Iowa is swinging for the fences by meeting with the top scoring freshman from last season

As the transfer portal craziness ramps up, so have Iowa men's basketball's efforts to recruit some of the top talent.

After losing forward Alvaro Folgueiras to the transfer portal early on Friday, April 10, Iowa's roster sits at 11 players, with Tavion Banks' status still up in the air.

While Folgueiras' loss stings, the program has an abundance of forwards vying for playing time next season. Losing Bennett Stirtz, on the other hand, is much more complicated, and Iowa is attempting to fill that void with a player from the portal.

Ben McCollum and Co. have shown interest in multiple guards, and with a clear transfer portal strategy in mind, they met with a prolific scorer and one of the top freshmen on the market.

Iowa recently met with Washington State transfer Ace Glass

It is a tall task to replace a player of Stirtz's caliber, but from a pure scoring perspective, the Hawkeyes have a potential fix.

According to 247Sports Iowa men's basketball reporter Sean Bock, the program recently met with transfer guard Ace Glass on Zoom.

Glass is a prolific scorer, leading the Washington State Cougars in points per game last season as a freshman with 16.4. His 16.4 points per game also led the nation for scoring by a freshman.

Glass shot an impressive 45.5 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 88 percent from the free-throw line last season, all of which would've been ranked right behind Bennett Stirtz if he were a Hawkeye.

He has a similar offensive skill set to Stirtz, as he can score at all three levels and take over a game when called upon.

Glass would be a perfect fit for the Iowa offense, and if he commits to playing solid team defense, a staple of a Ben McCollum-coached team, he has the potential to be a steal for the Iowa program.