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Practice facility still a dream for Gophers - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
Minny is looking to try for a new practice facility which nobody will pay for and they mention a nice bit on the Hawks:
Five Big Ten squads signed top-25 recruiting classes in 2012, according to ESPN.com’s rankings.
Four of the teams have attracted high-level talent with ease in recent years. Michigan State, Michigan and Indiana should be top-10 squads when the preseason polls are released. Purdue is rebuilding without Robbie Hummel but its nationally ranked recruiting class will speed up the process.
Iowa’s standing at No. 25, however, was surprising, given its recent challenges.
It’s justifiable. Adam Woodbury (No. 39) and Mike Gesell (No. 75) are ESPNU100 prospects who could help the Hawkeyes -- a team that hasn’t reached the NCAA tournament since 2006 -- turn the corner in the Big Ten.
Iowa’s brass certainly believes. It just rewarded Fran McCaffery with a seven-year deal that will pay the head coach a minimum of $1.66 million per season.
The Hawkeyes have invested $47 million in their basketball program since 2007, according to Scott Dochterman of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. That number includes the renovation of Carver-Hawkeye Arena -- one of my favorites -- and a new basketball practice facility.
The Hawkeyes’ commitment to the sport should help the program rise in the Big Ten. Again.
Minny is looking to try for a new practice facility which nobody will pay for and they mention a nice bit on the Hawks:
Five Big Ten squads signed top-25 recruiting classes in 2012, according to ESPN.com’s rankings.
Four of the teams have attracted high-level talent with ease in recent years. Michigan State, Michigan and Indiana should be top-10 squads when the preseason polls are released. Purdue is rebuilding without Robbie Hummel but its nationally ranked recruiting class will speed up the process.
Iowa’s standing at No. 25, however, was surprising, given its recent challenges.
It’s justifiable. Adam Woodbury (No. 39) and Mike Gesell (No. 75) are ESPNU100 prospects who could help the Hawkeyes -- a team that hasn’t reached the NCAA tournament since 2006 -- turn the corner in the Big Ten.
Iowa’s brass certainly believes. It just rewarded Fran McCaffery with a seven-year deal that will pay the head coach a minimum of $1.66 million per season.
The Hawkeyes have invested $47 million in their basketball program since 2007, according to Scott Dochterman of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. That number includes the renovation of Carver-Hawkeye Arena -- one of my favorites -- and a new basketball practice facility.
The Hawkeyes’ commitment to the sport should help the program rise in the Big Ten. Again.
