Joshua Lewis announces Thursday
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No. He wound up at UNLV, where he didn't play much and then transferred to UAB, where he played slightly more.
I'm coming around to the idea of keeping Fran.
Diakite is about 40 pounds of muscle away from being able to play the 5. He is very much lacking in strength and plays more like a 3 for his prep school team. I think eventually he'll be a 4, but it's going to take a lot of work in the weight room for him to be able to hang physically in the Big Ten.
According to 247Sports, if Joshua Lewis actually signs on with the Hawks, he will be our second ranked all time recruit. Pretty impressive!
Seriously? I hope this is in jest
Great that we got this guy but come on...
Regardless of talent (or the potential of incoming recruits).... this is the same guy that can't coach defense, rebounding and gets "lost in the game" by weird sub patterns and lack of timely TOs. He gets bounced early in the tournament. And even if the team has players capable of a deep run he blows it to the likes of Richmond because his style of play isn't a recipe for NCAA tourney success.
This is Fran ball and the ceiling has already been reached. We have seen the same script for 15 years and he needed to be replaced yesterday. These recruits will not make a difference
LOL it’s a loooong time til signing day.
Plus, there’s something up with this kid’s recruitment/ranking. He was committed to South Florida?? I question if the offers he shows are committable.
If the kid wants to verbally commit now for a coach to be named later, fine, but I’ll be shocked if he’s playing for Fran at Iowa next year.
He is rivals#37 rated recruit who initially chose the local school due to strong relationship with the head coach who subsequently died.
Context matters.
Don't crap on good news for Hawks out of spite for Fran.
The 2025 recruiting class is pretty darn good by Iowa standards. Fran’s recruiting the last two years has been very promising. If Iowa can keep the undergraduates on board plus the new guys, next year is going to be a very talented team.
Possible roster:
Thelwell
Harding
Dix
Pryce
Koch
Lewis
Dembele
Tadjo
Johnson-Agui
Briscoe
Freeman
Bakidite
With Shabazz committed for 2026
Lot more raw talent than average Fran roster.
Thelwell
Harding
Dix
Pryce
Koch
Lewis
Dembele
Tadjo
Johnson-Agui
Briscoe
Freeman
Bakidite
With Shabazz committed for 2026
Lot more raw talent than average Fran roster.
He also had offers from Auburn, Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois and Marquette. But don’t let that get in the way of your idiotic take.
I can't believe after what we saw in Madison (giving up an arena record and in LA (down 33 points to an unranked team AT HALF), people are talking about wait until next year when we get these big time recruits. Does anyone really believe this kid could go to any of these other schools listed and he happened to choose a crap program and coach like Iowa?
I'm actually starting to think that as fanbase we deserve Fran until he dies. Then maybe we can get Connor back here to lead things.
I'm actually starting to think that as fanbase we deserve Fran until he dies. Then maybe we can get Connor back here to lead things.
Great news. If Spurlock is the key, then why do with need the other guy that makes $3.3 million?
Yes, because I live in a fact-based world, instead of one where angry ramblings become reality.
Congrats to Fran and staff for successfully gaining a commitment from Josh. This is usually the type of recruit we lose out on. Welcome the Hawkeye family Josh!
We all have been down on Fran since the total failures since the IU game. I get that, but take the good news and balance out your negativity a little. I'm still down on Fran right now, but I like the looks of the roster for next year, if it stays together. A couple of wins would sure help everyone feel better. Maybe the roster could help recruit Fran's replacement
Hey try not to sign any recruits on your way through the parking lot!When he saw his ranking for the first time
That Curtisj guy might need to get some new material
Hmm … there seems to be some kind of pattern there. Can’t quite figure out what it is.
In a couple years, Curtis won't recognize the team.
He'll probably start ragging on Wisconsin by accident.
