Stirtz Named Preseason All Big Ten

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From article:

Hopefully this is only the beginning of such honors for Iowa's basketball program and that, going forward, such things can become the norm in the Ben McCollum regime.

Iowa Big Man Named to Preseason All-Big Ten

When the decade-and-a-half Fran McCaffery era in Iowa City came to an end this past spring, many onlookers and fans alike wondered when, if at all, the Iowa Haw

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Fran had a guy land on the first team almost every season.

 

[BigD]

Fran had a guy land on the first team almost every season.

I think Fran was better than average in the conference offensively, however the severe lack of defensive intensity I think did him in.

Now the question will be if Ben's players will be able to play tough on both ends of the floor? Can most of his first year Iowa team stay with and beat the teams in the big ten?