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Iowa Basketball: Five Hawkeyes to Watch in NCAA Tournament

By Dylan Burn

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 /
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Feb 28, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Peter Jok (14) drives past Ohio State Buckeyes forward Marc Loving (2) at Value City Arena. Ohio State won the game 68-64. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Peter Jok (14) drives past Ohio State Buckeyes forward Marc Loving (2) at Value City Arena. Ohio State won the game 68-64. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2 – Peter Jok 

It’s no secret that Jok is one of the most dynamic scorers in the country.  He has the ability to make big shots and make shots in bunches if defenses are not careful.

Jok averages 16.2 points per game for the Hawkeyes, which is up nine from his average in his sophomore season.  He finally looks healthy again and it’s definitely showing.  His regular season led to being named second team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media.

Jok isn’t going to be a problem if we’re talking about scoring the ball.  Where he might be suspect is in the attention department.  I’ve noticed that Jok has had some pretty silly turnovers over the that last couple of weeks, which wasn’t like him early on in the season.

He has scored in double figures in 15 of Iowa’s last 16 games with the only single digit game coming at home against Indiana.  Fran Dunphy has to figure out a way to slow Jok down while also trying to slow Jarrod Uthoff down.  With Iowa having two guys that can go get you 20-25+ points on any given night, it gives them an advantage that not a lot of teams have.

Pete fouled out of the last game against Illinois on a silly technical foul, but hopefully that can be a lesson to him and he’ll take it into the tourney as a positive rather than a negative.

Jok is going to be a driving force for Iowa if they’ll be making a run late into March.

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