Iowa United 2020

[Iowa United TBT]

Hey guys just wanted to announce that we will be returning to the TBT Tournament this summer!! (Provided we play of course) and will be announcing the team tomorrow at 12 noon on our twitter page at @iowatbt.

We have a roster of 10 guys that we are excited about. 2 Cyclones, 2 Hawkeyes, 2 Bulldogs, 1 other and 3 "Grad Transfers". I have worked closely with both Jeff Horner and Marcus Fizer recruiting what we think is a far more competitive team than last year that you guys will be excited about. Unfortunately we are not able at this time to get a UNI player, I will say it was not for a lack of trying. Our call list for this year was over 120 players in total!

We also have a lot planned for you as fans. We will do our typical marketing week for each player leading up to the tournament, helping you get to know them better, but now we will have more giveaways! Autographed balls, Trivia Day to win an autographed Iowa United practice jerseys, Beer gift cards (Mmmmm...Beer), and a community event to meet the players, coaches and staff.

We want to thank our awesome sponsors Reclaimed Rails, Uptown Garage Brewing, and Newton Apparel for all their help. 3 great Iowa businesses.

Again..@iowatbt at 12 noon tomorrow. Thank you for all of your support.

Matthew Crawford
GM Iowa United​

 

[CP84]

Hopefully the Iowa players are more in the Jok range than the Austin Till range.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Hopefully the Iowa players are more in the Jok range than the Austin Till range.

So Lickliter at point will be frowned upon?

 

[Hawksfor3]

So Lickliter at point will be frowned upon?

He's better when he drives to the rim.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

He's better when he drives to the rim.

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Wow. Haha.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Roster video is up on twitter @iowatbt

Diante Garrett
Josh Young
Tyrus McGee
Justin Carter
Peter Jok
Matt Tiby
Nicholas Baer
Nick Mcglynn
Mike Daum
Liam Mcmorrow

 

[Legend12]

Hopefully you guys take it seriously this time.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Hopefully you guys take it seriously this time.

Ah good point. I'll get the coaches and players together tonight and mention that. Good reminder. Thanks.

 

[CP84]

Roster looks solid.

What's the risk that there are several late dropouts like last year though?

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Roster looks solid.

What's the risk that there are several late dropouts like this year though?

Not as high? If so we have a bullpen of sorts this year just in case. Probably 5 guys.

What makes it difficult is after June 15th if anybody drops out it costs me a $1000 per player to add someone new. Kind of a crappy deal because obviously a lot can happen in 6 weeks.

 

[Smigamorski]

Like Mike Daum.

 

[CP84]

Like Mike Daum.

Yeah I like Mcglynn too. He dominated ISU in the last Hy-Vee Classic.

 

[Legend12]

Ah good point. I'll get the coaches and players together tonight and mention that. Good reminder. Thanks.

Good idea. I'm sure last year's squad was thrilled when you bolstered the roster with the Megan G. signing.

 

[CP84]

Good idea. I'm sure last year's squad was thrilled when you bolstered the roster with the Megan G. signing.

I don't know. Doyle would have been an upgrade over last year's guard play.

 

[Legend12]

I don't know. Doyle would have been an upgrade over last year's guard play.

Two Shea!

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Good idea. I'm sure last year's squad was thrilled when you bolstered the roster with the Megan G. signing.

You do understand that worked out perfectly for everyone involved right? It gave her a massive voice and got us on ESPN.
Sorry you were so disappointed. You seem fun. Have a good one.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Is Aaron white playing for another team again? Seemed like he was stuck on the bench and would have gotten a lot of PT for this team last year.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Is Aaron white playing for another team again? Seemed like he was stuck on the bench and would have gotten a lot of PT for this team last year.

We had some correspondence but just didnt materialize for us. From what I know he may be playing for a new team this year that's also very good.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Roster looks solid.

What's the risk that there are several late dropouts like last year though?

I'm either tired or my vision is getting worse. When I first read, it looked like "Rooster looks solid".

 

[walleye hunter16]

So Lickliter at point will be frowned upon?

Well now it was comical watching him get swatted like a drunk bug every time he drove the lane but other than that YES.

 

[Franisdaman]

You do understand that worked out perfectly for everyone involved right? It gave her a massive voice and got us on ESPN.
Sorry you were so disappointed. You seem fun. Have a good one.

Don't get Legend12 mad; when that happens, he either will tell you to kill yourself or hope you get the coronavirus and die a slow, painful death.

And what's sad is there are posters on here who have lost loved ones to suicide and other posters like @Suterman who have lost friends and/or loved ones to the coronavirus.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Iowa United has a World Cup sound to it. It's good.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

Iowa United has a World Cup sound to it. It's good.

Ha.. Yeah we have a good marketing team that came up with that and the logo. The original design had a Manchester United look to it but the tournament nixed that idea.

It fits though...uniting the state around one team and its fan bases. We have plenty of time and events to beat each other up on... nice to have one we can be together for.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Roster video is up on twitter @iowatbt

Diante Garrett
Josh Young
Tyrus McGee
Justin Carter
Peter Jok
Matt Tiby
Nicholas Baer
Nick Mcglynn
Mike Daum
Liam Mcmorrow

This team could do some good things, last year was weak brah.

 

[Iowa United TBT]

This team could do some good things, last year was weak brah.

Yeah losing Jok and Fizer shortly before the tournament and Reed unfortunately giving us an unexpected zero...was not what we envisioned for sure.
Last year we asked every guy you could think of. This year we have to turn guys away...part of building a team from scratch. Trust me..I hope we do better for everyone too.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Yeah losing Jok and Fizer shortly before the tournament and Reed unfortunately giving us an unexpected zero...was not what we envisioned for sure.
Last year we asked every guy you could think of. This year we have to turn guys away...part of building a team from scratch. Trust me..I hope we do better for everyone too.

Can Andre Woolridge and Chauncey Leslie still play? Adam Haluska?

 

[GrayhoundHawk]

What about Gatens?

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Can Andre Woolridge and Chauncey Leslie still play? Adam Haluska?

Leslie would be around 40 and woolridge mid 40s and each hasn’t played competitively in over a decade. So I’m guessing no...

 

[BBHawk]

When is the tournament scheduled, as in month/days?

 

[BBHawk]

Or did it get canceled?

 

[Iowa United TBT]

When is the tournament scheduled, as in month/days?

Still very confident this will go on. It helps that each team is kind of its own entity so we don't really have ramp up time like the NBA would need camps and things of that nature so the flexibility is pretty high.
Last week of July. We will most likely go back to Wichita.

 

[thirdandpunting]

He's better when he drives to the rim.

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my favorite of all time

 

[Legend12]

This thread amuses me.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Ah good point. I'll get the coaches and players together tonight and mention that. Good reminder. Thanks.

Don't listen to the Cyclone fan....

 

[Hawkfan_08]

@Iowa United TBT not knocking you at all... What happened to the squad? I was looking forward to watching the team. Did they get eliminated after they shrunk the tourney?

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

I think they need a more attractive roster. Maybe get Ricky Davis, Kirk Hinrich, Raef LaFrentz, and Wes Washpun.

 

[StormHawk42]

I think they need a more attractive roster. Maybe get Ricky Davis, Kirk Hinrich, Raef LaFrentz, and Wes Washpun.

3 of those guys are in their 40s

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

3 of those guys are in their 40s

ok...

 

[icwesthawk]

You do understand that worked out perfectly for everyone involved right? It gave her a massive voice and got us on ESPN.
Sorry you were so disappointed. You seem fun. Have a good one.

 

[TailgateTom]

3 of those guys are in their 40s