Dear Old Gold
Fansided

Iowa Basketball: Five Things to Know About Temple

By Dylan Burn

Mar 1, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; The Iowa Hawkeyes bench celebrates during the first half against the Indiana Hoosiers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; The Iowa Hawkeyes bench celebrates during the first half against the Indiana Hoosiers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 6
Next
Mar 10, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes coach Fran McDaffery coaches on the sidelines against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Big Ten Conference tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Illinois defeats Iowa 68-66. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes coach Fran McDaffery coaches on the sidelines against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Big Ten Conference tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Illinois defeats Iowa 68-66. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

For the third straight season, the Iowa Basketball team finds themselves in the NCAA Tournament.  And for the second straight year, they draw a seven seed.  They’ll face the Temple Owls on Friday afternoon inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

It’s been a long time coming for the Iowa Hawkeyes.  As a fan base, we struggled through the Lickliter years and through the first couple years of Fran McCaffery’s tenure.  But the Hawks have always gotten better under Fran.

I knew it was a long time, but that is a lot longer that I had expected.

As bad as this slide has been to end the year, Iowa has come a long way as a program and has a really nice chance to make a big impact in this tournament.

But enough about the Hawkeyes, lets get to their opponent on Friday, the Temple Owls.

Next: DeCosey Makes Temple Go

Home/Iowa Basketball