Experienced Hawkeyes look to make push in 2011-12

Experienced Hawkeyes look to make push in 2011-12

Published Oct. 27, 2011 2:40 p.m. ET

It's been five years since the postseason was even a somewhat reasonable goal at Iowa.

The Hawkeyes finished 11-20 a year ago, but they have nearly everyone back from last year's team that got progressively better as the season wore on.

The experience earned through a year playing under coach Fran McCaffery should put Iowa in position to be competitive in the Big Ten.

The Hawkeyes haven't posted a winning season since former coach Steve Alford's final team went 17-14 in 2006-07. They open the regular season Nov. 11 at home against Chicago State.

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