Dani Carnegie Is Iowa's No. 3 Transfer Portal Prize and the Big Ten Better Pay Attention
Iowa women's basketball took a hard look in the mirror after getting bounced from the NCAA Tournament at home as a No. 2 seed, and the coaching staff under Jan Jensen decided enough was enough. They needed backcourt help, and they went big in the transfer portal to get it.
Enter Dani Carnegie, a 5-9 guard from Georgia who just committed to the Hawkeyes. This isn't some project or a depth piece. ESPN ranked her as the No. 3 best transfer portal player in all of women's college basketball. That's the kind of talent Iowa needed, and that's exactly what they got.
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Carnegie's numbers last season tell the full story. She averaged 17.8 points per game over 61 games in a Georgia uniform, with 32 of those starts. She's shooting 42.7% from the field, 35.4% from three, and a solid 83.3% from the free throw line. Oh, and she added 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists to boot. In SEC games alone, she posted 18.4 points, good enough for fourth in the conference.
What makes this move special is what Carnegie brings that Iowa has been missing since Caitlin Clark left. She can create shots for herself and her teammates, something the Hawkeyes have lacked in their backcourt. Head coach Jensen needed a true scorer who could step in and produce from day one, and Carnegie is exactly that kind of player.
Reuniting with a Familiar Face
There's an added bonus here too. Carnegie will reunite with former Georgia Tech teammate Chazadi Wright at Iowa. The Hawkeyes now have one of the Big Ten's best backcourts heading into next season, giving fans something to actually get excited about after that painful tournament exit at home in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The transfer portal has been a lifeline for Iowa's coaching staff, and Carnegie is proof that the right move in the portal can change a program's trajectory fast. The Big Ten is about to find out why ESPN ranked her third in the entire transfer class.
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