Oh hey, look at that, basketball season is here. No, really, it’s here like, today.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to kick off their 2024-2025 basketball season as they play host to the the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions tonight in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game marks the beginning of the Kenny Arnold Classic, with the Hawkeyes looking to start their season strong.
The tournament honors former Hawkeye great Kenny Arnold, who passed away in 2019 at the age of 59 after battling seizures and a cancerous brain tumor. Arnold was a key contributor on Iowa’s last Final Four team in 1980, particularly with injury to star Ronnie Lester.