Valpo transfer Ben Krikke commits to Hawkeyes

Krikke is a natural replacement for Rebraca and should slide right into Iowa’s rotation and play significant minutes in the post.

A lefty, Krikke is comfortable finishing anywhere inside the painted area with great touch. Really, he looks like your throwback big. Krikke wins the battle for post positioning and then lets that soft touch off the left hand take over inside the painted area. He can step out beyond the block and hit pull-up jumpers from 18 feet pretty comfortably and work the turnaround game, too.

For an Iowa team that will be looking for an immediate post scorer to replace Rebraca, Krikke brings that established scoring pedigree to the Hawkeyes. He topped 20 points in essentially half of Valpo’s games last season and finished in double-figure scoring in 30 of the Beacon’s 32 games. Krikke led the MVC in scoring and was a first-team All-MVC selection.

With Krikke on board, Iowa now has two scholarships remaining to fill in order to reach the 13 scholarship allotment. A big that can stretch the floor and shoot would be a natural complement to what Krikke would add for the Hawks.