The return of Payton Sandfort is a key as the Iowa Hawkeye men look to make a retun to the NCAA Tournament. Sandfort returns for his senior season after testing the NBA Draft. Sandfort averaged nearly 16 and a half points and more than six and a half rebounds as a junior.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says Sandfort is developing a complete game.

The Hawkeyes were 19-15 last season and played in the N-I-T. They were picked to finish 11th in the expanded Big Ten Conference.

The Hawkeyes open at home on Monday, November fourth against Texas A@M Commerce.