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Iowa Basketball: 2018-19 season preview for the Hawkeyes

By Adam Childs

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Tyler Cook #5 of the Iowa Hawkeyes works against Greg Eboigbodin #11 of the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second half during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: Tyler Cook #5 of the Iowa Hawkeyes works against Greg Eboigbodin #11 of the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second half during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes high fives head coach Fran McCaffery following their 96-87 win against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes high fives head coach Fran McCaffery following their 96-87 win against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Key Reserves

Jack Nunge

Nunge could very easily be in the starting five for the Hawkeyes this year. He played well last year as a freshman averaging 5.7 ppg and even started in 14 games. He has great size at 6’11” and will step out and shoot the occasional three if the other teams leave him alone. If he can step up his game, even more, he should get big minutes off the bench or as a starter this year. He could make a good inside combo with Garza if they are both on the court at the same time. The Hawkeyes should be very excited about Nunge’s potential.

Cordell Pemsl

Pemsl has been a great guy off the bench for Iowa. He averaged 5.7 ppg last year and was fourth on the team in rebounding. He is exclusively an inside guy as he didn’t attempt a three-pointer last year. He uses his body well and can be a force down low. He scored in double digits 22 times in his career so he can have a big day if he gets going.

Maishe Dailey

Dailey played in all 33 games last year averaging just under five points per game. He played a lot of minutes off the bench last year and will be expected to do that again this year. He has the ability to shoot from all over the court and around 40% from the field last year. At 6’7″ he can stretch defenses and can handle the ball well to get to the rim and kick out to open shooters.

Ryan Kreiner

Kreiner was not much of a scorer last year as he only took 88 shots on the year. The Hawkeyes may look for him more as he looked good on their trip to Europe in August. He averaged just over 10 minutes a game last year but with improved play will definitely see that number go up. He could be the surprise guy for the Hawkeyes this year and has shown flashes of breaking out.

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