Take a Wild Guess the Top Six teams the Athlete picks for next year's Mens Basketball
Never mind: here they are
Illinois
Michigan
Arizona
Florida
Duke
They have the Hawks Number 11 and have this to say about the team:
Starters: Portal TBD, Kael Combs, Tate Sage, Cooper Koch, Portal TBD
Notable returners: Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard, Trevin Jirak, Trey Thompson (redshirted)
Newcomers: Ethan Harris (No. 112, 6-9 PF)
The big question here: How will Iowa replace Bennett Stirtz? Stirtz was all-everything for the Hawkeyes, and coach Ben McCollum asks a lot of his lead guard. McCollum also needs to find an anchor in the post to give him size that allows Iowa to be able to match up better with teams like Michigan and Illinois in the Big Ten. What’s to love here is the positional size on the wing with Tate Sage (6-7) and Cooper Koch (6-8), the roster continuity and McCollum pulling the strings. He just proved himself nationally as one of the best tacticians in the sport with Iowa’s run to the Elite Eight; it’s probably time to start banking on Iowa being good every season.