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Seydou Traore Enters Transfer Portal

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11 months ago

April 3, 2025

Seydou Traore Enters Transfer Portal

Hawkeye Beacon can confirm that on Thursday, Iowa sophomore forward Seydou Traore will officially enter the transfer portal.

Traore, a 6’7″, 220-pound transfer from Manhattan, had an up and down season in Iowa City. Over the course of the season, he averaged 5.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, and 1.4 apg while shooting 43.6% from the field and 26.5% from three-point range. As a freshman at Manhattan, Traore started 27 of 28 games for the Jaspers and averaged 11.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, and 2.8 blocks/steals per game in 2023-24.

Due to Iowa’s dismissal of Fran McCaffery as head coach, Traore and all other members of the current roster are able to enter the transfer portal within a 30-day window of the move. In addition to that, the standard transfer portal also opened for men’s basketball on March 25.

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Traore played in 27 games for Iowa this season and started the final 12 games of the year. Brought to Iowa to add some much-needed athleticism and dynamism to the lineup, Traore struggled to make a consistent impact this season.

“I feel like I bring a lot defensively, just being active out there, trying to guard the best player,” Traore said this season, in the midst of his minimal minutes. “I think the team just needs me to be out there and stay mentally strong for them.”

Injuries hampered the start of Traore’s season, as he was able to play in just six of Iowa’s first 12 games of the year. Even when he was healthy, though, it was difficult for Traore to carve out a regular role in Iowa’s rotation, as he routinely played under 20 minutes per game. That trend persisted when he entered the starting lineup at the end of the season as well; he played 20+ minutes in just four of his 12 starts.

Traore’s best game as a Hawkeye may have been early in the season, when he had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go with six assists and three rebounds in Iowa’s blowout win over New Hampshire. His athleticism and playmaking skills were on full display in that game. In Big Ten play Traore went for double figures in scoring four times, most recently for 15 points in Iowa’s 91-84 loss to Michigan State a few weeks ago.

Traore will have two years of eligibility remaining and is the eighth player to enter the portal following the departure of McCaffery. Stay tuned to Hawkeye Beacon to follow along with transfer portal coverage.

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The One Game That Will Define Iowa’s 2026 Season

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11 hours ago

February 27, 2026

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The One Game That Will Define Iowa’s 2026 Season

When it comes to the Iowa Hawkeyes 2026 football season, it doesn’t get much bigger than Ohio State coming to Kinnick Stadium.

No one knows at this stage where the Buckeyes will be come Oct. 3, but Iowa has a chance to make an early impression against a team that is no stranger to winning the big one.

Iowa’s B1G schedule couldn’t get off to a worse start as they head to Michigan and then welcome the Buckeyes to Kinnick.

Hopefully for Iowa’s sake, their first three games against Northern Illinois, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa are enough to get them prepared. If not, things could get ugly.

ESPN Believes Ohio State is Iowa’s Biggest Opponent in 2026

The helmet of Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith sits on the sideline prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Nov. 29, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Michigan game will certainly be a test, but hosting the Buckeyes is a different animal. That gives the Hawkeyes an advantage like no other, and if there was ever a time to give OSU a run for their money, it’s in Iowa City on Oct. 3.

“The Hawkeyes haven’t faced Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium since 2017, when Nate Stanley threw five touchdowns as they stunned the Buckeyes 55-24. An early October win over Ohio State could propel Iowa into the Big Ten title and playoff conversations,” Jake Trotter wrote.

To put things into perspective, Indiana and Oregon were the other two teams that had the Buckeyes listed as their defining game in the 2026 season. Shockingly, Iowa was actually selected against a team, that being Minnesota. Seeing as that’s for the Floyd of Rosedale, it makes complete sense.

Iowa Can’t Let Regular Season Opportunities Go To Waste

Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski (10) throws a pass during warmups before a college football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions Oct. 18, 2025 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. | Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Last year was seemingly the Hawkeyes’ first time to actually make the College Football Playoffs. They came up short as their losses to No. 16 Iowa State, No. 11 Indiana, No. 9 Oregon and No. 17 USC all added up. Sure, those were by a combined 15 points, but that doesn’t matter, as it’s bad enough that a three-loss team made the playoffs.

Iowa ended with a bang as they took down No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl, 34-27. Now, all eyes are on either Jeremy Hecklinski or Hank Brown. One of those men will have a chance to make their first B1G start at the Big House in Michigan.

It doesn’t get any tougher than that, as Iowa is immediately putting their new QB into deep water. They’ll have three games prior to that to get up to speed, but other than that, it’s go time as OSU awaits after their trip to Michigan.

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Kee High School remembers legendary coach Gene Schultz

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23 hours ago

February 27, 2026

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Kee High School remembers legendary coach Gene Schultz

MANCHESTER, Iowa — The state of Iowa lost a titan of the prep coaching world this week. Former Kee High School baseball coach Gene Schultz died on Monday at the age of 80.

Schultz spent 45 seasons as the baseball coach at Kee, helping turn the program into an Iowa dynasty. He won 9 State championships (not counting 2 fall titles, which the IHSAA doesn’t recognize in the record books), and took the Hawks to 19 State tournaments, which is also the most in Iowa history.

His 1,754 wins are not only the most in Iowa history, but the most of any high school baseball coach in the country.

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Judge calls state response to comments about Charlie Kirk ‘deeply troubling’

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February 26, 2026

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Judge calls state response to comments about Charlie Kirk ‘deeply troubling’

“A licensing authority’s enforcement apparatus should not be mobilized in response to political pressure to suppress disfavored commentary on a public figure’s death — and this record raises serious questions about whether that is precisely what occurred here,” a federal judge wrote.

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