Luka Garza

Luka Garza became the first winner of the Wooden Award from the University of Iowa and the first winner from the Big Ten since Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin) in 2015. The Washington, D.C., native led the nation in total points (747), player efficiency rating (35.84), 30-point games (8), field goals made (281), and 20-point games (22). Garza ranked second nationally in points per game (24.1), fifth in free throw attempts (199), 10th in free throw makes (141), and 11th in double-doubles (13). His 747 points extended the single-season school record he set last season (740). The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year old scoring record held by Roy Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh-best in Big Ten history. Garza was a 2020 Wooden Award All American and Wooden Award finalist before winning the Wooden Award in 2021.