You like that freshmen who shot 55% from the FT line in HS just stepping right in during “crunch time” to take 75% shooter Connor’s minutes huh? What have you seen of Toussaint that tells you he is ready to play?
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You like that freshmen who shot 55% from the FT line in HS just stepping right in during “crunch time” to take 75% shooter Connor’s minutes huh? What have you seen of Toussaint that tells you he is ready to play?
My bad 1 off. 13 w/10 having playing time. PMac/JT/Fredric are the only ones who haven’t seen any PT. God that’s a heavy post line-up, hope we get more guards somehow.
Floor presence ....court awareness ....eye-hand coordination ....speed ....charisma ....confidence
I’m surprised you didn’t Nunge was going to take Connor’s minutes after you said Vanderloo would take Baer’s minutes.
The Joey T mystique really does the kid a disservice. He's a tiny and relatively obscure point guard, not even All City in NYC, whose known quantifiables are pretty unimpressive....like the 55% free throw shooting. That's a lot of missed front ends in crunch time isn't it.
Building him up as an upgrade on the four star recruit that has started every game of his career at point guard or the four star top 100 recruit that backs up the senior four star four year starter is irrational optimism. Anyone expecting Joey T to take many, if any minutes from a health Jobu or C McC is going to be very disappointed when reality collides with expectations.
Hopefully Joey T will become a good point guard over time. Iowa freshmen are rarely prepared to play heavy or crunch time minutes, including highly ranked recruits like Cook, Moss, Bohannon in their freshmen years. The depth chart dictated throwing them into the deep end and they learned on the job. Joey T will have the luxury of learning in practice and junk time.
Also, being quick doesn't do a lot of good if you don't know where you're supposed to quickly arrive. That Dickerson kid was lightning fast but appeared to have no basketball sense whatsoever.
Building him up as an upgrade on the four star recruit that has started every game of his career at point guard or the four star top 100 recruit that backs up the senior four star four year starter is irrational optimism. Anyone expecting Joey T to take many, if any minutes from a health Jobu or C McC is going to be very disappointed when reality collides with expectations.
Hopefully Joey T will become a good point guard over time. Iowa freshmen are rarely prepared to play heavy or crunch time minutes, including highly ranked recruits like Cook, Moss, Bohannon in their freshmen years. The depth chart dictated throwing them into the deep end and they learned on the job. Joey T will have the luxury of learning in practice and junk time.
Also, being quick doesn't do a lot of good if you don't know where you're supposed to quickly arrive. That Dickerson kid was lightning fast but appeared to have no basketball sense whatsoever.
I believe you're referring to the Gavitt Games. I believe that tourney has a two-year hiatus and we just fulfilled it this season. Did I read somewhere that the tourney runs through 2020 or 2021? Can't remember.
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i think he meant much of the non con that has been worked out, to your point we will wait to see in entirety
Don't know, but we now have an entire team with NCAA tourney experience. Not counting the unknowns such as attrition/redshirts, we have the bulk of our guys back. I'm excited for us, especially if we do well against a tougher schedule. The BIG is already tough, and as Fran stated, the non-con should be the toughest schedule ever.
wtf is your point? Connor is a sure thing to be a 2 million/yr pinch hitter in MLB just because he was good HS ball player?
My point is you don't have to come close to being the highest paid mlb player ever to make good money. Not sure what is so hard to figure out.....
Lots of threads discussing next year & beyond.
The one thing I worry about AFTER NEXT YEAR is losing 5 players in one class (next year). That's a big hit. It would be nice to have more balanced classes. Next year's recruiting class is going to be EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Who do we bring in to replace the 5 guys we are losing?
Regarding next year:
(1) I think we could be preseason top 10. Hopefully that opens recruits' eyes.
(2) The schedule looks good and challenging. Could pay dividends come NCAA Tournament time.
(3) The 13 man Scholarship Roster next season, assuming everyone returns:
3 Freshmen:
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
3 Sophomores
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2 Juniors
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
5 Seniors
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****)
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***)
The one thing I worry about AFTER NEXT YEAR is losing 5 players in one class (next year). That's a big hit. It would be nice to have more balanced classes. Next year's recruiting class is going to be EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Who do we bring in to replace the 5 guys we are losing?
Regarding next year:
(1) I think we could be preseason top 10. Hopefully that opens recruits' eyes.
(2) The schedule looks good and challenging. Could pay dividends come NCAA Tournament time.
(3) The 13 man Scholarship Roster next season, assuming everyone returns:
3 Freshmen:
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
3 Sophomores
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2 Juniors
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
5 Seniors
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****)
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***)
Some of the schedule is set. Iowa will play Iowa State. They play Cincinnati in Chicago. They're in a Vegas tourney with Texas Tech, San Diego St. and Creighton. They'll likely get a Big East challenge game (maybe a Xavier/Seton Hall/St. John's/Butler type). They'll get an ACC game (maybe Syracuse/Louisville/NC State/Clemson type). The B1G slate next year should be another long slog, depending on their draw.
In Men's basketball, you can have 13 on scholarship.
Here is a summary of the McCaffery era recruits (March 2010 through today). Note that I list the years when they graduated, transferred or will graduate.
Graduating Class : Players
Future Graduating Classes:
2024: 0 players have committed
Current Roster (13 currently on scholarship; 0 scholarships available):
2023: 3 players
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
2022: 3 players
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2021: 2 players
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
2020: 5 players
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****)
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***)
Notable Walk on players:
2021: 2 players
6'6" Riley Till (redshirted in 2016-2017)
6'2" Guard Austiin Ash
Previous graduating classes and early departures:
2019: 1 player
6'7" SF Nicholas Baer (was a preferred walk-on his 2014-15 red shirt year and for the 2015-16 season; put on scholarship in March 2016)
2018: 3 players
6'8" SF Dominique Uhl (***) graduated
6'4" SG Brady Ellingson (***; was redshirted in 2014-15 season) was scheduled to run out of eligibly at Iowa in 2019 but decided in March 2018 to transfer and play his final season elsewhere (ended up at Drake)
6'7" SF Ahmad Wagner (***) was scheduled to graduate in 2019 but in March 2018 he announced he was leaving basketball in order to give football a try. He ended up at Kentucky.
2017: 3 players
6'6" SG Peter Jok
6'8" PF Dale Jones (graduated; due to injury, was granted a 6th year of eligibility but that additional year would not be at Iowa; in Apr 2017 Jones committed to the University of North Dakota)
6'6" combo guard Christian Williams (***; was originally scheduled to graduate in 2019; on Thurs Oct 26, 2017, Williams asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship; Williams finished out his academic requirements for the fall 2017 semester before transferring to Indiana State)
2016: 6 players
PG Anthony Clemmons
PG Mike Gesell
C Adam Woodbury
SF Jarrod Uthoff
**Two players granted release in March 2016**
6'6" SG Andrew Fleming (***, was set to graduate in 2019)
6'6" SF Brandon Hutton (***; was redshirted in 2015-16; was set to graduate in 2020)
2015: 5 players
SG Josh Ogelsby
PF Aaron White
C Gabe Olaseni
SG Kyle Denning
PG Trey Dickerson quit/left the team on Feb 23, 2015
2014 (Fran's first recruiting class): 5 players
PF Melsahn Basabe
SG Devyn Marble
PF Zach McCabe
SF Darius Stokes (graduated & transferred)
C Kyle Meyer (granted release & transferred; he redshirted his 2012 freshman season and therefore would have been set to graduate in 2017)
2013: 1 player
PG Patrick Ingram (would have been part of the 2016 graduation class; transferred in March 2013, after just one season at Iowa)
2012: 1 player
PG Bryce Cartwright (signed Letter of Intent on June 9, 2010). Bryce was the second recruit for McCaffery at Iowa (Melsahn Basabe, who initially signed with Siena, was Fran's first recruit; Basabe announced he was a Hawkeye on May 1, 2010). Cartwright joined already signed Iowa recruits Devyn Marble, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe on the 2010-2011 roster.
Here is a summary of the McCaffery era recruits (March 2010 through today). Note that I list the years when they graduated, transferred or will graduate.
Graduating Class : Players
Future Graduating Classes:
2024: 0 players have committed
Current Roster (13 currently on scholarship; 0 scholarships available):
2023: 3 players
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
2022: 3 players
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2021: 2 players
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
2020: 5 players
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****)
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***)
Notable Walk on players:
2021: 2 players
6'6" Riley Till (redshirted in 2016-2017)
6'2" Guard Austiin Ash
Previous graduating classes and early departures:
2019: 1 player
6'7" SF Nicholas Baer (was a preferred walk-on his 2014-15 red shirt year and for the 2015-16 season; put on scholarship in March 2016)
2018: 3 players
6'8" SF Dominique Uhl (***) graduated
6'4" SG Brady Ellingson (***; was redshirted in 2014-15 season) was scheduled to run out of eligibly at Iowa in 2019 but decided in March 2018 to transfer and play his final season elsewhere (ended up at Drake)
6'7" SF Ahmad Wagner (***) was scheduled to graduate in 2019 but in March 2018 he announced he was leaving basketball in order to give football a try. He ended up at Kentucky.
2017: 3 players
6'6" SG Peter Jok
6'8" PF Dale Jones (graduated; due to injury, was granted a 6th year of eligibility but that additional year would not be at Iowa; in Apr 2017 Jones committed to the University of North Dakota)
6'6" combo guard Christian Williams (***; was originally scheduled to graduate in 2019; on Thurs Oct 26, 2017, Williams asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship; Williams finished out his academic requirements for the fall 2017 semester before transferring to Indiana State)
2016: 6 players
PG Anthony Clemmons
PG Mike Gesell
C Adam Woodbury
SF Jarrod Uthoff
**Two players granted release in March 2016**
6'6" SG Andrew Fleming (***, was set to graduate in 2019)
6'6" SF Brandon Hutton (***; was redshirted in 2015-16; was set to graduate in 2020)
2015: 5 players
SG Josh Ogelsby
PF Aaron White
C Gabe Olaseni
SG Kyle Denning
PG Trey Dickerson quit/left the team on Feb 23, 2015
2014 (Fran's first recruiting class): 5 players
PF Melsahn Basabe
SG Devyn Marble
PF Zach McCabe
SF Darius Stokes (graduated & transferred)
C Kyle Meyer (granted release & transferred; he redshirted his 2012 freshman season and therefore would have been set to graduate in 2017)
2013: 1 player
PG Patrick Ingram (would have been part of the 2016 graduation class; transferred in March 2013, after just one season at Iowa)
2012: 1 player
PG Bryce Cartwright (signed Letter of Intent on June 9, 2010). Bryce was the second recruit for McCaffery at Iowa (Melsahn Basabe, who initially signed with Siena, was Fran's first recruit; Basabe announced he was a Hawkeye on May 1, 2010). Cartwright joined already signed Iowa recruits Devyn Marble, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe on the 2010-2011 roster.
Fran is the king of hyperboleI edited the orig post. Note that Fran says the schedule will be the toughest ever in the history of Iowa basketball. Do you agree? If so, that is pretty spectacular, if you ask me.
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Because Fran said Nunge is a future superstar in the Big10. If that's the case then why redshirt him?How is Nunge playing the best basketball of his career when he didn't play at all this year?
well, i did ....I mean, Fran did get a $400,000 raise but the extension and larger buy out happens this summer, baby! Can't wait!
P.S. Jack will graduate from Iowa 10 years from now. Guess when the next FULLY GUARANTEED contract expires?
You mean that 400K windfall burned a hole in your pocket already??
There are only 11 nonconf games and as you point out, 6 are set in stone. Do we know anything about the other 5 possible nonconf opponents? Hopefully NONE are Quadrant 4 type opponents!
Superstar or not I think he will be valuable. He averaged 6 points as a true freshman. That's more than we got from Kreiner this year.
i don't...i mean, Fran does not get that pocket change until next season!
Iowa has been out of the Big East games the last two seasons. They should be back in next year, right?
i believe that is correct.
Barta's job is easy! he has 6 games already scheduled and just 5 more to go!
I would love for Iowa to be a top10-15 team. Just don't see it yet.
Finished year 2-6 with four double digit losses. Tennessee comeback has gives fans lots of optimism. Even has me excited to go to Vegas tournament next year. We'll see.
i keep thinking about how Tennessee was the #1 team in the country for what, 4 weeks? and they just missed out on a #1 seed and if we had not been hyper ventilating during the 1st half, we would have beaten them
and then when you consider that our entire starting 5 is back (as of now), maybe we should be preseason #1, baby!
This board and all the trolls that come on here will hate just because. We could win the B1G and lose five or six games and they will still piss and moan about nothing. Just guys having fun and no life besides the internet...
An update, with Maishe Dailey transferring:
In Men's basketball, you can have 13 on scholarship. Our current roster? 12 are on scholarship; ONE scholarship is available.
Here is a summary of the McCaffery era recruits (March 2010 through today). Note that I list the years when they graduated, transferred or will graduate.
Graduating Class : Players
Future Graduating Classes:
2024: 0 players have committed
Current Roster (12 currently on scholarship; 1 scholarship available):
2023: 3 players
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
2022: 3 players
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2021: 2 players
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
2020: 4 players
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****)
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16)
Notable Walk on players:
2021: 2 players
6'6" Riley Till (redshirted in 2016-2017)
6'2" Guard Austiin Ash
Previous graduating classes and early departures:
2019: 2 players
6'7" SF Nicholas Baer graduated (was a preferred walk-on his 2014-15 red shirt year and for the 2015-16 season; put on scholarship in March 2016)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***); on March 28, 2019, it was announced that Maishe would be transferring; he would have been part of the 2020 graduating class.
2018: 3 players
6'8" SF Dominique Uhl (***) graduated
6'4" SG Brady Ellingson (***; was redshirted in 2014-15 season) was scheduled to run out of eligibly at Iowa in 2019 but decided in March 2018 to transfer and play his final season elsewhere (ended up at Drake)
6'7" SF Ahmad Wagner (***) was scheduled to graduate in 2019 but in March 2018 he announced he was leaving basketball in order to give football a try. He ended up at Kentucky.
2017: 3 players
6'6" SG Peter Jok
6'8" PF Dale Jones (graduated; due to injury, was granted a 6th year of eligibility but that additional year would not be at Iowa; in Apr 2017 Jones committed to the University of North Dakota)
6'6" combo guard Christian Williams (***; was originally scheduled to graduate in 2019; on Thurs Oct 26, 2017, Williams asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship; Williams finished out his academic requirements for the fall 2017 semester before transferring to Indiana State)
2016: 6 players
PG Anthony Clemmons
PG Mike Gesell
C Adam Woodbury
SF Jarrod Uthoff
**Two players granted release in March 2016**
6'6" SG Andrew Fleming (***, was set to graduate in 2019)
6'6" SF Brandon Hutton (***; was redshirted in 2015-16; was set to graduate in 2020)
2015: 5 players
SG Josh Ogelsby
PF Aaron White
C Gabe Olaseni
SG Kyle Denning
PG Trey Dickerson quit/left the team on Feb 23, 2015
2014 (Fran's first recruiting class): 5 players
PF Melsahn Basabe
SG Devyn Marble
PF Zach McCabe
SF Darius Stokes (graduated & transferred)
C Kyle Meyer (granted release & transferred; he redshirted his 2012 freshman season and therefore would have been set to graduate in 2017)
2013: 1 player
PG Patrick Ingram (would have been part of the 2016 graduation class; transferred in March 2013, after just one season at Iowa)
2012: 1 player
PG Bryce Cartwright (signed Letter of Intent on June 9, 2010). Bryce was the second recruit for McCaffery at Iowa (Melsahn Basabe, who initially signed with Siena, was Fran's first recruit; Basabe announced he was a Hawkeye on May 1, 2010). Cartwright joined already signed Iowa recruits Devyn Marble, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe on the 2010-2011 roster.
In Men's basketball, you can have 13 on scholarship. Our current roster? 12 are on scholarship; ONE scholarship is available.
Here is a summary of the McCaffery era recruits (March 2010 through today). Note that I list the years when they graduated, transferred or will graduate.
Graduating Class : Players
Future Graduating Classes:
2024: 0 players have committed
Current Roster (12 currently on scholarship; 1 scholarship available):
2023: 3 players
6'4" SG CJ Fredrick (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided CJ would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
6'6" SF Patrick McCaffery (****)
5'10" PG Joe Toussaint (***)
2022: 3 players
6'5" SG Joe Wieskamp (****)
6'5" SG Connor McCaffery (****; announced on Apr 28, 2017 that he will play baseball in the Spring of 2018 and redshirt in basketball in the fall of 2017; ended up, however, playing in 4 games in Dec 2017 as a true freshman, mostly because of the Christian Williams departure; however, after missing two games due to a sprained ankle, eight contests due to mononucleosis, and 19 games after undergoing a tonsillectomy in December, 2017, he was granted a hardship waiver on March 26, 2018, where he will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining; on April 11, 2018, Connor was put on scholarship).
6'9" F Jack Nunge (***); in early Nov, 2018, was decided Jack would redshirt the 2018-2019 season
2021: 2 players
6'10" C Luke Garza (****)
6'8" SF Cordell Pemsl (***); had surgery on his knee Dec 18, 2018, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season; was scheduled to graduate in 2020; since he played in just two games in the 2018-2019 season (logging a total of just 31 minutes), he will be granted a medical redshirt for an additional year.
2020: 4 players
6'8" PF Tyler Cook (****)
6'9" PF Ryan Kriener (***)
6'0" PG Jordan Bohannon (***)
6'5" SF Isaiah Moss (***; was redshirted in 2015-16)
Notable Walk on players:
2021: 2 players
6'6" Riley Till (redshirted in 2016-2017)
6'2" Guard Austiin Ash
Previous graduating classes and early departures:
2019: 2 players
6'7" SF Nicholas Baer graduated (was a preferred walk-on his 2014-15 red shirt year and for the 2015-16 season; put on scholarship in March 2016)
6'6" G Maishe Dailey (***); on March 28, 2019, it was announced that Maishe would be transferring; he would have been part of the 2020 graduating class.
2018: 3 players
6'8" SF Dominique Uhl (***) graduated
6'4" SG Brady Ellingson (***; was redshirted in 2014-15 season) was scheduled to run out of eligibly at Iowa in 2019 but decided in March 2018 to transfer and play his final season elsewhere (ended up at Drake)
6'7" SF Ahmad Wagner (***) was scheduled to graduate in 2019 but in March 2018 he announced he was leaving basketball in order to give football a try. He ended up at Kentucky.
2017: 3 players
6'6" SG Peter Jok
6'8" PF Dale Jones (graduated; due to injury, was granted a 6th year of eligibility but that additional year would not be at Iowa; in Apr 2017 Jones committed to the University of North Dakota)
6'6" combo guard Christian Williams (***; was originally scheduled to graduate in 2019; on Thurs Oct 26, 2017, Williams asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship; Williams finished out his academic requirements for the fall 2017 semester before transferring to Indiana State)
2016: 6 players
PG Anthony Clemmons
PG Mike Gesell
C Adam Woodbury
SF Jarrod Uthoff
**Two players granted release in March 2016**
6'6" SG Andrew Fleming (***, was set to graduate in 2019)
6'6" SF Brandon Hutton (***; was redshirted in 2015-16; was set to graduate in 2020)
2015: 5 players
SG Josh Ogelsby
PF Aaron White
C Gabe Olaseni
SG Kyle Denning
PG Trey Dickerson quit/left the team on Feb 23, 2015
2014 (Fran's first recruiting class): 5 players
PF Melsahn Basabe
SG Devyn Marble
PF Zach McCabe
SF Darius Stokes (graduated & transferred)
C Kyle Meyer (granted release & transferred; he redshirted his 2012 freshman season and therefore would have been set to graduate in 2017)
2013: 1 player
PG Patrick Ingram (would have been part of the 2016 graduation class; transferred in March 2013, after just one season at Iowa)
2012: 1 player
PG Bryce Cartwright (signed Letter of Intent on June 9, 2010). Bryce was the second recruit for McCaffery at Iowa (Melsahn Basabe, who initially signed with Siena, was Fran's first recruit; Basabe announced he was a Hawkeye on May 1, 2010). Cartwright joined already signed Iowa recruits Devyn Marble, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe on the 2010-2011 roster.
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Not to read too much into this, but I believe Joe is predicting a National Championship in the next 3 years for Iowa.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Love the optimism Fran but don't see how this is a Top 10 roster. I see them kind of what they were this year, a top 32-ish team in the country with a chance to go farther with some breaks. And that's not a knock, it's difficult to be better than that. The top 10 teams will have talent that Iowa just does not.
My biggest concern is how Fran divides up playing time. I really have no opinion on all the arguments about who is better/more deserving of time among Pemsl/Nunge/Kriener/Patrick McC/Toussaint/Connor McC/Frederick, I just want Fran to pick the best 9-10 and they play. If you aren't in the top 9-10, get better and cheer the others on. But the best players need to play.
