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Iowa basketball: Top five players in Fran McCaffery era

By Andrew Wade

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Jarrod Uthoff #20 of the Iowa Hawkeyes drives to the net against the Syracuse Orange at Madison Square Garden on November 21, 2014 in New York City. Syracuse Orange defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 66-63 (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Jarrod Uthoff #20 of the Iowa Hawkeyes drives to the net against the Syracuse Orange at Madison Square Garden on November 21, 2014 in New York City. Syracuse Orange defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 66-63 (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 20: Aaron White #30 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Peyton Aldridge #23 of the Davidson Wildcats during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at KeyArena on March 20, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 20: Aaron White #30 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Peyton Aldridge #23 of the Davidson Wildcats during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at KeyArena on March 20, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

#2 – Aaron White

This is where I am expecting the most controversy with Aaron White at #2 and #1, but let me tell you, it wasn’t an easy decision. However, I don’t believe in ties so someone had to win, and in this situation, Aaron White fell to second, but that by no means undermines just how incredible his career was with the Iowa basketball program.

The guy was an absolute stud.

He has four of the top-16 scoring seasons in the Fran McCaffery era, and he averaged double-digit scoring in every single season in Iowa City. More impressive is the fact that he started 119 games, averaged 28.1 minutes per game in his career, and shot 51% from the field.

As a junior and a senior, he helped lead the Iowa basketball team to two NCAA Tournament appearances (leading the Hawks to two victories), and as a sophomore, he helped lead the Hawkeyes to the NIT Championship game.

The collective achievements of his career in Iowa City are pretty impressive too. White ranks first in games played, first in free throws made, second in career scoring, and third in career rebounding. Furthermore, he was named to the All-Big Ten team in every single season (Fr – Honorable Mention, So – Third Team, Jr – Third Team, Sr – First Team), and he received the prestigious Chris Street Award (given to the player who represents what Chris Street stood for).

After being drafted in the second round by the Washington Wizards, White has spent his entire career playing basketball overseas.

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