Former Iowa Hawkeyes guard Ahron Ulis has his touchdown spot. It’s a well-recognized one for Iowa followers, too.
After visiting the Nebraska Cornhuskers over the weekend, Ulis advised On3 that Lincoln, Neb., is his subsequent vacation spot.
Ulis began 27 of 32 video games for the Hawkeyes this previous season as Iowa completed with a 19-14 (11-9 Large Ten) file and superior to this system’s fourth consecutive NCAA Match. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound guard from Chicago, Unwell., averaged 6.1 factors, 2.1 assists, and 1.6 rebounds per sport this season. Ulis shot 39.6% from the ground and 31.9% from 3-point vary.
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Ulis’ 6.1 factors and 22.5 minutes per sport through the 2022-23 males’s school basketball season have been each profession highs. He had 5 double-figure scoring video games, together with a stretch of three straight in late January at Ohio State, at Michigan State and versus Rutgers. Ulis completed with 84 profession video games performed throughout his Hawkeye profession.
Ulis and former Hawkeye heart Josh Ogundele notified head coach Fran McCaffery and shared their intentions to enter the NCAA switch portal on March 22.
“I need to thank the Iowa teaching workers for giving me the chance to play school basketball at this degree and grow to be a Large Ten champion. I additionally wish to thank my teammates and followers for embracing and supporting me over the previous three years. I’ve constructed lifelong relationships and brotherhoods throughout my time as a Hawkeye. With that being mentioned, I’ve determined to enter my identify into the switch portal and start my subsequent journey as a student-athlete,” Ulis mentioned then.
Ogundele additionally introduced his switch dedication to Center Tennessee State in the present day through Instagram.
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Ogundele noticed motion in 38 video games at Iowa. The London native totaled 21 factors, 19 rebounds, 4 blocks, six assists and 6 steals in 11 video games as a junior.
“We’re all appreciative of Ahron and Josh’s contributions to our program the previous three years. Each have been good teammates on three NCAA Match groups and helped us win a Large Ten championship. Each Ahron and Josh have vivid futures. My workers and I’ll help each gamers throughout this transition,” Iowa head males’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery mentioned of the pair’s determination to enter the switch portal on March 22.
As Iowa gears as much as attempt to monitor down a fifth straight NCAA Match bid within the 2023-24 males’s basketball season, it should accomplish that with a number of key faces transferring on.
Along with Ulis and Ogundele, star ahead Kris Murray declared for the 2023 NBA draft the place he’s anticipated to be a first-round choice. Plus, ahead Filip Rebraca and guard Connor McCaffery exhausted their respective eligibilities.
The Hawkeyes added Valparaiso switch Ben Krikke to associate with its 2023 signing class. The 6-foot-9, 220 pound large led the Missouri Valley Convention in scoring, averaging 19.4 factors per sport. He was even higher than that mark in league play, scoring on common 21.0 factors per sport.
Iowa’s 2023 signing class is comprised of ahead Pryce Sandfort, ahead Ladji Dembele, ahead Owen Freeman and guard Brock Harding.
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