Todd Lickliter made his coaching debut for Iowa last night in a bittersweet victory over Simpson College 56-30 at
Caver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa shot 19-of-47 from the field and committed 20 turnovers, but the bigger question after the game was about the status of junior guard Tony Freeman. Freeman, Iowa’s leading returning scorer from last season, limped off the floor in the first half with what appeared to be an injury to his left foot. Lickliter was uncertain about Freeman’s status Thursday night.

Justin Johnson led Iowa with 16 points. Freshman Jake Kelly came off the bench to score 10 points.
Iowa opens the season next Friday against Idaho State, coached by former Southeastern Community College coach Joe O’Brien.