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Can Iowa Basketball Find a Solution at Center for Next Season?

National Player of the Year Luka Garza is as close to an irreplaceable player as Iowa basketball has ever seen. Unfortunately, Fran McCaffery and his coaching staff are now focused on the unenviable task of trying to find his replacement. Luka’s former teammate Jack Nunge, a skilled and experienced big man who most fans expected to take Garza’s starting spot next year, has moved on to another opportunity at Xavier leaving a 6’11” hole in Iowa’s frontcourt. While the Hawkeyes were able to run their high-powered offense through their All-American center over the past few seasons, the team is suddenly in desperate need of a skilled big man capable of holding his own against the behemoths of the Big Ten on a nightly basis.