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Media availability today, July 15. Traore's CRAZY Athleticism. Owen showed off his expanded game. "Hawkeyes just look so much more athletic"

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Will post observations and stuff from Iowa MBB today.

Quick takes:

1. Iowa is more athletic than they’ve been in recent years.

2. Iowa has more frontcourt depth than they have had for the past couple of seasons.

3. Lotta confident shooters from outside.

This will be a fun team to watch.

 
David Eickholt of 24/7 reported at the last media availability (July 8) that he wouldn't be surprised to see Traore start at the 4.

Eliot Clough of Rivals wrote today that Traore might be too good to keep off the floor.

Of their top 10 players, Iowa has just 2 seniors.

I posted this on June 5, wondering if this would be the rotations:

Starting 5:
6’3” PG Drew Thelwell (SR)
6'5" SG Josh Dix (JR)
6'7" F Payton Sandfort (SR)
6’7” PF Seydou Traore (SO)
6'10" C Owen Freeman (SO)

Next 5 off the bench:
6'0" PG Brock Harding (SO)
6'7" F Cooper Koch (FR)
6'7" F Pryce Sandfort (SO)
6'8" PF Ladji Dembele (SO)
6'8" PF Chris Tadjo (FR)

Other 2 scholarship players:
6'11" C Riley Mulvey (JR)
6'9" F/C Even Brauns (SR)
 
Seydou Traore is originally from Mali in West Africa. His parents are Abraham Traore & Mariam Sylla.

Sophomore Ladji Dembele is also originally from Mali in West Africa.

Incoming freshman Nogbou Chris Tadjo was born in Montreal Canada but I believe his parents are from Ivory Coast (southern West Africa).

If these 3 West African players on our current 12 scholarship roster find success at Iowa, that could be a very valuable recruiting pipeline for Iowa for years to come.

2 good interviews here:





 
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