Iowa’s Drake Ayala on New Transfers, Battling Adversity, & The Iowa Culture | 288

Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today! 1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s 03:40 - Growth at Iowa 06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer Lee 10:00 - Overcoming Adversity 12:20 - The NCAA Tournament 15:20 - NCAA Finals Experience 2 Years in a Row 16:30 - Teemer & Parco Hate 20:30 - Nasir Bailey & Jordan Williams Joining Iowa 24:30 - Excitement on the Recruits Coming In 26:00 - Training Partners 27:45 - Having His Brother Dru in the Room 29:10 - Buchanan Winning National Title 30:10 - The Iowa Culture 33:30 - Leadership In the Room 36:30 - Pride in Career 38:25 - Hawkeye Streaks 40:30 - Fan Q&A Tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com. BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at BaschSolutions.com. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/@JustinBasch CONNECT ON X/TWITTER: TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/justinjbasch INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/jbasch DRAKE ON INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/drake_ayala