Video: Fran McCaffery updates well being of staff forward of Massive Ten opener
Fran McCaffery discusses a wide range of matters forward of Iowa’s Massive Ten opener towards Northwestern.
IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball ahead Seydou Traore will not be obtainable for the Hawkeyes‘ Massive Ten opener towards Northwestern on Tuesday.
Traore went down within the first half of Iowa’s recreation towards USC Upstate final week. He was helped off the courtroom and didn’t return to motion. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery mentioned after the sport that Traore suffered a “dangerous” ankle sprain.
Traore, a switch from Manhattan, has been a key contributor off the bench for the Hawkeyes and helped ignite some encouraging defensive performances. His athleticism helped give Iowa one other dimension.
McCaffery mentioned Monday that Traore was anticipated to be a “game-time resolution.” However Traore won’t play towards the Wildcats, in keeping with the Massive Ten-mandated availability report launched Tuesday afternoon.
Freshman Cooper Koch, who missed Iowa’s matchup with USC Upstate, can be out once more towards Northwestern. McCaffery did not specify the character of Koch’s state of affairs on Monday.
Not having Koch obtainable is a success to Iowa’s bench. He has appeared in six video games this season for the Hawkeyes, averaging 4 factors and a couple of.2 rebounds per contest whereas taking pictures 44.4% from deep.
Northwestern will enter the matchup at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment with a 6-2 general document — its two losses got here to Dayton and Butler. The Wildcats not have star guard Boo Buie, however a pair of returners, Brooks Barnhizer and Nick Martinelli, are every averaging a minimum of 20 factors per recreation this season. Northwestern doesn’t have any gamers listed on Tuesday’s harm report.
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