Is it more accurate to call Ryan Kriener Iowa’s most improved player over the last four years, or Iowa’s secret weapon? I honestly can’t decide.
The answer is probably both. Or at least somewhere in the middle.
Kriener was never going to be Iowa’s biggest star. But if his effort was your only indication, it might have fooled you. I was never the biggest fan of Kriener, particularly in his first two seasons. It wasn’t personal, I just didn’t think he brought much to the floor besides being an additional body. His stats were fine: 3.1 points, 2 rebounds in 8 minutes a game as a freshman, 3.