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Iowa basketball: Jordan Bohannon has the keys to the ship this year

By Andrew Wade

COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 10: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes attempts to get past the defense of C.J. Jackson #3 of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Keita Bates-Diop #33 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the game at Value City Arena on February 10, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Iowa 82-64. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 10: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes attempts to get past the defense of C.J. Jackson #3 of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Keita Bates-Diop #33 of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the game at Value City Arena on February 10, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Iowa 82-64. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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Iowa basketball player Jordan Bohannon is entering his third year as the starting point guard. This year McCaffery has given him the keys to the ship.

Jordan Bohannon will possibly go down as one of the best point guards in the history of the Iowa basketball program. The junior from Marion, Iowa has already accomplished so much in his two year’s as a starter under Fran McCaffery. With high expectations for the 2018-2019 season after last year’s disappointing 14-win season, McCaffery has given Bohannon the green light.

In just his sophomore season, Bohannon led the Iowa basketball team in minutes played, 3-pointers, 3-pointer percentage, free throw percentage, assists and steals. He is also starting to rack up the accolades as the distributor for the Iowa basketball program. As a freshman, he earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team and last year he earned Honorable mention All-Big Ten.

While there is definitely much room for improvement in Bohannon’s game, specifically on the defensive side of the ball, McCaffery has seen enough of his point guard to feel comfortable trusting him in any situation. He addressed the situation on Monday’s media day.

"I’ve given Jordan the green light to be the guy. He can call plays. He can gather his teammates, whether it be in the locker room or at any given point in time in practice. I think he’s earned the respect of everybody. So that if he does that, they will listen to him, and he has to understand that they will listen to him; that he has my support and the support of our staff."

As I mentioned earlier though, he does need to work on the defensive side of the ball considering the Hawks are making this a point of emphasis after being one of the worst defensive teams in the country last year. Fran is expecting to see an improvement in his team if they are able to stop opposing team’s offense better than last season. When asked about Bohannon’s defense, McCaffery had this to say:

"I think Bohannon and Moss have been getter. Those two guys are scorers, that’s what they are. They also give it up easy, but they are more offensive-oriented."

With Jordan Bohannon being the marked leader of the Iowa basketball team, he will need to not only continue his growth offensively, but work towards being a better defending point guard, especially in a tough Big Ten conference.

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