Iowa freshman guard Josh Dix hopes to be ready for next season.
The former Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln star suffered two broken bones in his right leg in a game in late January and underwent surgery. Months of rehab followed.
Dix has started working out but has not been cleared for contact.
Dix says it has been frustrating being forced to watch from the sideline.
Hawkeye coach Fran McCaffery says the goal is for Dix to be released for practice at the start of September.