The Iowa Hawkeyes just completed their best season in program history — so far!
While everyone enjoyed the ride Iowa women’s basketball gave us this past season , nobody around Iowa City is content with just one year. The black and gold want to win it all and give Caitlin Clark the championship she deserves.
While they lose two big pieces, Monika Czinano and McKenna Warnock, a number of returning role players gives Iowa a heck of a team for next year.
But, we want more. We need more!
There was big news for the women’s program today when it was announced Shateah Wetering was hitting the transfer portal. First, we wish Wetering the best on her next team. It was great to see her step back on the court after missing the year prior due to an ACL injury.
Hopefully, she can earn meaningful minutes playing the game she loves. It’s bittersweet because Wetering’s exit is also a crucial development for Iowa.
Wetering’s transfer opens up a scholarship for this team, and what a time to go shopping in the portal! There are so many great players available this offseason.
Few teams can boast a better situation than the Hawkeyes. Just the pull of playing with Caitlin Clark is massive itself. Then, there’s the opportunity to start for the national runners-up. Oh yeah, Iowa will be returning a lot of 3-point specialists to a packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Two names connected to the Hawkeyes are Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith and Stanford’s Lauren Betts. Both are vastly different players at opposite ends of their collegiate careers. Both are worth all of the excitement they’re generating within the Iowa fan base.
Who deserves that final roster spot, though? Who should Iowa fans campaign for the most? Today, I will break down both players and what they potentially bring to the Hawkeyes, as well as a major question about each of their fits.