Quick Facts
-Established in 1847
-21,974 undergraduate students
-Located in Iowa City
-Main colors- Black and Gold
-2012/2013 results: 25-13 (NIT runner-up)
-Lou Holtz attended
-Men's basketball introduced in 1902?
-Final Four appearance in 1955, '56, '80
-8 BIG titles (some of which in EARLY 1900's)
-32-33 against Indiana all time
Results Thus Far (19-6/8-4)
Notable Wins
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| Iowa coach Fran McCaffery can really let loose |
@Ohio State 84-74
Michigan 85-67
Minnesota 94-73
Notable Losses
Villanova 83-88
Ohio State 69-76
Michigan State 69-71
PPG-83.6 (7)
Avg. Scoring Margin- +16.4 (2)
APG-16.2 (13)
RPG-43.1 (3)
Pts. Against-67.2 (86)
Fouls per game-17.6 (50)
Category Leaders
Points
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| Marble can cause fits for opposing defenses |
F #30 Aaron White-13.2
Rebounds
F #1 Melsahn Basabe-6.6
F #30 Aaron White-6.6
Assists
G #10 Mike Gesell-3.9
G #4 Roy Devyn Marble-2.9
What strikes me about this Iowa team is consistency this year. Whenever they seem to have a tough loss or a small setback they follow it up with a convincing win or string together a few more after that one. Furthermore, they are very well rounded. Several guys can get it done on the court at any given time. They rank 8th in the Kenpom ratings and possess only one statistic mentioned in this article outside of the top 50 in the nation. The good news? For whatever reason, IU and the fans seem to show up and get it done against very good teams in Assembly Hall. As I have mentioned over and over again, showing up tomorrow night is very important. If there is any glimmer of hope left for a strong end to the season and a deep run in the B1G tournament then the time is now. Iowa is a menace on the boards and is outscoring opponents at will this season. They rank 1st in the nation on the defensive glass and 12th on the offensive. IU is also a well versed rebounding team but we are usually better than the opponent (at rebounding...). In this case, it is more important than ever to cherish every possession and take care of the rock. However, I say that every week and I swear the players are sweating like grease monkeys out there on the court (Ben Stiller reference). We can't draw up a consistent offense to save our lives and getting the ball in bounds is like fitting a square peg in a round hole. If it hasn't been solved by now...well...nevermind. I'm not going there. Let's rally around the troops and lead them to victory against another top opponent tomorrow night on Branch McCracken court. As Mayhew said, once you are a Hoosier you know that sticking it out isn't a choice...it's an obligation. Everyone at IU says we want to do it the right way. Do your part and start tomorrow night.
Score prediction: IU-73 Iowa-70
Most Valuable Player prediction- Yogi Ferrell
"The reason a lot of people are Purdue fans? Because they can't afford Final Four tickets"-Tom Swanson
Drink of choice
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| Make fun of me all you want, but this is a beautiful thing! |
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