If you were to listen to Hawkeyes twitter, you would think that Fran McCaffery is the worst defensive coach of all time and the Iowa basketball team is literally falling into a fiery hot pit of flames as we speak, but that is quite the overreaction. The Iowa basketball team’s defense was absolutely atrocious last season, ranking 317th in the nation in points allowed per game and ranking 242nd according to KenPom in adjusted defensive efficiency margin.
This season, despite the recent struggles by the Iowa basketball team, the Hawks have improved. They are allowing 73.2 points per game (which is 227th in the nation), which is 5.