Photos: Iowa at Virginia Tech
Iowa lost to Virginia Tech 95-79 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 27, 2012 at Blacksburg, Va.
Iowa lost to Virginia Tech 95-79 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 27, 2012 at Blacksburg, Va.
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The storyline of Tuesday’s game was as simple as diagramming a pick-and-roll on the chalkboard: How would Iowa’s improved defense fare against one of the nation’s highest-scoring basketball teams in Virginia Tech? The answer was downright offensive for the Hawkeyes. “We looked like last year’s team, which I know we’re not,” Iowa’s [...]
BLACKSBURG, Va. – When Fran McCaffery became Iowa’s basketball coach in March 2010, he arrived with an offense-first reputation. But after two trips through the Big Ten, McCaffery knows that defense is an equally necessary evil. McCaffery entered his third season preaching the importance of playing defense. His 2011-12 Hawkeyes finished 18-17, even though they were [...]