First reported by CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, the Iowa men’s basketball team will host Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Hawkeyes have won seven of their past nine Challenge games, including their last four.
After last season’s thrilling 75-74 road triumph at Virginia, Iowa now owns a 9-12 overall mark in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Former Hawkeye guard Joe Toussaint banked home the game-winner with eight seconds remaining to propel Iowa past the Cavaliers that night inside John Paul Jones Arena.
Jordan Bohannon knocked down 6-of-9 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Keegan Murray added 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hawks.
During its four-game winning streak in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Iowa also topped Pittsburgh in 2018, 69-68, Syracuse in 2019, 68-54, and North Carolina in 2020, 93-80.
Six of Iowa’s nine Challenge wins have come inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, including each of the past four Challenge games at home. In addition to the aforementioned wins over Pittsburgh and North Carolina in 2018 and 2020, respectively, Iowa also beat Notre Dame in 2013 and Florida State in 2015 at home.
The contest against Georgia Tech represents the third all-time meeting between the two programs. In 2000, Iowa rolled Georgia Tech in the second year of the Challenge inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 85-67. Then, in the second round of the 2003 NIT in Iowa City, the Yellow Jackets just clipped the Hawkeyes, 79-78.
Iowa returns three of its starters from last season, forward Patrick McCaffery, forward Kris Murray and forward Filip Rebraca. Last season, McCaffery averaged 10.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, Murray added 9.7 points and 4.3 boards per night and Rebraca chipped in with 5.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Across the board, the Hawkeyes return five of its top seven scorers. Iowa ended the 2021-22 season as Big Ten Tournament champions and with an overall record of 26-10.
Meanwhile, Georgia Tech is led by seventh-year head coach Josh Pastner and the Yellow Jackets finished last season with an overall mark of 12-20. Georgia Tech does return a pair of starters from last year’s squad, guard Kyle Sturdivant and center Rodney Howard. Sturdivant averaged 7.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, while Howard added 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
Game times and television information will be announced at a later date. ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the three-day event matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup. The Big Ten won last season’s Challenge, 8-6.
Here’s a look at the full list of ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups.