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)