Luka Garza's decision to return to the University of Iowa for his senior year and withdraw from the NBA Draft sent news waves across the country.
He's baaaaacckkkk 🙌@LukaG_55 announces he's returning to @IowaHoops for his senior season pic.twitter.com/JtxpKOyRDr
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) August 2, 2020
The NPOY is BACK‼️
Luka Garza announced he will return for his senior year with @IowaHoops! #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/nPMDI4tFr4
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) August 2, 2020
HEAR FROM GARZA
Exclusive: Naismith finalist @LukaG_55 tells @JonRothstein he will return to Iowa for his senior season.@IowaHoops is about to be a problem 👀 pic.twitter.com/ldidXgBHMV
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 2, 2020
Luka Garza tells me why he decided to come back to Iowa: pic.twitter.com/yIj3n9ubQ2
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) August 2, 2020
"I love this place too much to leave it."@LukaG_55 joins @BTNRickPizzo to discuss his decision to return to @IowaHoops.
Full interview ➡️ https://t.co/iIzsMw0hvB pic.twitter.com/B2rfdpq2mf
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) August 2, 2020
REACTION
There is joy in Iowa City ! With Luka Garza back, it's time to believe in Iowa as a national title contender – via @ESPN App https://t.co/ys2xz68gLs
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) August 3, 2020
BREAKING:
Iowa's Luka Garza will withdraw from the 2020 NBA Draft and return to school next season, he announced.
The Big Ten goes through Iowa City.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 2, 2020
Iowa star Luka Garza has announced he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to the Hawkeyes.
Garza will enter the season as the Wooden Award favorite and Iowa could be a preseason top-five team.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) August 2, 2020
Watched zoom w/ @IowaHoops @LukaG_55 announcement that he's staying sr yr, not entering NBA draft. I'm a fan. Luka is grateful, loves coaches & teammates, sincere about dreams & plans to win big this college season. Can't wait to watch! Hope I get to cover them @marchmadness
— Debbie Antonelli (@debbieantonelli) August 3, 2020
What Luka Garza of @IowaHoops announced Sunday has only happened five times in the last 40 years of college basketball. So, yeah, him exiting the @NBA draft was a big deal. https://t.co/M5zIjZzvJA
— Michael DeCourcy (@tsnmike) August 3, 2020
Garza is coming back!
Final Four is 8 months from tomorrow!!!!! pic.twitter.com/RnHRQRdyDo
— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) August 2, 2020
Luka Garza, preseason @B1GMBBall/possibly @NaismithTrophy player of the year favorite, announces on @IowaHoops zoom he will return for senior season. Credits coach Fran McCaffery for everything he has done for him.Says he wants to finish career at Iowa, win BIG/national title.
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) August 2, 2020
Iowa announces Luka Garza returning to school. Big, big news for @IowaHoops fans, needless to say. Hawkeyes legit in national title race.
— Dana O'Neil😷 (@DanaONeilWriter) August 2, 2020
BREAKING: Iowa star Luka Garza tells @Stadium he will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to the Hawkeyes for his senior season.
Clear National Player of the Year frontrunner.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) August 2, 2020
Luka Garza, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Iowa. The 6-10 senior is now the clear favorite for National Player of the Year honors. Iowa should be a preseason top-10 team.
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) August 2, 2020
BY THE NUMBERS
Luka Garza is headed back to Iowa. He DOMINATED last season for the Hawkeyes.
Garza's 2019-2020 season:
• Consensus First-Team All-American
• Big Ten Player of The Year
• Avg 23.8 pts, 9.8 reb, 1.8 blk per game
• Set school single-season record with 740 pts pic.twitter.com/3lVjKmb33V— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) August 2, 2020