Iowa basketball enters its second consecutive season with a major question mark in the frontcourt. After bringing in North Dakota transfer Filip Rebraca and freshman recruit Riley Mulvey to fill the gap left by the loss of Luka Garza and fellow big man Jack Nunge, Iowa once again finds itself searching for help in the post after the departure of forward Keegan Murray to the NBA and center Josh Ogundele to the transfer portal.
These defections leave Iowa perilously thin in the frontcourt with only Mulvey, Rebraca, and (more likely than not) Kris Murray on hand to occupy the center and power forward spots, and head coach Fran McCaffery acknowledged the need for Iowa to step into the transfer portal to address the situation.