Posted at 3:41 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2007
Iowa hires Butler's Lickliter as head basketball coach
Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa hired Todd Lickliter as its new coach Monday night, replacing Steve Alford with the coach who turned mid-major Butler into a NCAA tournament regular.Lickliter will be introduced at a new conference tomorrow.
He was 131-61 record in six years at Butler, taking the Bulldogs to the tournament four times.
This season was his best yet at Butler. The Bulldogs finished 29-7, losing to Florida in the NCAA tournament's round of 16.
The Bulldogs won the NIT Season Tip-off championship and were ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 for 16 consecutive weeks.
Alford left for New Mexico on March 23. Iowa went 17-14 last season and missed out on postseason play.
