Iowa Basketball: Projected starting lineup and depth chart for 2023-24

Shooting Guard

Starter – Tony Perkins (30 mpg)

Tony Perkins is a returning name who should be one of their leaders in the backcourt given his prowess for filling up the stat sheet on both ends of the floor. He’s a 6-foot-4 guard who should set quite the tone in the Hawkeyes backcourt with his defensive prowess. He put up 12.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.8 apg and 1.4 spg across 32 appearances, all starts, in 2022-23 as he continues to develop in their system.

He’s got All-Conference potential heading into a new season after finishing sixth in steals (46) in the Big Ten this past season. He should take some of the pressure off Dix with his ability to create off the bounce and get to the free-throw line. He finished 14th in the conference in free throws made this past year.

Bench – Dasonte Bowen (10 mpg)

Dasonte Bowen is another returning reserve who should continue to grow in the Hawkeyes’ backcourt at the backup shooting guard role. He heads into Year 2 after producing 3.1 ppg and 1.0 apg on 36.4 percent shooting from deep across 26 appearances in 2022-23. He’s another self-creator at the off-guard spot who should turn some heads with his development as a sophomore. He’ll compete for minutes while learning from Perkins at the starting role.