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Was reading Leistikow’s column on how Jordan Bohannon grew up a Badger fan but ended up at Iowa and was shocked at this nugget about Jason Bohannon’s recruitment:
Jason Bohannon was 2006 Iowa Mr. Basketball for Linn-Mar and a top-100 national recruit. He had trimmed his final three schools to Iowa, Wisconsin and Stanford, and wanted to visit all three places before making a decision. Jason says that then-Hawkeyes coach Steve Alford took offense to that; as a result, Jason felt more supported by Wisconsin coaches, who encouraged him to take all three visits. So, Wisconsin became the beneficiary. There, Jason would make 212 3-pointers, score 1,170 points, collect 105 wins, play in nine NCAA Tournament games and earn third-team all-Big Ten honors as a senior.
Was this something talked about at the time? Man, Alford’s arrogance really sunk his chance at success at Iowa.
Jason Bohannon was 2006 Iowa Mr. Basketball for Linn-Mar and a top-100 national recruit. He had trimmed his final three schools to Iowa, Wisconsin and Stanford, and wanted to visit all three places before making a decision. Jason says that then-Hawkeyes coach Steve Alford took offense to that; as a result, Jason felt more supported by Wisconsin coaches, who encouraged him to take all three visits. So, Wisconsin became the beneficiary. There, Jason would make 212 3-pointers, score 1,170 points, collect 105 wins, play in nine NCAA Tournament games and earn third-team all-Big Ten honors as a senior.
Was this something talked about at the time? Man, Alford’s arrogance really sunk his chance at success at Iowa.
