World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Revisiting Iowa Hawkeye Luka Garza and His Father Frank Garza

Episode Summary

This week, we replay Fran's chat with Iowa Hawkeye big man Luka Garza and his father Frank Garza from earlier this year. They discuss Luka's Bosnian roots, the skills that he has been working on in the off-season, how his game has evolved under Coach McCaffery, how he is staying focused this pre-season. and a whole lot more.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by Iowa Hawkeye big man Luka Garza and his father Frank Garza. The guys discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• Frank on his plan for Luka’s success
• Luka on falling in love with basketball
• Luka on the NBA Draft process and coming back to Iowa
• Luka on what NBA teams told him to focus on
• Frank on how much Luka has improved in the off-season
• Luka on exceeding his own expectations
• Luka on practicing what his dad preaches
• Luka on the excitement level for this Iowa team
• Frank on the family’s sports connections
• Luka on the basketball culture in Bosnia
• Luka on how tough the coaching is in Yugoslavia
• Luka on wanting to play for the Bosnian National Team
• Luka on modeling his game on Nikola Vucevic, Nikola Jokic, and Jusuf Nurkic
• Luka on extending his shooting range
• Luka on how his game has evolved under Coach Fran
• Frank on the collaboration between himself and Coach Fran
• Luka on being coached by his father
• Frank on the student becoming the teacher
• Luka on his hobbies away from basketball
• Luka on where they were when the Big10 Tournament was canceled
• Luka on how he’s staying focused this pre-season
• Frank on realizing how good Luka really is