Iowa Info
Head Coach: Fran McCaffery (15th year)
Location: Iowa City, IA
Conference: B1G
Nickname: Hawks
Coach's Nickname: White Magic
Mascot: Herky the Hawk
Line: Nebraska by 6.5
Typical Rotation Depth: 9+
KenPom rank: 74
Nota bene:
- It's Senior day. Starting just after 11 Nebraska will honor Jeff Grace III, Braxton Meah, Rollie Worster, Andrew Morgan, Ahron Ulis, Juwan Gary and Brice Williams. It's possible that 7 number is a record.
- Both teams have won just 5 games each since they met on Jan 7th
- Iowa lost starting center Owen Freeman for the season on January 27th
Player to watch: Payton Sandfort
Sandfort is having an off-year by his standards from the 3pt line, shooting just 33% from 3 on the season. He's the guy who isn't Dix who is taking the shots though, with over 200 3pt attempts already. Remains a good rebounder as Iowa's stretch 4
Player to watch: Josh Dix
Sandfort is having an off-year by his standards from the 3pt line, shooting just 33% from 3 on the season. He's the guy who isn't Dix who is taking the shots though, with over 200 3pt attempts already. Remains a good rebounder as Iowa's stretch 4
Iowa Roster
| Player | # | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | Summary |
| Payton Sandfort | 20 | SR | G | 6-7 | 215 | 16.1 Pts 6.2 Reb 2.9 Ast |
| Josh Dix | 4 | JR | G | 6-5 | 192 | 14.1 Pts 3.2 Reb 2.8 Ast |
| Owen Freeman | 32 | SO | F | 6-10 | 230 | 16.7 Pts 6.7 Reb 1.3 Ast |
| Brock Harding | 2 | SO | G | 6-0 | 162 | 8.7 Pts 2.3 Reb 5.5 Ast |
| Pryce Sandfort | 24 | SO | F | 6-6 | 205 | 8.5 Pts 2.6 Reb 1.3 Ast |
| Drew Thelwell | 3 | SR | G | 6-3 | 185 | 9.7 Pts 2.2 Reb 2.8 Ast |
| Seydou Traore | 7 | SO | G | 6-7 | 215 | 6.3 Pts 3.0 Reb 1.3 Ast |
| Ladji Dembele | 13 | SO | F | 6-8 | 250 | 4.3 Pts 3.3 Reb 0.5 Ast |
| Even Brauns | 0 | SR | C | 6-9 | 250 | 2.9 Pts 1.0 Reb 0.4 Ast |
| Cooper Koch | 8 | FR | F | 6-8 | 215 | 4.6 Pts 2.1 Reb 0.8 Ast |
| Riley Mulvey | 44 | JR | C | 6-11 | 245 | 2.3 Pts 1.9 Reb 0.3 Ast |
| Carter Kingsbury | 14 | JR | G | 6-4 | 225 | 1.3 Pts 0.8 Reb 0.4 Ast |
| Chris Tadjo | 34 | FR | F | 6-8 | 240 | 1.7 Pts 1.2 Reb 0.0 Ast |
| Jacob Koch | 10 | FR | G | 6-2 | 180 | 1.8 Pts 0.5 Reb 0.5 Ast |
Other players
Pryce Sandfort is the other main 3 threat for the Hawkeyes. With Tony Perkins transferring, Brock Harding now man's the position and he's been a solid shooter and a ballhawk. Morehead St transfer combo guard Drew Thelwell slots in at the 1 and 2 for the Hawks and brings size and ball handing to the position. Yet another Hawkeye hitting over 40% from 3 and another ball-hawk. Manhattan transfer forward Seydou Traore has been battling an ankle injury last month but appears to be healthy now, adding some size and rebounding depth. Ladji Dembele bring some Tyler Cook type juice to the table in terms of size fouls too much to stay on the court. Speaking of old Hawkeyes, freshman 4 Cooper Koch has some Jarrod Uthoff vibes in terms of length and 3 level scoring.
UNL Game Notes
Roster/infirmary report
Possible starters for Nebraska
3 Guard Brice Williams 6-7 214 lbs Senior
4 Forward Juwan Gary 6-6 226 lbs Senior
24 Guard Rollie Worster 6-5 210 lbs Senior
34 Center Braxton Meah 7-1 264 lbs Senior
9 Forward Berke Büyüktuncel 6-10 244 lbs
Bench
0 Guard Connor Essegian 6-4 190 lbs Junior
1 Guard Sam Hoiberg 6-0 185 lbs Junior
2 Guard Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs Senior
23 Forward Andrew Morgan 6-10 242 lbs Senior
31 Guard Cale Jacobsen 6-4 195 lbs Sophomore
12 Guard Gavin Griffiths 6-7 193 lbs Sophomore
5 Forward Braden Frager 6-7 220 lbs Freshman
8 Guard Jeffrey Grace III 6-3 200 lbs Junior
20 Forward Justin Bolis 6-8 225 lbs Sophomore
25 Guard Nick Janowski 6-4 208 lbs Freshman
35 Forward Henry Burt 6-7 222 lbs Sophomore
Out for year
51 Forward Rienk Mast 6-10 260 lbs Senior
Hoiberg Presser (Twitter Link)
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The Skinny:
Sorry this will be very brief as I was too under the weather to finish the writeup yesterday and am under the gun with the early start time. Iowa has a top end offense and bottom of the conference defense. If Nebraska can't contain Iowa's shooters, they'll need the offense to fire on all cylinders.
Given Nebraska's post season hopes and the fact that the loser doesn't make the B1G Tourney, it's a game with tremendous stakes.
Prediction: Nebraska 85 - Iowa 77
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