IOWA CITY – Fresh off a humiliating loss to UCLA, the Iowa Hawkeyes are adding a mid-season transfer, Isaiah Johnson-Arigu, from the University of Miami in Florida, who averages 1 point and 0.8 rebounds per game.
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward will practice with the team, but he cannot see any game action. Johnson-Arigu will have three seasons of eligibility remaining as a Hawkeye.
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu (pictured at top) stats:
6-7, 220, Forward
Minneapolis, Minn.
University of Miami (Fla.)
Totino-Grace High School
Played in 10 games at Miami, averaging one point and 0.8 rebounds in 4.9 minutes per game… made 4-of-10 field goals
Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3… was the No. 125 prosect by On3 (No. 38 small forward, No. 2 player in Minnesota) and No. 126 by 247 (No. 26 small forward, No. 3 in Minnesota).
Averaged 20.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 2023-24.
Named a Star Tribune All-Metro first team selection.
Led Totino-Grace to its third straight Class 3A state title as a senior with a 25-point, 11-rebound, three-assist performance in the championship game.
The Hawkeyes return to action Tuesday, hosting Minnesota at 8 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In their last outing, Iowa was pummeled by UCLA, 94-70.