On March 9 Sophomore Jake Kelly denounced rumors that he might transfer. The rumors are back.
Hawkeyenation.com's Rob Howe reports that Kelly was evasive in responding to a question on Wednesday about whether he was considering transferring. It appears the possiblility of Kelly leaving is very real. Kelly's refusal to answer the question signals trouble.
Unfortunately for Todd Lickliter and his staff, the rumors don't end there. Speculation is swirling that Jeff Peterson, Jermain Davis and David Palmer could follow Kelly out the door.
Iowa looked to be headed in the right direction with so many underclassmen gaining experience this past season. Now the ship appears to be sinking for Hawkeye basketball. There will be intense scrutiny place on Lickliter if these players do leave, especially in regards to Kelly.
Obviously Kelly's departure would be a huge blow to the Iowa program. We now have a clue as to why Iowa has been aggressively recruiting multiple players in the juco ranks. Stay tuned.
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This is seriously some bad news for the Iowa program. Everything I've heard and read is that Jeff Peterson is going, too. It is way too late for Palmer to transfer, in my opinion, and the Hawkeyes would be lucky to only lose two players. Lickliter, from what I've heard, did not have the respect of his sophomores Kelly and Peterson this season and the threat of transfers is very, very real. So much for Lickliter's third season growing behind veteran players. I totally sympathize with Kelly wanting to be closer to home in Indiana but have no idea why Peterson would want to leave. Where else is he going to get the opportunity to start 30 games in a major basketball conference? Correct answer — nowhere.
ReplyDeleteHe has a great opportunity to be on TV, act as the starting PG, and get lots of exposure here but he must really not like the situation with Lickliter and teammates.
I am extremely anxious to see how this shakes out this afternoon. So much for the Ferentz Spring Ball story today…