Luka Garza lit up Carver-Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes during his time in the black and gold. Now, he gets to take his talents global as he will be making his debut on the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team.
Garza is joining the team ahead of Olympic qualifying and hopes to be able to able to play during training camp and some international matchups.
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“It is a great honor for me and my family to represent the country where my mother was born. It is an honor that fills my heart with immeasurable joy, my dream since childhood. I can’t wait for the moment when I will share the basketball court with my teammates from the national team and do my best for coach Addis, the coaching staff and Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Garza said in a statement to the website of the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Luka Garza appeared in 28 games this season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 6.5 points on a 54.3% shooting percentage along with 2.3 rebounds. Garza shot 35.9% from three-point range and 78.8% from the free throw stripe.
Garza’s illustrious career at Iowa saw him named the 2021 Naismith Trophy winner, the 2021 AP College Basketball Player of the Year, the 2021 Big Ten Basketball Player of the Year, and finish up as Iowa’s all-time leading scorer. Garza averaged 23.9 points and 9.8 rebounds in 2019-20 and followed it up with a 2020-21 season that saw him average 24.1 points and 8.7 rebounds.
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