The 2-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes (21-8) will take on 15-seeded Grand Canyon (17-6) tomorrow evening in their first round matchup. Iowa was selected as an at-large after finishing in third place of the Big Ten while Grand Canyon was the WAC’s regular season & tournament winner.
The Antelopes are led by Bryce Drew, the guy you see sinking a shot against Ole Miss this time every year. He’s had an interesting coaching resume, starting at his alma mater - Valparaiso - and picking up where his father, Homer Drew, left off. He amassed four regular season titles in the Horizon league and two NCAA tournament berths before leaving to Vanderbilt where he went 10-8 in his first conference season and 0-18 in his final conference season aka a full Prohm.