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All-America center Garza passes on NBA to return to Iowa | |
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Big Ten player of the year Luka Garza announced Sunday he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return to Iowa for his senior season. "My heart is in Iowa City," Garza said. "I love this place too much to leave it. I love my teammates, coaches, community, fans and university. It would have been way too hard to close the book without the last chapter." The 6-foot-11, 260-pound center from Washington, D.C., scored 20 or more points in the last 16 games of his junior season, the longest streak by an Iowa player since 1971. He led the Hawkeyes to 20 wins and a likely NCAA Tournament bid if it had not been for the coronavirus pandemic, which caused the tournament to be canceled. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | L. Garza | 23.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | L. Garza | 9.8 | |||
| Assists: | C. McCaffery | 4.0 | |||
| FG%: | L. Garza | 54.2% | |||
| FT%: | J. Wieskamp | 85.6% | |||
| 3P%: | C. Fredrick | 46.1% | |||
| Steals: | J. Toussaint | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | L. Garza | 1.8 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Big Ten Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| 12 Maryland | 14-6 | 24-7 |
| 9 Michigan State | 14-6 | 22-9 |
| 17 Wisconsin | 14-6 | 21-10 |
| 21 Illinois | 13-7 | 21-10 |
| Penn State | 11-9 | 21-10 |
| 19 Ohio State | 11-9 | 21-10 |
| 25 Iowa | 11-9 | 20-11 |
| Rutgers | 11-9 | 20-11 |
| Michigan | 10-10 | 19-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 20-12 |
| Purdue | 9-11 | 16-15 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 15-16 |
| Northwestern | 3-17 | 8-23 |
| Nebraska | 2-18 | 7-25 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 77.7 (30) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.5 (59) | ||||
| Assists: | 17.4 (5) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.1% (105) | ||||
| FT%: | 75.0% (51) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.7% (103) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.3 (261) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.0 (134) | ||||
| Assists: | 15.4 (330) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.0% (187) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.6% (279) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.1% (120) | ||||
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