It’s an exhibition game. Minnesota Duluth is coached by former Iowa player Justin Wieck.
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What: Minnesota Duluth at Iowa, men’s basketball exhibition game
When/where: 7 p.m., Friday, Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Livestream: B1G+ (subscription) (AJ Reisetter, Jess Settles)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, KRUI-FM
Iowa’s next game: The regular-season opener is Nov. 4 at home against Texas A&M-Commerce at 7 p.m.
What to know: A Big Ten team’s exhibition game in October against a Division II foe on a high school football Friday night is what you might call a tough sell. As of Thursday afternoon, tickets were going for as low as $1 on StubHub.
Minnesota Duluth’s head coach is Justin Wieck, who played at Kirkwood Community College and Iowa, and then was a graduate assistant coach and a video coordinator for the Hawkeyes. He’s a North Liberty native who attended Iowa City West.
Wieck’s six-year record at UMD is 122-49, including 25-6, 26-10 and 26-7 records the last three seasons. His team reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2023.
The Bulldogs were picked third this season in the 15-team Northern Sun Conference’s preseason coaches poll.
It will be the first game in a Hawkeye uniform for transfers Drew Thelwell and Seydou Traore, and freshman Connor Koch and Chris Tadjo.
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