AH-TV: McCaffery Iowa players, talk Big Ten Tournament, academics and more
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Fran McCaffery and the five starters for the Iowa men’s basketball team met with the media on Tuesday in preparation for the Big Ten Tournament.
Iowa is the No. 5 seed and will play the winner of Wednesday’s game between Illinois and Minnesota at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
McCaffery and the players talked about both opponents and about entering postseason on a high note after defeating Michigan in the regular-season finale last Saturday.
McCaffery also praised seniors Jarrod Uthoff and Mike Gesell for their work in the classroom. Both players earned Academic-All America accolades this week, with Uthoff being named Academic All-America of the Year.
Gesell had a 4.1 grade-point average during the fall semester, while Uthoff had a 4.0 GPA.
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