After entering the transfer portal on March 15, former Iowa basketball star Owen Freeman has revealed his new destination.
According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Freeman is joining the Creighton Bluejays for his final two seasons of eligibility. The 6-foot-10, 245 pound forward led Iowa in scoring (16.7) and rebounding (6.7) per game. Freeman also averaged 1.8 blocks and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 63.8% from the field and 60.0% from the free throw line.
Though he only played in 19 games before a season-ending injury to his finger that required surgery, Freeman scored in double-figures in all 19 games and tallied a trio of double-doubles.
On3 ranked Freeman as the nation’s No. 8 player in the transfer portal and as the top center. Freeman ends his Iowa career with 53 games played and 44 starts. The Moline, Ill., product scored 680 points, grabbed 353 rebounds, blocked 96 shots, dished out 65 assists and came away with 44 steals.
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As new Iowa head basketball coach Ben McCollum takes over and looks to begin retooling the Hawkeyes’ roster, one big domino has already fallen in Iowa’s favor.
The top-ranked player in the transfer portal, point guard Bennett Stirtz, is following McCollum to Iowa. Under McCollum’s direction at Drake, Stirtz averaged 19.2 points and 5.7 assists per game en route to Missouri Valley Player of the Year honors.
The 6-foot-4 point guard scored 21 points and registered four assists in Drake’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over No. 6 seed Missouri.
This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Former Iowa basketball forward Owen Freeman reveals Creighton transfer
