Two players coming off redshirt years are expected to play a larger role for the Iowa basketball team. With the loss of Tyler Cook to the pros, Isaiah Moss to Kansas and a possible redshirt year for Jordan Bohannon the Hawkeyes have holes to fill. Forward Cordell Pemsl enters his junior season after playing in only two games before undergoing season-ending knee surgery.

The other option might be C.J. Fredrick, He arrived on campus weighing 170 pounds. the 2018 Kentucky Player of the Year added 25 pounds to his frame.