Twitter handle: @J_Cole50

Rivals: 3 star PF
Scout: 3 star PF

Cole committed to the Hawkeye program under Head Coach Steve Alford. However, before he made it to Iowa City, Alford left to become the Head Coach at New Mexico. Cole stuck to his committment however, joining the program and playing under new Coach Todd Lickliter. Unfortunately, after starting 6 of the first 13 games of his Freshman season, Cole tore his ACL and missed the last 19 games of the year. He recovered in time for the next season, playing in every game while starting 9 of them. The Lickliter era took a toll on the fans and also affected Cole’s game, as the offense focused on the outside shot. By Cole’s Junior season, he was a full-time starter, finishing 2nd on the team in rebounds. After the season, Lickliter was fired. Cole was heading into his Senior season to play for the third Head Coach of his college career, Fran McCaffery. His final Hawkeye season, Cole was one of only two players to start every game. He finished 2nd on the team in rebounding again and ended up as a sentimental fan favorite for his work ethic during his time in Iowa City. After his collegiate career came to an end, Cole decided to play professional ball in Iceland for Keflavik in the Express League. He is currently in the top 5 in the league in rebounding.

Oliver was a heralded in-state recruit that came to the Hawkeyes and delivered as a consistent and efficient player from the start.  He left a lasting impression on the record books at Iowa, and still remains 6th All-Time in both 3-Point field goals (161) and attempts (465).  He also sits 5th in field goal attempts (1213) as well as free throw attempts (621), yet remains 3rd in free throws (468).  Oliver is 3rd All-Time in Hawkeye history in assists (561) and sits in 2nd place, three behind the leader in steals with 205.  Although he dominated the Hawkeye record books, Oliver was not drafted after his Iowa career came to an end, yet managed to work his way onto the Golden State Warriors as a free agent.  He played with the Warriors through the 2001-02 season, as well as into the next season but was released in December.  He split the rest of the 2002-03 season between two teams in the NBDL, the Greenville Groove and the Asheville Altitude.  In 2004, Oliver started with the Dakota Wizards of the CBA, where he won a championship, then went down to the Cedar Rapids River Raiders of the USBL to return close to the Hawkeye faithful.  The following season, Oliver headed overseas to Slovenia to play for Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana.  While with the team, Oliver played in the Slovenian League All-Star Game and was named to the All-Slovenian League 2nd Team by Eurobasket.com.  The following season Oliver returned to Europe, but played for KK Zadar of Croatia, this time earning a spot in the Croatian All-Star game.  For the 2006-07 season, Oliver signed with Bergson Slask Wroclaw in Poland, playing in the Polish League All-Star game this time around and earning Honorable Mention All-Polish League by Eurobasket.com.  He remained in Europe the next season, this time signing with Eiffel Towers Den Bosch in Holland, where he is still playing today.  Oliver was named an Honorable Mention All-Dutch Eredivisie by Eurobasket.com after both of his first two seasons with the team.  He also played in the Dutch Eredivisie All-Star game for his 2008-09 season.  Oliver started for his Dutch team during the 2009-10 season. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 assists as well as 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game on the season. He moved over to the French team JL Bourg Basket for the 2010-11 season. He averaged 9.7 points, 2.6 rebounds & 5.5 assists per game. In the fall of 2011, Oliver made the transition from playing to coaching, signing on as an Assistant Coach with the University of North Dakota. The Head Coach, Brian Jones, was an Assistant Coach on the Hawkeye staff while Oliver was a player.

Twitter handle: @CyTate44

Rivals: 3 star PF
Scout: 3 star PF

Tate transferred to Iowa from Northeast Community College after one season.  He worked very hard on developing his game and became a key contributor for the Hawkeyes by his senior season.  Once his collegiate playing career ended, he left Iowa and headed over to Japan to continue playing.  For the 2009-10 season Tate was a member of the starting five for Rera Kamuy Hokkaido and was named to the Japanese JBL All-Star Game.  Tate contributed to his team by averaging 7.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over the 42 game season. He returned to the States and was drafted by the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League with the 5th pick in the 4th Round of the 2010 Draft. However he was waived before the season began. He headed to Venezuela and joined the Espartanos de Margarita team in the Liga Americas league. While there he averaged 3.3 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game. In January 2011, Tate headed back to the Far East, joining the Japanese BJ League and starting for the Oita Heat Devils. He averaged 11.9 points/game as well as 8.6 rebounds/game. However, the earthquake & tsunami ended the rest of the season in Japan. So, Tate filled in temporarily for Tijuana in Mexico. He averaged 22.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game while South of the border, earning him Honorable Mention honors on the Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBACOPA team. Tate then headed to Turkey and joined up with Final Spor Genclik Bursa and became a member of their starting five.

Twitter handle: @brunner44

Rivals: 3 star PF
Scout: 4 star PF

Brunner joined the Hawkeyes under Coach Steve Alford and immediately made an impact by playing in every game of the season. His career at Iowa earned him a 2nd Team All-Big Ten selection his junior season and a 1st Team All-Big Ten selection his senior season.  His consistent play allowed Brunner to finish his career with the Hawkeyes as the All-Time rebound leader with 990.  He also stands 6th All-Time in blocks (104), 6th All-Time in free throw attempts (566) and 9th All-Time in field goals (553).  However, all of those final statistics were not enough for the under-sized forward to get drafted into the NBA.  Brunner headed overseas and joined Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium for the 2006-07 season.  His first season abroad he finished 4th in rebounding, averaging 7.4 a game.  The following season, he remained in the First Division in Belgium, but joined BC Telindus Oostende which won the championship the previous season.  For the 2008-09 season, Brunner headed to Italy to play in Serie A with Angelico Biella.  For the 2009-10 season, Brunner remained in Serie A, but joined Sutor Montegranaro where he started and averaged 12.7 PPG and 8.3 RPG. After the season, Brunner and his team agreed to part ways & Brunner signed with the Swiss team Benetton Treviso, agreeing to a two year deal. He averaged 7.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in the Italian League.  As for the Eurocup, Brunner averaged 7.7 PPG and 6.4 RPG as well as 1.1 APG and 1.3 SPG. After the season ended, Brunner left the team and signed a two-year deal to return to Fabi Shoes Montegranaro. He is currently in the top 5 in the league in rebounding and the top 10 in blocked shots.

Twitter handle: @kurtlooby

Rivals: 3 star PF
Scout: 3 star PF

Looby transferred to the Hawkeyes from Tyler Community College in Texas, but redshirted his first year at Iowa.  Looby had only been playing organized basketball for a couple years and was widely considered to be a “project” for Coach Steve Alford.  While only playing on a limited basis, Looby excelled at blocking shots.  After only two seasons playing with the Hawkeyes, Looby currently sits 7th overall with 96 career blocks.  After he left Iowa, Looby was selected in the 3rd Round of the NBA D-League Draft by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.  His first season with the Vipers, Looby started 31 games, averaging 6.4 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks per game.  He began this season with the Vipers as well, but at the end of December was traded to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.  While there, he was averaging 6.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game with the Thunderbirds.  However, on March 5th, 2010, Looby was traded to the Maine Red Claws. After going to the Red Claws, Looby became a bench player again, where he averaged around 22 minutes a game, but still putting up around 5 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks per game.  After the season ended, Looby signed with Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rico, on May 9, 2010. He averaged 4.4 PPG and 10.1 RPG while in Puerto Rico. He made the decision to head overseas, signing with DASH Peristeri GS Athens in Greece. There he averaged 6.5 PPG & 7.0 RPG during the 2010-11 season as well as 1.1 blocks per game. After the season, Looby went to Germany where he signed with EnBW Ludwigsburg. He is currently in the top 5 in the league in blocked shots per game.