The 2022-2023 basketball season hasn’t come to an finish, however the Iowa employees already has its eyes on the switch portal.
As first reported by Jake Weingarten of StockRisers.com, the Hawkeyes have proven curiosity in 6’8″, 245-pound ahead from Wofford, B.J. Mack. Mack introduced his intentions to enter the portal as a graduate switch on Tuesday.
Mack, who spent the final three years at Wofford after transferring following his freshman season with South Florida, was a star large man for the Terriers. As a junior, he put up 16.5 factors and 6.1 rebounds a sport whereas taking pictures 53.6 % from the sector, 44.8 % from three and 81.8 % from the free throw line. He earned a spot on the All-Southern Convention Second Staff and SoCon All-Match Staff.
This season, he put up 16.6 factors and 5.6 rebounds per sport whereas taking pictures 49.2 % from the sector, 33.5 % from deep and 80.7 % from the stripe. He was named to the SoCon First Staff.
On this season’s convention match, he hit a buzzer-beating game-winner to ship Wofford to the semi-finals, as they defeated UNC-Greensboro, 67-66.
Iowa is definitely not the one faculty to have proven curiosity within the large man since he entered the portal. Applications like Nebraska, Memphis, Kansas State, Auburn, Missouri, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Xavier and others have reached out to Mack as nicely.
It is no surprise so many Energy 6 packages are after the previous three-star, Oak Hill product. Mack shoots it nicely from deep and the free-throw line, has wonderful footwork and mushy contact across the rim, can put the ball on the ground and has the dimensions to assist defend the rim.
The Hawkeyes will look to exchange the manufacturing and rim safety Filip Rebraca has offered the final two seasons. Except Fran McCaffery believes Josh Ogundele or Riley Mulvey will step up in a serious method subsequent season, the Hawkeyes might want to dip into the switch portal for a giant man (or two) like Mack to spice up the roster.
One heart Iowa confirmed heavy curiosity in final low season, Fardaws Aimaq, re-entered the portal on Wednesday after transferring from Utah Valley to Texas Tech this season. The 6’11”, 245-pound large averaged 11.8 factors, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in solely 11 video games for the Purple Raiders whereas “playing at 60%” on account of harm.