Iowa basketball: MVP, surprises, and disappointments through nine games

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EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 03: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes drives to the basket while defended by AAron Henry #11 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at Breslin Center on December 3, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Biggest disappointment: Jordan Bohannon

This is by no means saying Bohannon has stunk it up this year, but there were high expectation the junior point guard heading into his third season in the Iowa basketball program. In fact, heading into the season, McCaffery said Bohannon has the unofficial title of team leader.

Through nine games, however, Bohannon has struggled to get hit shot going and to get other’s shots going as well.

He is fourth on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) and second in assists (2.8). Both of these numbers are career lows for the Linn-Mar product. It’s also not just that his overall numbers are down, it’s how he is getting to those numbers. Currently, he is shooting an atrocious 32% from the field while shooting just 29% from behind the arc on his average of 5.3 three-point attempts a game.

Even his free throw shooting is down, where he is shooting 83% from the line, seven points lower than last season.

Statistically speaking, that’s bad, but watching the game, you can see it play out on the court. The shot selection has been dismal and when he is running the point, the offensive efficiency dips significantly.

This point is shown in better light when Fran puts his son Connor into the game and moves Bohannon to the point. Whereas Connor gets the offense moving like a well-oiled machine, Bohannon has more often than not stalled out the team.

It looks to me like Jordan Bohannon is just struggling with his shot and confidence right now, but in order for the Iowa basketball team to make a run, they will need him to start hitting those shots and pick up his general play.