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Published Feb 10, 2021
Scouting Iowa Hoops Part II: Hawkeyes roster, rankings, stat comparison
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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
NAMEHT/WTYEARNOTES

6-1/175

Sr.

Only played in 10 games last season due to injury, but has bounced back recently scoring 24pts vs. Northwestern.

6-5/2005

Jr.

Plays multiple positions and led the NCAA last year in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.6; 124 assists, 27 turnovers).

6-6/212

Jr.

Coming off arguably his top game of the season, Wieskamp had 18pts and 8rebs vs. Indiana recently.

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.

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
STATRUTGERSIowa

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.

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