I grew up with maps and an atlas. When I saw the Iowa women’s hoops team traveled to the Amalfi Coast, Naples, Dubrovnik, and Split, I went to The Google to see where exactly that was. I knew Naples was in Italy, but that was the extent of my knowledge. I learned that our favorite squad was ballin’ in Croatia in addition to Italy. A shout out to the Adriatic Sea that separates the two.
The Hawkeyes played the Team Slammers, KK Tresnjevka 2009, and the Croatian All-Stars. It’s safe to say that this Iowa team is not only loved by Hawkeye fans aplenty, it is now loved by fans in Italy and Croatia.