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Iowa’s Jok and UNI’S Morgan forcing defenses to adjust

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December 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Two Iowa natives putting together banner senior seasons will be featured Saturday in Des Moines when Iowa plays Northern Iowa in the Hy-Vee Classic. Hawkeye senior guard Peter Jok is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week. The Des Moines native is averaging nearly 24 points per game and more than six rebounds. Panther senior guard Jeremy Morgan was named the Missouri Valley Player of the Week after pouring in a career-high 38 points in a win over North Dakota. The Iowa City native is averaging more than 18 points and seven rebounds.

The Hawkeyes have battled inconsistency in a 5-5 start and Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery is confident that will change as they gain more experience. McCaffery says inexperienced teams have difficulty putting together complete games and that is why last weeks win over Iowa State was such a positive step.

UNI coach Ben Jacobson says Jok is difficult to cover. Jacobson says they key is to limit the number of open looks Jok gets at the basket. Hesays it will be a difficult assignment. The Panthers are 5-4.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports)