Iowa basketball announces annual team awards

Iowa basketball honored its players with its annual team awards on Tuesday night.

The awards were headlined by sophomore Jordan Bohannon earning the team’s coveted Chris Street award.

Bohannon famously missed a free throw to preserve Street’s school record in a tribute to the former Hawkeye who passed away.

The award is given to a Hawkeye player who exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm and intensity of Street.

Bohannon also earned the team’s Top Playmaker Award, becoming the sixth Hawkeye to score 400 points and tally 150 assists in a season with three double-doubles and averaged 13.2 points per game, good for second on the team.

TOP PLAYMAKER
Jordan Bohannon earned this award for the second consecutive season, becoming the sixth Hawkeye in program history to total more than 400 points and 150 assists in a season. pic.twitter.com/JblwLH87oL

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018

“I put the Iowa jersey on with pride.” – 2018 Chris Street Award honoree @JordanBo_3 #Hawkeyes #CMS40 pic.twitter.com/VWzbmnuWtE

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018

Bohannon then posted an Instagram of the picture of himself and Street’s parents, who he is close with.

Honored to be able to accept The Chris Street Award tonight! Forever grateful for God to allow the Street family in my lives and bless me with the opportunity to play for my dream school. Excited for what the future holds!! #GoHawks #Year2➡️Year3

A post shared by Jordan Bohannon (@jordanbo3) on Apr 10, 2018 at 7:10pm PDT

Sophomore Tyler Cook won the team’s best rebounder award for leading the team with 6.8 boards per game to go with leading in five other categories including scoring at 15.3 points per game. He also won the Kenny Arnold Hawkeye Award for his leadership and inspiration, among other characteristics.

BEST REBOUNDER
Tyler Cook led the team in five statistical categories: scoring, rebounding, double-doubles, and FT made & attempted. Cook became the second Hawkeye to total more than 500 points and 200 rebounds as a sophomore. pic.twitter.com/vPM8Q6yp6P

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018

Tyler Cook was the recipient of the Kenny Arnold Hawkeye Spirit Award, which is presented to the Hawkeye who exemplifies Arnold’s spirit of leadership, character, courage, determination and poise. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/A5tqdxBx4E

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018

Freshman Luke Garza won the team’s Newcomer of the Year title, scoring over 400 points this season and averaging 12.1 points per game while leading in blocked shots and tying for second in rebounding.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Luka Garza became just the fourth Hawkeye in program history to score 400 points in his freshman season. Garza ranked 3rd on the squad in scoring, first in blocks, and second in rebounding. pic.twitter.com/Soif0o8jtv

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018

Redshirt sophomore Isaiah Moss won the team’s Most Improved Award, ranking fourth on the team in scoring with 11.4 points per game, an increase of 4.6 points per game from the year before.

MOST IMPROVED
Isaiah Moss ranked fourth on the team in scoring, third in assists, and second in steals. The sophomore boosted his scoring average 4.6 from his freshman season. pic.twitter.com/ZSQ8MLuAy1

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018

And finally, Nicholas Baer won the team’s Academic Excellence Award for his performance in the classroom and Academic All-Big Ten status.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Nicholas Baer was a Dean’s List honoree in the fall and also was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. pic.twitter.com/JzKDF5jBSe

— Iowa Basketball (@IowaHoops) April 11, 2018