Iowa Basketball: Taking a Look at the Class of 2016

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Mar 20, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Villanova Wildcats forward Kris Jenkins (2) dribbles against Iowa Hawkeyes guard Peter Jok (14) during the second half in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

After getting dominated by eventual national champion, Villanova, in the round of 32, the Iowa basketball team must set their sights on next season. They graduate four starters, so lets look at the guys Fran McCaffery is bringing in to replace all this talent.

The Hawkeyes haven’t had this good of a recruiting class since the seniors that graduated this past season were incoming freshman. It was a class headlined by Adam Woodbury, who held an offer from North Carolina and was a top 50 recruit in the country.

You throw in Mike Gesell, who was a top 75 recruit, and Iowa had a lot of talent coming in. Anthony Clemmons was another recruit they got in that same year, but flew under the radar compared to Gesell and Woodbury. Well, here we are four years later and now Fran McCaffery must replace all that talent.

The soon-to-be seventh year head coach is bringing in Tyler Cook, who is a top 50 recruit in the country, Jordan Bohannon, who was Iowa’s Mr. Basketball, Cordell Pemsl, who won a state championship this past season, and Ryan Kriener out of Spirit Lake who could be in line to take the place of Adam Woodbury at the center spot.

With one more scholarship available for the 16-17 season, this class could get bigger still.

Lets take a look at what each player will bring to the program this upcoming year and in the future.

Next: Ryan Kriener