Iowa Hoops Notebook: ACC/B1G Swan Song

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa’s recreation on Tuesday in opposition to Georgia Tech would be the final ACC/Large Ten Problem recreation at Carver-Hawkeye Area.

The collection, which started in 1999, is being discontinued after this season by ESPN. The ESPN networks will not have the rights to Large Ten video games on the finish of this season.

Iowa is 9-12 all-time within the collection, however has received seven of the final 9 video games.

“You already know, I do not know that I really feel strongly by some means,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery stated at his Monday press convention. “It was one thing that I feel we appreciated, and we have now nice respect for that convention, and the collection was aggressive.

“I feel it offered what we have been in search of on the time. You had marquee matchups early within the season, however there’s any variety of other ways you may accomplish that job.”

Iowa is taking part in three ACC groups within the nonconference schedule. The Hawkeyes defeated Clemson final Friday within the Emerald Coast Basic, and play Duke subsequent Tuesday within the Jimmy V Basic in New York.

The Large Ten has an identical “problem” collection with the Large East within the Gavitt Video games — Iowa received at Seton Corridor this season.

The Large Ten’s new TV offers with FOX, CBS and NBC start subsequent season. The convention can be increasing with USC and UCLA becoming a member of the league in 2024.

“We’ll discover some good groups to play,” McCaffery stated. “Will not be an issue. Who is aware of what number of (Large Ten) video games we’ll find yourself taking part in down the street. Every part is altering.”

THE FIRST LOSS: Iowa is coming off its first lack of the season, a 79-66 defeat to TCU within the Emerald Coast Basic championship recreation on Saturday evening.

The Hawkeyes shot 42.6 % for the sport, 34 % within the second half. They have been 3-of-17 in 3-pointers.

“We did some good issues in that recreation,” McCaffery stated. “It received away from us there within the second half, and I believed our determination making by way of shot choice and so forth wasn’t what it wanted to be. Most likely wanted some longer possessions.

“However I believed we had some guys that I believed performed nicely. Some guys did not play nicely. It is one recreation, and we’re on to the following.”

PERKINS FEELING BETTER: Guard Tony Perkins yawned when he met with the media.

He wasn’t bored, simply drained.

“Faculty simply began again right now so I am nonetheless performing some work,” Perkins stated, smiling. “Apart from that, I’m drained, however you’ve received to get again to work. I am feeling good as all the time.”

Perkins missed final Monday’s recreation with Omaha with a thigh damage, however performed 21 minutes in every of the 2 Emerald Coast Basic video games.

Perkins stated he suffered the damage throughout the win over Seton Corridor, “however my adrenaline received me by it,” he stated.

“It began form of getting worse however it wasn’t actually critical,” Perkins stated. “However now it is beginning to get higher. Simply rested it and did extra stretching. Simply been caring for it.”

“I believed from a well being perspective he regarded like himself,” McCaffery stated. “He did not seem like he was struggling together with his explosiveness or his athletic energy. I feel he was sore, and I used to be fairly happy with the truth that he may play back-to-back (video games). I used to be involved about that, fairly truthfully, may he go back-to-back and nonetheless be efficient.

“He’ll undergo some stuff right now. He got here by it OK. I feel he’ll be fantastic for tomorrow.”