 Affolter with Iowa in 2024 | |
| No. 3–Iowa Hawkeyes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 13, 2003 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Marist (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Iowa (2021–present) |
Sydney Affolter is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
Affolter is one of two children born to Shellie and Ed Affolter. [1] Her father played college basketball for the University of Illinois Chicago, and her brother, Trey, played for St. Ambrose. [1] She went undefeated in five seasons of grammar school basketball at St. Christina School in Chicago. [2] She played high school basketball for Marist High School in Chicago, winning two regional titles, and was named all-state three times. [1] She committed to Iowa as a junior in January 2020. [3] She went undefeated in 48 games with Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team All Iowa Attack in the summer of 2020. [1] [4]
Affolter began playing for Iowa in 2021–22. She played off the bench as Iowa reached the title game in the 2023 NCAA tournament. [5] She joined the team's starting lineup in the 2024 postseason after an injury to guard Molly Davis. [6] She recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds in Iowa's victory in the 2024 Big Ten title game and was recognized with all-tournament honors. [7] [8] In the 2024 NCAA Regional Final, she had 16 points and five rebounds, helping to lead the Hawkeyes to the Final Four and earning a spot on the All-Regional Team. [9] [10]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Iowa | 19 | 0 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 16.7 | 91.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 2022–23 | Iowa | 37 | 0 | 10.3 | 47.9 | 20.8 | 86.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2023–24 | Iowa | 39 | 12 | 24.8 | 55.2 | 41.4 | 83.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| Career | 95 | 12 | 15.1 | 49.5 | 33.0 | 84.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.9 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [11] | |||||||||||||
The Carver–Hawkeye Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Iowa City, Iowa. Opened in 1983, it is the home court for The University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's wrestling, and gymnastics teams. It was named for the late industrialist Roy J. Carver of Muscatine, Iowa, a prominent statewide booster, who donated $9.2 million to The University of Iowa before his death in 1981. Prior to the arena's opening, Iowa's athletic teams played at the Iowa Field House.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 20 sports, 7 for men and 13 for women; The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Currently, the school's athletic director is Beth Goetz.
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is part of the University of Iowa athletics department.
The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays its regular season games at 15,400-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with men's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.
The 1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish tied for third place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region. After defeating Florida State in the first round and UNLV in the second round, they lost to #1 seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.
The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–12 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #11 seed in the Midwest Region, losing in the first round to the NC State Wolfpack.
The 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies. As of 2023, this is the last time that Iowa has made a Sweet 16.
The 2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–12 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East Region. After defeating Creighton, the Hawkeyes fell to the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round.
The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14–0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.
The 1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 11th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22-10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #8 seed in the West Region, losing 75-69 in the Round of 32 to the eventual National Runner-Up Kentucky Wildcats.
The 1982–83 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his ninth and final season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House and Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
The 1980–81 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 7th season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 21–7 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #3 seed in the Midwest Regional, but fell 60–56 to #6 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32 – a game played on the Shockers' home floor.
The 1995–96 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 10th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–8 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #6 seed in the West Region.
The 1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They ended the season 23–9 overall and 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish tied for third place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #4 seed in the Southeast Region. After defeating Northeast Louisiana 82-69 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to Wake Forest 84-78 in the Round of 32.
Jordan Lee Bohannon is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Bohannon is currently the all-time leader in career games played in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 179.
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The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-second season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Jan Jensen is an American college basketball coach and former basketball player. Jensen currently serves as the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes women's team. She spent her playing career at Drake, where she led NCAA Division I women's in scoring in 1990–91.
The 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference. The game was played on April 7, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. South Carolina defeated Iowa 87–75 to capture the third national championship in program history. Iowa finished as runner-up for the second season in a row.
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