It will be a different looking Iowa men’s basketball team next season. That much was assured by longtime sharpshooter Jordan Bohannon’s eligibility coming to a close. Bohannon, who recently won the college 3-point contest, leaves Iowa City as both the Hawkeyes and the Big Ten’s most accomplished 3-point shooter.
Bohannon knocked down 455 3-pointers over the course of his Hawkeye career. Sophomore forward Keegan Murray also announced his decision to enter the 2022 NBA draft. Murray is thought of as a potential NBA lottery pick. USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt projected Murray to be selected by the Portland Trailblazers with the No. 6 pick in the upcoming draft. It goes without saying then that Iowa is losing a lot of production with those two players out of the picture.
That fact was exacerbated by the losses of three players to the transfer portal: guard Austin Ash, guard Joe Toussaint and forward Josh Ogundele. After revealing his decision to enter the transfer portal on March 29, Toussaint announced his landing spot on Monday.
Toussaint is headed to West Virginia to play for longtime head men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins in the Big 12. The 6-foot, 190 pound guard would have two years of eligibility remaining if he chooses to make use of the extra year granted for players whose careers were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bronx, N.Y., product averaged a team-best 3.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game last season. Toussaint finished last year with 114 assists and 51 steals while averaging 4.3 points per game in 17.4 minutes of average floor time. Now, he heads to a program in Morgantown, W.Va., that has a penchant for creating havoc and forcing opponents into turnovers.
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