The object of the Iowa coach’s affection was the record-setting shooting display of his 6’6” senior Peter Jok en route to a 96-90 OT victory over Indiana that had a happy crowd leaving Carver-Hawkeye Arena on a February Tuesday night.
By draining 22 free throws (in 23 attempts), Jok and his sound fundamentals eclipsed a school record that had stood for 55 years and four days, since February 17, 1962. (Appropriately enough, the old standard had likewise been established against IU – after all, the lead role in Hoosiers was played by a “Hack”-man.)
It’s highly unlikely that the prior record-holder had received such a glowing tribute from his young coach, despite missing but four of his 25 foul shots.