Nicely done...Kent Hill was one of those underrated players who was a Hawkeye. He was a beast at rebounding during his years at Iowa.
My 10 favorite Iowa b-ball players during my years of watching.
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One guy I really enjoyed watching and no one has mentioned clay Hargrave he tried to own every damn rebound that came off those boards
Ronnie Lester
Bruce "Sky" King
Luka Garza
Roy Marble
Chris Kingsbury
Chris Street
Jordan Bohannon
Matt Gatens
Clay Hargrave
Greg Boyle ( yes, not Kevin)
You ain't seen nothing until you saw
So true...Hargrave was great on a mediocre team.
Check the beginning of my post - I didn't include obvious top ten type players
favorites, not necessarily best, that I remember...
Greg Stokes (half of the twin towers)
Gerry Wright (sir jam-a-lot)
Les Jepsen (Bobells, ND)
Russ Millard (sealing the deal against George Washington in 96)
Val Barnes (10 for 10 from field once)
Duez Henderson (buddy of mine couldn't stand him, I cheered for him to spite him)
Jeff Moe (rolled down socks)
Andre Woodridge (someone will get this)
Greg Brunner (all 6'11 1/2" of him)
Ryan Bowen (hardest working player ever)
Luke Recker (daggers in the B1G tourney)
Reggie Evans (that's prime time!)
Greg Stokes (half of the twin towers)
Gerry Wright (sir jam-a-lot)
Les Jepsen (Bobells, ND)
Russ Millard (sealing the deal against George Washington in 96)
Val Barnes (10 for 10 from field once)
Duez Henderson (buddy of mine couldn't stand him, I cheered for him to spite him)
Jeff Moe (rolled down socks)
Andre Woodridge (someone will get this)
Greg Brunner (all 6'11 1/2" of him)
Ryan Bowen (hardest working player ever)
Luke Recker (daggers in the B1G tourney)
Reggie Evans (that's prime time!)
Clay was listed at 6'4" and probably wasn't that tall. He led the B1G in rebounding one season, and often wouldn't even line up for inside rebounding position on free throws.He was maybe 6'5? Great player. And I didn't even get my idea from you
While a great athlete and leaper, which made him a great rebounder, Clay was seriously challenged on the offensive end. Dunks and lay-ups only.
Agree with the picks.
I especially enjoyed #2,6,7,8. Disappointed Mac McCausland wasn't there, simply because I enjoy his game calling so much!
I think I saw him dunk during a Hawkeye game MAYBE twice his entire career. After our senior season in high school our team played in a charity game at our high school against him, Steve Waite, Mark Gannon and a few other recently graduated players. Granted, it was a no defense pick-up style game but Carfino was a dunking MACHINE (360s, tomahawks, etc....). Too bad we didn't get more of that when he played.
HOW BOUT BEARCAGE. HE AND LUKA WERE MAY FAVS FOR INSPIRATION. Ronnie was the greatest.
Ryan Bowen. That’s another good call.
He was such a good player that I always forget about.
Not in order - Sam Williams, Fred Brown, John Johnson, Steve Carfino, Ronnie Lester, Luka Garza, Reggie Evans, BJ Armstrong, Andre Woolridge, Roy Marble (sr.)
