for the 2024 Class.
Iowa has not offered yet but is keeping an eye on/ has interest in:
Jinup Dobuol, 6'8 SF out of St Paul MN (Minnesota Preparatory Academy).
Cole Serta, a 6'5 SG out of Bloomington, IL. Cole unofficially visited Iowa City on Jan 15, 2023. Matt Gatens is his lead recruiter. Iowa coaches were watching him in AAU play on Fri April 21, 2023, Sat April 22, 2023 and (Fran on) Fri April 28, 2023. His AAU team is the Illinois Wolves (Cole Certa & Jaheem Webber are AAU teammates). On May 4, 2023, he committed to Notre Dame.
Jason Jakstys, a 6'10 PF out of Yorkville, IL. Jason reportedly unofficially visited Iowa City Feb 24-26, 2023. Matt Gatens is the lead recruiter. His AAU team is Breakaway Basketball.
Jaheem Webber, a 6'10, 230 lb F/C out of Normal, IL (visited the weekend of Oct 29, 2022, the Northwestern game). His AAU team is Mid Pro Academy (Owen Freeman & Brock Harding's AAU team)
Ty Davis: Iowa is watching but has not offered. Fran was watching him in AAU games on July 7, 2022. The Iowa coaches watched his AAU game on April 21, 2023 and are reportedly "seriously involved." Fran watched his AAU game on April 28, 2023. He is a 6’4 PG with a 4.05 GPA. He plays at Mountain Brook HS, which is in Alabama. His AAU team is ProOne Basketball.
Jovan Milicevic--a 6'7 SF out of Glendale, AZ. His AAU team is Arizona Unity. An Iowa coach watched his AAU game on Sunday April 23, 2023.
Caden Wilkins: Iowa is watching but has not offered. He unofficially visited Iowa on Sat Sep 18, 2021. He took a SECOND unofficial visit the weekend of Sat Sep 17, 2022 (Nevada football game). His AAU team is the Iowa Barnstormers. Iowa coaches watched his AAU game on Sunday April 30, 2023.
Iowa has extended 36 offers so far for the Class of 2024. 15 of the 36 have visited Iowa City (6 Officially, 9 Unofficially).
The 36 Offers, in chronological order:
(Offer #36) Chris Tadjo (Iowa offered on Sep 17, 2023)
PF, 6'8, 220, Montreal, QC (NBA Academy Latin America in Canada)
@tadjo_chris
He officially visited on Sep 16, 2023 (Western Michigan football game).
He committed to Iowa on Sep 22, 2023
(Offer #32) Darrion Sutton (Iowa offered on May 25, 2023)
SF, 6'9, 170, Lakewood, CO
(Offer #31) Pharaoh Compton (Iowa offered on May 4, 2023)
PF, 6'8, 216, Chandler, AZ (Arizona Compass Prep School)
For 2023, Pharaoh Compton & Taj DeGourville are teammates on the Vegas Elite AAU team of the Nike circuit.
He officially visited Sep 30, 2023 (Michigan State football game)
(Offer #29) Caden Diggs (Iowa offered on May 3, 2023)
SG, 6'7, 180, Potomac, MD
HIs AAU team is New World (part of the Adidas, 3SSB circuit).
Caden officially visited on June 14, 2023.
An Iowa asst coach watched Caden Diggs & Eric Reibe, Class of 2025 (Bullis HS) play vs Patrick Ngongba (Paul VI High School) on June 24, 2023 during a live period in the DMV area.
(Offer #28) Bryson Tucker (Iowa offered on...date unknown)
SF, 6'7, 180, Bradenton, FL
(Offer #24) Luke Bamgboye (Iowa offered on July 26, 2022)
PF, 6'10, 195, Baltimore, MD
His AAU team is Team Thrill
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(Offer #23) Patrick Ngongba (Iowa offered on July 11, 2022)
C, 6'10, 215, Manassas Park, VA (Paul VI High School)
Fran watched Guerengomba, Ngongba, Sundra, and Donnie Freeman (their AAU team is Team Takeover) on April 22, 2023.
An Iowa asst coach watched Caden Diggs & Eric Reibe, Class of 2025 (Bullis HS) play vs Patrick Ngongba (Paul VI High School) on June 24, 2023 during a live period in the DMV area.
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(Offer #18) Tyler Betsey (Iowa offered on June 20, 2022)
SF, 6'7, 175, Oakdale, CT
Plays for New York Rens AAU team
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(Offer #16) Naasir Cunningham (Iowa offered on June 15, 2022)
SF, 6'7, 175, Gladstone, NJ
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(Offer #15) Travis Perry II (Iowa offered on June 15, 2022)
PG, 6'2, 170, Eddyville, KY
His AAU team is Indiana Elite (Cooper Koch, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess are AAU teammates)
Fran was watching his AAU game on April 21, 2023. Courtney Eldridge watched on Sat April 22, 2023.
Fran and Matt Gatens watched his AAU game on Sunday April 23, 2023.
An Iowa coach watched Cooper, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess' AAU game on April 29, 2023.
(Offer #5) Liam McNeeley (Iowa offered on July 23, 2021)
SF, 6'6, 185, Plano, TX
His AAU team is the Florida Rebels
Fran watched two of his AAU games on April 22, 2023.
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(Offer #3) Caleb Middleton (Iowa offered on June 28, 2021)
PF, 6'10", 200, Hudson, OH
Iowa was Caleb's FIRST Power 5 (and B1G) offer.
Visited Iowa on Oct 9, 2021 (Penn State game)
His AAU team is the BABC (Boston Amateur Basketball Club)
Connections: Caleb (2024), TJ Power (2023), Dasonte Bowen (2022), Josh Ogundele (2020) & Iowa Assistant Coach Courtney Eldridge (1998) are all part of the BABC (Boston Amateur Basketball Club).
(Offer #2) Cooper Koch (Iowa offered on May 11, 2021)
PF, 6'7", 205, Peoria, IL
Visited Iowa on Oct 9, 2021 (Penn State game)
On June 25, 2021, Tom Kakert forecasted Cooper to Iowa.
Committed to Iowa on 06/23/2022
His AAU team is Indiana Elite (Cooper Koch, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess are AAU teammates).
Fran was watching his AAU game on April 21, 2023. Courtney Eldridge watched on Sat April 22, 2023.
Fran and Matt Gatens watched his AAU game on Sunday April 23, 2023.
An Iowa coach watched Cooper, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess' AAU game on April 29, 2023.
(Offer #1) Tayshawn Bridges (Iowa offered on July 10, 2020)
PG, 6'2", 170, Milwaukee, WI
This List Continues in the next post....
We currently have 2 scholarships available for the 2024 class. This number, of course, will change as players commit to the 2023 & 2024 classes and as players come and go via the Transfer Portal or leave early for the NBA Draft.
The covid "free year" issue: at one time we had 6 players scheduled to graduate/be done in May, 2024: Keegan Murray (entered 2022 NBA Draft), Josh Ogundele (entered transfer portal), Ahron Ulis (entered transfer portal), Kris Murray (declared for the 2023 NBA Draft), Tony Perkins and Patrick McCaffery. Will Tony and/or PMac take advantage of the free, additional covid year and return for the 2024-2025 season? If so, they would count against the 13 scholarship limit. Stay tuned.
In Men's basketball, of course, you can have 13 on scholarship.
2024-2025 Roster (11 on Scholarship; 2 scholarships available):
FRESHMEN: 2 players
6'7" PF Cooper Koch (****)
6'8" PF Chris Tadjo (****)
SOPHOMORES: 4 players
6"10" C Owen Freeman (***)
6'0" PG Brock Harding (***)
6'7" SF Pryce Sandfort (***)
6'8" PF Ladji Dembele (****)
JUNIORS: 2 players
6'3" PG Dasonte Bowen (***)
6'5" SG Josh Dix (***)
SENIORS: 3 players
6'7" F Payton Sandfort (***)
6'11" C Riley Mulvey (***)
6'9" F/C Even Brauns
Notable Walk on players:
SENIORS: 1 player
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.
JUNIORS: 1 player
Carter Kingsbury--6'5", 230 lb shooting guard; a preferred walk on.
SOPHOMORES: 1 player
Spencer Hutchison-- 6'4 guard; a walk on.
2024 Iowa Basketball Offer List:
Iowa currently has 2 scholarships available for the 2024 Class.
Iowa has not offered yet but is keeping an eye on/ has interest in:
Jinup Dobuol, 6'8 SF out of St Paul MN (Minnesota Preparatory Academy).
Cole Serta, a 6'5 SG out of Bloomington, IL. Cole unofficially visited Iowa City on Jan 15, 2023. Matt Gatens is his lead recruiter. Iowa coaches were watching him in AAU play on Fri April 21, 2023, Sat April 22, 2023 and (Fran on) Fri April 28, 2023. His AAU team is the Illinois Wolves (Cole Certa & Jaheem Webber are AAU teammates). On May 4, 2023, he committed to Notre Dame.
Jason Jakstys, a 6'10 PF out of Yorkville, IL. Jason reportedly unofficially visited Iowa City Feb 24-26, 2023. Matt Gatens is the lead recruiter. His AAU team is Breakaway Basketball.
Jaheem Webber, a 6'10, 230 lb F/C out of Normal, IL (visited the weekend of Oct 29, 2022, the Northwestern game). His AAU team is Mid Pro Academy (Owen Freeman & Brock Harding's AAU team)
Ty Davis: Iowa is watching but has not offered. Fran was watching him in AAU games on July 7, 2022. The Iowa coaches watched his AAU game on April 21, 2023 and are reportedly "seriously involved." Fran watched his AAU game on April 28, 2023. He is a 6’4 PG with a 4.05 GPA. He plays at Mountain Brook HS, which is in Alabama. His AAU team is ProOne Basketball.
Jovan Milicevic--a 6'7 SF out of Glendale, AZ. His AAU team is Arizona Unity. An Iowa coach watched his AAU game on Sunday April 23, 2023.
Caden Wilkins: Iowa is watching but has not offered. He unofficially visited Iowa on Sat Sep 18, 2021. He took a SECOND unofficial visit the weekend of Sat Sep 17, 2022 (Nevada football game). His AAU team is the Iowa Barnstormers. Iowa coaches watched his AAU game on Sunday April 30, 2023.
Iowa has extended 36 offers so far for the Class of 2024. 15 of the 36 have visited Iowa City (6 Officially, 9 Unofficially).
The 36 Offers, in chronological order:
(Offer #36) Chris Tadjo (Iowa offered on Sep 17, 2023)
PF, 6'8, 220, Montreal, QC (NBA Academy Latin America in Canada)
@tadjo_chris
He officially visited on Sep 16, 2023 (Western Michigan football game).
He committed to Iowa on Sep 22, 2023
(Offer #32) Darrion Sutton (Iowa offered on May 25, 2023)
SF, 6'9, 170, Lakewood, CO
(Offer #31) Pharaoh Compton (Iowa offered on May 4, 2023)
PF, 6'8, 216, Chandler, AZ (Arizona Compass Prep School)
For 2023, Pharaoh Compton & Taj DeGourville are teammates on the Vegas Elite AAU team of the Nike circuit.
He officially visited Sep 30, 2023 (Michigan State football game)
(Offer #29) Caden Diggs (Iowa offered on May 3, 2023)
SG, 6'7, 180, Potomac, MD
HIs AAU team is New World (part of the Adidas, 3SSB circuit).
Caden officially visited on June 14, 2023.
An Iowa asst coach watched Caden Diggs & Eric Reibe, Class of 2025 (Bullis HS) play vs Patrick Ngongba (Paul VI High School) on June 24, 2023 during a live period in the DMV area.
(Offer #28) Bryson Tucker (Iowa offered on...date unknown)
SF, 6'7, 180, Bradenton, FL
(Offer #24) Luke Bamgboye (Iowa offered on July 26, 2022)
PF, 6'10, 195, Baltimore, MD
His AAU team is Team Thrill
Luke Bamgboye 2024 Power Forward
Luke Bamgboye - 2024 3 Star Power forward for Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, AZ) on Rivals.com
(Offer #23) Patrick Ngongba (Iowa offered on July 11, 2022)
C, 6'10, 215, Manassas Park, VA (Paul VI High School)
Fran watched Guerengomba, Ngongba, Sundra, and Donnie Freeman (their AAU team is Team Takeover) on April 22, 2023.
An Iowa asst coach watched Caden Diggs & Eric Reibe, Class of 2025 (Bullis HS) play vs Patrick Ngongba (Paul VI High School) on June 24, 2023 during a live period in the DMV area.
Patrick Ngongba 2024 Center Duke
Patrick Ngongba - 4 Star Center for Duke on DevilsIllustrated
(Offer #18) Tyler Betsey (Iowa offered on June 20, 2022)
SF, 6'7, 175, Oakdale, CT
Plays for New York Rens AAU team
Tyler Betsey 2024 Small Forward Cincinnati
Tyler Betsey - 4 Star Small forward for Cincinnati on BearcatReport
(Offer #16) Naasir Cunningham (Iowa offered on June 15, 2022)
SF, 6'7, 175, Gladstone, NJ
Naasir Cunningham 2024 Small Forward Alabama
Naasir Cunningham - 4 Star Small forward for Alabama on TideIllustrated
(Offer #15) Travis Perry II (Iowa offered on June 15, 2022)
PG, 6'2, 170, Eddyville, KY
His AAU team is Indiana Elite (Cooper Koch, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess are AAU teammates)
Fran was watching his AAU game on April 21, 2023. Courtney Eldridge watched on Sat April 22, 2023.
Fran and Matt Gatens watched his AAU game on Sunday April 23, 2023.
An Iowa coach watched Cooper, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess' AAU game on April 29, 2023.
(Offer #5) Liam McNeeley (Iowa offered on July 23, 2021)
SF, 6'6, 185, Plano, TX
His AAU team is the Florida Rebels
Fran watched two of his AAU games on April 22, 2023.
Liam Mc Neeley 2024 Small Forward
Liam McNeeley - 2024 5 Star Small forward for Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) on Rivals.com
(Offer #3) Caleb Middleton (Iowa offered on June 28, 2021)
PF, 6'10", 200, Hudson, OH
Iowa was Caleb's FIRST Power 5 (and B1G) offer.
Visited Iowa on Oct 9, 2021 (Penn State game)
His AAU team is the BABC (Boston Amateur Basketball Club)
Connections: Caleb (2024), TJ Power (2023), Dasonte Bowen (2022), Josh Ogundele (2020) & Iowa Assistant Coach Courtney Eldridge (1998) are all part of the BABC (Boston Amateur Basketball Club).
(Offer #2) Cooper Koch (Iowa offered on May 11, 2021)
PF, 6'7", 205, Peoria, IL
Visited Iowa on Oct 9, 2021 (Penn State game)
On June 25, 2021, Tom Kakert forecasted Cooper to Iowa.
Committed to Iowa on 06/23/2022
His AAU team is Indiana Elite (Cooper Koch, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess are AAU teammates).
Fran was watching his AAU game on April 21, 2023. Courtney Eldridge watched on Sat April 22, 2023.
Fran and Matt Gatens watched his AAU game on Sunday April 23, 2023.
An Iowa coach watched Cooper, Travis Perry and Raleigh Burgess' AAU game on April 29, 2023.
(Offer #1) Tayshawn Bridges (Iowa offered on July 10, 2020)
PG, 6'2", 170, Milwaukee, WI
This List Continues in the next post....
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