
Iowa basketball star following teammate to transfer portal destination
Former Iowa basketball standout Josh Dix announced his next destination on Friday morning.
Dix is heading to Creighton where he will reunite with former Iowa basketball forward Owen Freeman who announced his commitment to the Bluejays at the end of last month.
A 6-foot-6, 210 pound guard, Dix averaged 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 50.7% from the field, 42.2% from 3-point range and 76.6% from the free throw line. Dix scored in double figures in 27 of the 32 games in which he played and started last season.
That includes six performances of 20-plus points and 20 games where Dix connected on two or more 3-pointers. According to On3's transfer portal rankings, Dix is the No. 7 player nationally and the No. 2 shooting guard.
With his announcement, Dix became the fourth former Hawkeye to announce his new transfer portal landing spot. Freeman was the first to reveal he's headed to Creighton, forward Riley Mulvey announced to Siena, guard Brock Harding revealed a TCU transfer.
Forward Pryce Sandfort also announced on Friday his commitment to Nebraska.
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