The 2021 NBA Draft has come and gone. For quite some time, that sentence may have come as a surprise for Iowa basketball fans. Since Dr. Tom Davis departed Iowa City in 1999, the Hawkeyes had only one player drafted in the 11 years that followed under the two subsequent head coaches. It took a few years for current head coach Fran McCaffery to build from the ashes left behind by Todd Lickliter and the drought on draft picks continued until Devyn Marble was selected in 2014.
With just one selection in nearly 15 years, it’s easy to see why the draft had become a day to forget for Iowa basketball fans.