Kriener is a native of Spirit Lake, Iowa who stands about 6’9″ or 6’8″ depending on what recruiting site you are visiting. He held offers from Iowa, Indiana State, Northern Iowa, and Pepperdine, among others. He’s probably heading for a redshirt season because the four and five positions seem to be filled with Dom Uhl, Ahmad Wagner, and fellow class of 2016 recruit, Tyler Cook, in the mix.
He’s rated three stars by both 247 sports and Scout and committed to the Hawkeyes back on August 3rd of 2015.
He is a stretch four through and through, without a doubt. He’s got a really nice outside shot, but is capable of taking a defender down low and getting a good look at the rim. They utilize him fairly well in their pick-and-pop offense and he’s definitely a threat to score from outside the arc.
What I was most impressed by was his vision. He sees double teams fairly often and is a really good passer out of them. Another nice thing to see was; even though he is the best player on the court, he was still hustling and making plays, not just going through the motions.
He seems to be a pretty instinctive player who could possibly impact the team next year, but there are a few players in front of him, so don’t be surprised if McCaffery decides to give him a year to polish up his game before throwing him into game action.
I can see he and Bohannon running a really nice pick and roll or pick and pop offense which will have defenses all sorts of flustered considering both players are very good shooters.
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