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Iowa basketball coach fired after 10-22 season
By LUKE MEREDITH, AP Sports Writer
Mar 15, 6:04 pm EDT
Buzz up! PrintIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)—Iowa athletic director Gary Barta saw the Hawkeyes rack up loss after loss in an often half-empty arena and decided he’d seen enough.
Even though coach Todd Lickliter was at Iowa for only three seasons, Barta felt he couldn’t afford to bring him back for a fourth.
The Hawkeyes fired Lickliter on Monday, ending a brief and disappointing tenure that included three losing seasons in a row and a parade of players leaving the once-proud program. Barta cited Iowa’s slumping record, lagging attendance and dwindling revenue from ticket sales and contributions.
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The 54-year-old Lickliter had four years left on a seven-year contract that paid him $1.2 million a year. Barta said the Hawkeyes will pay Lickliter roughly $2.4 million for the remainder of the contract.
Lickliter was not at the news conference and not available for comment.
“If you take a look at our competitive record the past three years, it has not been improving. It still continues to be below where we would expect,” Barta said. “Our attendance and season-ticket sales have continued to go down. This not something that started three years ago, but in the past three years it has continued to go down dramatically.”
Barta said there will be no timeline on hiring a new coach, though he hopes to do it quickly. Barta said Iowa’s next coach will likely have head coaching experience, but wouldn’t rule out hiring a top assistant to take over a team that finished the season 10-22.
In all, Lickliter was 38-58 with Iowa—a stint marred by a series of player departures.
The big exodus came last spring when four players transferred, and sophomore guard Anthony Tucker left last month following a pair of alcohol-related suspensions and a third for academic problems.
Lickliter spent six seasons at Butler before coming to Iowa to succeed
Iowa basketball coach fired after 10-22 season
By LUKE MEREDITH, AP Sports Writer
Mar 15, 6:04 pm EDT
Buzz up! PrintIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)—Iowa athletic director Gary Barta saw the Hawkeyes rack up loss after loss in an often half-empty arena and decided he’d seen enough.
Even though coach Todd Lickliter was at Iowa for only three seasons, Barta felt he couldn’t afford to bring him back for a fourth.
The Hawkeyes fired Lickliter on Monday, ending a brief and disappointing tenure that included three losing seasons in a row and a parade of players leaving the once-proud program. Barta cited Iowa’s slumping record, lagging attendance and dwindling revenue from ticket sales and contributions.
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The 54-year-old Lickliter had four years left on a seven-year contract that paid him $1.2 million a year. Barta said the Hawkeyes will pay Lickliter roughly $2.4 million for the remainder of the contract.
Lickliter was not at the news conference and not available for comment.
“If you take a look at our competitive record the past three years, it has not been improving. It still continues to be below where we would expect,” Barta said. “Our attendance and season-ticket sales have continued to go down. This not something that started three years ago, but in the past three years it has continued to go down dramatically.”
Barta said there will be no timeline on hiring a new coach, though he hopes to do it quickly. Barta said Iowa’s next coach will likely have head coaching experience, but wouldn’t rule out hiring a top assistant to take over a team that finished the season 10-22.
In all, Lickliter was 38-58 with Iowa—a stint marred by a series of player departures.
The big exodus came last spring when four players transferred, and sophomore guard Anthony Tucker left last month following a pair of alcohol-related suspensions and a third for academic problems.
Lickliter spent six seasons at Butler before coming to Iowa to succeed
