Iowa guard Ahron Ulis suspended for exhibition game after disorderly conduct citation

Iowa has suspended guard Ahron Ulis for its exhibition game against Truman State next week, the Hawkeyes announced Thursday. He received a citation for disorderly conduct after an altercation earlier this month.

Ulis appeared in 35 games for Iowa last season, averaging 3.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as the Hawkeyes rattled off a run to a Big Ten Tournament title. The Chicago Heights, Ill. native gearing up for his junior year in Iowa City.

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“Ulis will be suspended for Iowa’s exhibition game on Oct. 31,” a statement from Iowa Athletics said. “He is subject to the rules and regulations of the UI Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, and the rules and regulations established for members of the men’s basketball program.”

Ulis is a former three-star recruit and was the No. 156 player in the country from the class of 2020, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Iowa will unofficially start its season against Truman State Oct. 31 before starting the regular season against Bethune-Cookman Nov. 7.

Iowa’s Kris Murray named to preseason All-Big Ten team

The Big Ten has announced the preseason all-Big Ten basketball team and player of the year, as selected by a media panel, and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis has been named the preseason Big Ten player of the year. He is joined by 10 other players on the preseason all-conference team — an 11th player made the list due to a tie.

Jackson-Davis was an unanimous choice on the all-conference team along with two other big men: Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson and Purdue’s Zach Edey.

Here’s the full preseason All-Big Ten team:

Terrence Shannon Jr., Sr., G, Illinois
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS, JR., F, INDIANA
Kris Murray, Jr., F, Iowa
HUNTER DICKINSON, JR., C, MICHIGAN
Malik Hall, Sr., F Michigan State
Jamison Battle, Jr., F, Minnesota
Jalen Pickett, Sr., G, Penn State
ZACH EDEY, JR., C, PURDUE
Clifford Omoruyi, Jr., C, Rutgers
Chucky Hepburn, So., G, Wisconsin
Tyler Wahl, Sr., F, Wisconsin