Podcast: Iowa Men’s hoops Assistant Coach Tristan Spurlock joins Just Jonesin’
By Dallas Jones
IOWA CITY, IOWA – The Just Jonesin’ Podcast returns as Dallas is joined by Iowa Men’s hoops assistant coach Tristan Spurlock. Spurlock is in his third season as the director of player development/assistant coach with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program.
In his two seasons on staff, Spurlock has helped the Hawkeyes to 38 victories and two postseason appearances (1 NCAA, 1 NIT). He has coached one All-American, a Big Ten Freshman and Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year and 10 All-Big Ten honorees.
In his first season on staff, Spurlock helped the Hawkeyes qualify for the NCAA Tournament with 19 wins and place fifth in the Big Ten. He helped five players achieve postseason recognition, including third-team consensus All-American Kris Murray. Other Hawkeyes earning honors include Filip Rebraca (third-team all-conference); Payton Sandfort (Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year); Tony Perkins and Connor McCaffery (honorable mention all-conference).
In today’s episode, Coach Spurlock talks about how his time on the staff has been, what to expect from some of the returning Hawkeyes and he gives his take on where the game of basketball is going. Enjoy!