Marble family upset over Garza honor, Iowa's AD apologizes
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta apologized to the family of Hawkeyes basketball great Roy Marble on Tuesday for any hard feelings they have over the retirement of star player Luka Garza’s number. Garza last month broke the 32-year-old career scoring record held by Marble, is the two-time Big Ten player of the year and is among the front-runners for national player of the year. Iowa announced after Sunday’s home win against Wisconsin that no one in the basketball program would wear No. 55 after this season. Marble led Iowa to its only 30-win season and an NCAA regional final in 1987 and ...