Iowa City, Iowa (RI) — Iowa freshman Jaidyn Coon says summer workouts has been about adjusting to the college level.
The Storm Lake native originally committed to Creighton but switched to the Hawkeyes after former Bluejays coach Greg McDermott announced his retirement.
Coon was impressed with the nonconference slate Hawkeye Coach Ben McCollum put together.
Ben McCollum says he isn’t focused on expectations as summer workouts continue. The Hawkeyes finished 24-13 in his first season as head coach and made a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
The tournament run was the program’s deepest in 40 years, but they believe there is room for improvement after a ninth place finish in the Big Ten.
McCollum says the Hawkeyes have added size and better shooting, but replacing All-Big Ten point guard Bennett Stirtz will be difficult.
McCollum says it could be mid-season before a reliable, crunch time player emerges.
The Hawkeyes’ square off with Virginia Tech in November for their first game of the season.
