A tough stretch of the schedule begins for the Iowa basketball team tonight (Wednesday night) with a visit to Seton Hall. Like the Hawkeyes, the Pirates are also 2-0.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. The Gavitt Tipoff Games are a series of games matching teams from the Big Ten against teams from the Big East.

McCaffery says Seton Hall’s half court defense will challenge the Hawkeyes.

It begins a stretch that will see the Hawkeyes play Seton Hall, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Duke, Iowa State and Wisconsin over the next few weeks.