WBB Preview – RV/RV Tennessee at Barclays Center

The Hawkeyes travel to Brooklyn, New York, to face RV/RV Tennessee in the Women’s Champions Classic on Saturday at 6 p.m. (CT) inside the Barclays Center. The game is set to broadcast nationally on FOX and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games are broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Rob Brooks (play-by-play) and Tiff Reedy (color) on the call. The network includes more than 40 stations that blanket the state of Iowa and include portions of Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes a 30-minute pregame show.
Television: Saturday’s game will broadcast nationally on FOX. Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Sarah Kustok (color) will be on the call.

PROGRAM QUICK HITS
» Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-to-back National Championships.
» Iowa tied Purdue (1998-99) and Maryland (2014-15) for most wins in B1G history in 2023-24. (34)
» Iowa has been ranked in the national attendance top 10 each of the past five seasons with fans (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019).
» The Hawkeyes won 15+ games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in four out of the last six seasons, which is the best six-year stretch in program history.
» Iowa won four of the last six Big Ten Tournament titles (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
» Over the last two seasons, Iowa has won 65 games which is the best two-year stretch in program history.
» Iowa has earned eight straight 20-win seasons, which is the second longest streak in program history. (1984-94)
» Since 2020, the Hawkeyes are 117-30.
» In Big Ten play, Iowa is 55-18 over the last four years.
» The Hawkeyes return eight letter winners and welcome six newcomers to the 2024-25 roster.
» Iowa has the longest active streak in the nation scoring at least 80 points per game in four consecutive seasons.
» Five Hawkeyes drafted have been into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Kate Martin, and Caitlin Clark.
» Jan Jensen became Iowa’s fifth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE
» Kim Caldwell is in her first season with Tennessee, the Hawkeyes have faced four first year head coaches this season. (Missouri Western, Virginia Tech, and Toledo)
» Tennessee has won its first six games for the initial time since beginning 2021-22 at 9-0.
» UT leads the nation in three-pointers attempted per game at 38.8 per contest.
» The Lady Vols are No. 31 in the NCAA’s Net Rankings. (Dec. 2)

SERIES HISTORY
» The Lady Vols lead the all-time series, 2-1.

WHAT’S TRENDING?
» The last time Iowa started 8-0 or better was in 2004-05 when Lisa Bluder’s Hawkeyes began the season, 13-0.
» Addi O’Grady has been in double figures in seven games after having just two total games scoring in double figures over her previous two seasons.
» Lucy Olsen has reached double figures and four or more assists in all six career games with Iowa.
» The Hawkeyes have outscored all eight opponents this year in paint points.
» Including games they’ve already played, five of Iowa’s 11 non-conference games will have been against teams that played in last season’s NCAA Tournament.
» Since Oct. 28, 2022, the Hawkeyes are 22-3 in neutral site contests. A season ago, the Hawkeyes were 12-1 at a neutral venue.
» Iowa is 8-0 to start Jensen’s tenure which is the best by a first year head coach in program history.

SHARING THE ROCK
» UI is 72-24 when record 20+ assists in a single game since the beginning of the 2020-21 season.
» Iowa is the only team in the country to average 19.5+ assists per game in seven consecutive seasons.
» The Hawkeyes have averaged 20+ assists per game in every year dating back to 2017 besides the 2021-22 season. (19.6)
» In three of the last four seasons, Iowa has had the single season leader in assists nationally.
» Dating back to 2012, UI has had eight Big Ten assist champions. (3x -Sam Logic, 1x – Kathleen Doyle, 4x – Caitlin Clark)
» Assist per game totals by season; 2017-18: 21.4, 2018-19: 21.5, 2019-20: 20.0, 2020-21: 20.1, 2021-22: 19.6, 2022-23: 20.9, and 2023-24: 20.8.

SHOULD’VE GUARDED THEM OFF THE BUS
» Iowa has the longest active streak in the nation scoring at least 80 points per game in four consecutive seasons.
» Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Iowa leads the nation with 109 games of 80+ points.
» Iowa’s record when scoring 80+ points is 95-14 since 2020.
» Iowa is the only team in the country that has averaged at least 84 ppg over the last four seasons.