A week after landing a verbal commitment from Illinois State transfer guard Ty'Reek Coleman, the Hawkeyes officially signed him on Thursday.
Coleman, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound guard, comes to Iowa City with three years of eligibility remaining. He put together a strong freshman campaign with the Redbirds, averaging 10.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game on 50.4% shooting from the field. He also shot 41.6% from behind the arc, which is big news for a team losing it's top three-point marksman in Bennett Stirtz.
The addition of Coleman has the entire program excited for the future, especially head coach Ben McCollum, who said the following in a press release about his newest lead guard.
In that same press release, Coleman spoke about Iowa's program and what ultimately led to his decision to join the Hawkeyes.
McCollum is setting his team up to build on the success from last season's run to the Elite Eight. Coleman will be a huge part of that potential success next season and in the ones that follow.
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