We are definitely focused on football right now at Trojans Wire, as we should be. However, we can certainly take a little time out of our weekend for some hoops, especially when a lot of basketball junkies are watching Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Summer League.
Our USC Big Ten Tour continues with Hawkeyes Wire. Iowa basketball has been an annual NCAA Tournament team under coach Fran McCaffery. That’s the good news for the Hawkeyes, who are regularly announced on Selection Sunday and have certainly made themselves relevant on a national level.
The limitation faced by Iowa hoops is not the NCAA Tournament itself, but being able to get through the first weekend of the Big Dance. Iowa has not been to the Sweet 16 this century. The last time the Hawkeyes reached the Sweet 16 in March Madness was in 1999, when the team lost to eventual national champion Connecticut.
What do Iowa basketball fans think about Fran McCaffery and the Iowa program at large? Get insights from Hawkeyes Wire editor Josh Helmer in the conversation below:
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