On Jan 31, 2022, Iowa lost at Penn State 90-86 in double OT. Iowa's record after that game was 14-7, 4-6.
On Feb 6, 2022, vs Minnesota, Fran made 2 changes: (1) Jordan was back at starting Point Guard; (2) Tony Perkins was the new starting 2 guard.
The result of this change?
* Iowa has now won 10 of its last 12 and has a record of 24-9.
* Iowa is a projected 5 or 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament
* They are playing in the B1G Tournament Semi-finals on CBS.
Over this 14 day period (Feb 25-March 11), FOUR games from Tony really stood out:
Feb 25, at Neb:.......20 pts, 5 rebs,
March 3, at Mich:...13 pts, 4 rebs, 2 steals
March 6, at ILL:.......17 pts, 12 rebs, 5 assists, 1 steal (end of Reg Season)
March 11, vs RU:......16 pts, 1 reb, 3 assists (BTT Quarterfinals)