What's up in Iowa City with the head men's basketball position and the 2010-11 basketball roster?

Who will replace coach Todd Lickliter in Iowa City?

Many fans want a big name, such as former Iowa assistant and current Tennessee head coach, Bruce Pearl. Others suggest that Pearl is not realistic, but maybe his #2 assistant, originally from Lone Tree, Iowa, would be?

Who will remain and make up the 2010-11 Iowa basketball roster after the new coach is signed?

Payne: Players likely to return - Iowa Press -Citizen

Spring Break has just ended for both the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa.

When rumors began flying around that coach Todd Lickliter was not going to be retained for his fourth season at Iowa, two names were mentioned. The first was a former Iowa graduate and current Providence coach Keno Davis. The other is leading his team into the Sweet 16 and resides just up the road (80 miles) at the University of Northern Iowa, coach Ben Jacobsen.

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta has his work cut out for himself. Firing an Iowa coach, even after a poor 10-22 season, when four more years remain on his contract, doesn't fly real well in Iowa City. There is a lot of speculation to the reasons why?

The bottom line is Iowa needs a fresh start, with a new head coach in men's basketball. As the women face #1 seed Stanford in the second round tonight of the women's NCAA Tournament, many Hawkeye fans will be interested to know, what is Gary Barta going to deliver for a men's basketball coach in 2010?

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