Iowa's Last #1 Jersey







Sometime in the 1990's basketball players were allowed to wear the previously off limits #1 and #2. Since then lots of #1's in basketball and some good players.

Rob Griffin
Chauncey Leslie
Adam Haluska
Anthony Tucker
Melsahn Basabe
Maishe Dailey

Can't recall the last non kicker/punter to wear #1. Who was that wide receiver that was here with Kevin Kasper in 1999? Similiar type of receiver who's name has totally slipped my mind. (Not Kahlil Hill, he wore #3 and didn't play in 1999 anyway). It may have been him. Could it really be Willie Guy? That was a quarter century ago.
 


The answer is on the current 2018 roster
i

#1 Wes Dvorak

Position DB
Year JUNIOR

And

#1 Keith Duncan
Position K
Year RS SO
 
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I’m guessing many players have inquired about wearing it since single digit numbers are popular and the equipment manager has been instructed by KF that it’s off limits to scholarship players unless they kick.

And speaking of jersey numbers, I’m not a fan of 2 guys having the same number. I realize that you may to double up at points but not with two guys who often play
 




And speaking of jersey numbers, I’m not a fan of 2 guys having the same number. I realize that you may to double up at points but not with two guys who often play
The only duplicates that see the field are kickers. None of the duplicates on the Iowa roster are even on the two-deeps. Doesn't happen.

Out of curiosity, I looked at '14-present, and during those particular seasons, no two players with the same number both got playing time during the year. Unless you're talking confusion about when they're on the sidelines, you're seeing something that isn't there.
 


I remember always be confused in 2016 when the starting QB CJ Beathard and the starting punter Ron Coluzzi both wore #16.

I was always like, wait, is CJ punting?
 


There might be some potential for both #1's to see the field in 2018 at the same time. #1 wes Dvorak played on a lot of special teams plays in 2017. He just didn't record any stats. Kieth Duncan might see the field in 2018 if Iowa is winning in a blow out.
 


I’m guessing many players have inquired about wearing it since single digit numbers are popular and the equipment manager has been instructed by KF that it’s off limits to scholarship players unless they kick.

Why would he make single digit numbers off limits? That seems rather odd. And it makes the need to duplicate numbers even worse.
 


The only duplicates that see the field are kickers. None of the duplicates on the Iowa roster are even on the two-deeps. Doesn't happen.

Out of curiosity, I looked at '14-present, and during those particular seasons, no two players with the same number both got playing time during the year. Unless you're talking confusion about when they're on the sidelines, you're seeing something that isn't there.

I was speaking more of teams like USC and Ohio St. Probably could have been more specific on that

But to give you a couple Iowa examples:

Nate Stanley and Matt Hankins are both on the two deeps, both wear #4.

Trey Creamer is the other 2nd team CB. Tracy could easily break into the 2 deeps at some point because of the lack of talent Iowa has at the WR spot. Both players wear #3
 


Why would he make single digit numbers off limits? That seems rather odd. And it makes the need to duplicate numbers even worse.

Not single digits, just #1. I guessing its an ego thing, could be a team thing as well. Maybe its a tradition that scholarship players don't get it (my high school team decided that nobody got to wear #1 in both my JR & SR years). Plus Kirk is straight out of the 1970s and is an NFL minded coach where uniform numbers have strict rules.

It can't be just a coincidence that Iowa has gone 20 years since a position player wore a particular jersey number. There has to be some reason.
 


I was speaking more of teams like USC and Ohio St. Probably could have been more specific on that

But to give you a couple Iowa examples:

Nate Stanley and Matt Hankins are both on the two deeps, both wear #4.

Trey Creamer is the other 2nd team CB. Tracy could easily break into the 2 deeps at some point because of the lack of talent Iowa has at the WR spot. Both players wear #3
Matt Hankins is number 8

Tyrone Tracy doesn't have a number assigned to him. Just because he's wearing it in practice doesn't mean it's his number. Most freshman don't even get their number until after camp.
 


Matt Hankins is number 8

Tyrone Tracy doesn't have a number assigned to him. Just because he's wearing it in practice doesn't mean it's his number. Most freshman don't even get their number until after camp.

My bad, Josh Turner is 2nd team CB and wears #4
 




Not single digits, just #1. I guessing its an ego thing, could be a team thing as well. Maybe its a tradition that scholarship players don't get it (my high school team decided that nobody got to wear #1 in both my JR & SR years). Plus Kirk is straight out of the 1970s and is an NFL minded coach where uniform numbers have strict rules.

It can't be just a coincidence that Iowa has gone 20 years since a position player wore a particular jersey number. There has to be some reason.
Darboh would have gone to Iowa but the fact he would have been foreclosed from wearing #1 sealed his commitment to Michigan.
 




The only duplicates that see the field are kickers. None of the duplicates on the Iowa roster are even on the two-deeps. Doesn't happen.

Out of curiosity, I looked at '14-present, and during those particular seasons, no two players with the same number both got playing time during the year. Unless you're talking confusion about when they're on the sidelines, you're seeing something that isn't there.

Not at Iowa (recently), but players share numbers at other schools. For example, last year, ISU had Allen Lazard (#5) and Kamari Cotton-Moya (#5). Two starters playing all of the time during the games. The only reason I noticed was my wife asked me why Lazard was playing defense during an ISU game last year. :)
 


The only duplicates that see the field are kickers. None of the duplicates on the Iowa roster are even on the two-deeps. Doesn't happen.

Out of curiosity, I looked at '14-present, and during those particular seasons, no two players with the same number both got playing time during the year. Unless you're talking confusion about when they're on the sidelines, you're seeing something that isn't there.

This is simply not true. Just in 2017 alone there are a couple of examples, even if you exclude kickers

#8 Matt Hankins
#8 Tyler Wiegers

#19 Max Cooper
#19 Miles Taylor

And Iowa almost had another one with Boone Meyers and Amani Jones both wearing #52.
 




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