2/10/2021 basketball Edit

Scouting Iowa Hoops Part II: Hawkeyes roster, rankings, stat comparison

Richie O'Leary • TheKnightReport

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Rutgers Basketball is looking to win their fifth Big Ten Conference game in a row this week as they are set to take on one of the conference's best as they are set to face the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes for the second time this season.

Below is a look at the Hawkeyes projected starting lineup and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics.

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RANKINGS COMPARISON - RUTGERS | IOWA

ESPN BPI: No. 37 | No. 3

KENPOM: No. 24 | No. 5

SAGARIN: No. 26 | No. 6

NET RANKINGS: No. 25 | No. 9

PROJECTED IOWA STARTING LINEUP

NAME	HT/WT	YEAR	NOTES
Jordan Bohannon	6-1/175	Sr.	Only played in 10 games last season due to injury, but has bounced back recently scoring 24pts vs. Northwestern.
Connor McCaffery	6-5/2005	Jr.	Plays multiple positions and led the NCAA last year in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.6; 124 assists, 27 turnovers).
Joe Wieskamp	6-6/212	Jr.	Coming off arguably his top game of the season, Wieskamp had 18pts and 8rebs vs. Indiana recently.
Keegan Murray	6-8/215	Fr.	The former No. 43 overall recruit in the class of 2020 has been solid this year, shooting 53.4% from the field.
Luka Garza	6-11/265	Sr.	Arguably the top big man in the country comes into this game averaging a near double-double (25.5ppg / 8.4rpg).

Rutgers - Iowa Stat Comparison

STAT	RUTGERS	Iowa
Points/game	72.6 (153rd)	87.8 (3rd)
Field Goal %	46.5% (63rd)	47.7% (8th)
3PT %	34.2% (155th)	38.5% (22nd)
Rebound Margin	+0.6 (169th)	+2.6 (115th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.31 (35th)	2.04 (1st)
Steals/game	8.4 (33rd)	5.8 (238th)
Blocks/game	5.1 (15th)	4.4 (46th)
Opp. points/game	68.3 (126th)	74.7 (277th)
Opp. FG%	42.1% (124th)	42.0% (116th)
Opp. 3PT%	31.9% (110th)	35.6% (266th)

IOWA RECORD THIS SEASON: 13-6 (8-5) / Notable wins against No. 16 North Carolina, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 19 Northwestern.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 11th matchup between the two schools, with Iowa leading the series 8-2.The Hawkeyes won the most recent game, defeating the Scarlet Knights 77-75 back in early January.