Expectations for Iowa basketball are sky high in the 2020-21 season, and with good reason. While Luka Garza, Jordan Bohannon, Joe Wieskamp, and the rest of Iowa’s star upperclassmen are more than deserving of the preseason attention they’re receiving, Iowa’s ability to reach its ceiling this year may depend heavily on the play of an underclassman point guard who could very well be the X-factor on a veteran-laden team. Sophomore Joe Toussaint started twenty games in place of the injured Bohannon in 2019-20 and showed flashes of brilliance peppered in with the bouts of inconsistency one might expect from a true freshman point guard playing in America’s toughest conference.
On a Team Full of Stars, Joe Toussaint Could Be Iowa’s X-Factor
