As No. 13 Iowa women's basketball (2-1) prepares for its two upcoming games this week against Northern Iowa (1-1) and No. 8 Vanderbilt (3-0), former Hawkeye guard Lucy Olsen joined Wednesday's practice as a special guest.
Iowa head women's basketball coach Jan Jensen and the Hawkeyes were thrilled to welcome Olsen back. Olsen starred during her lone season at Iowa in the 2024-25 campaign, averaging 17.9 points and 5.1 assists per game on 43.6% shooting and 36% 3-point shooting en route to unanimous All-Big Ten first-team status.
Getting Olsen back on campus to share her expertise and experiences with the Hawkeyes could pay dividends for Iowa's guards.
In case you're wondering...@LucyOlsenbball is still realllly great at basketball AND she still has
SO MUCH fun playing. And, how much do we love that smile!☺️"Basketball is Fun"!😊 Thanks for coming home, Lucy! We love you and we're so proud of you! https://t.co/prEJKCjcRU
— Jan Jensen (@goiowa) November 12, 2026
Olsen just finished her second WNBA season with the Washington Mystics, averaging 2.5 points on 43.2% shooting and 38.1% from 3-point range in 21 games played in the 2026 campaign.
Last offseason, Olsen took her talents to Australia's WNBL, where she secured the 2026 WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year Award and helped propel the Townsville Fire to a WNBL Championship in March.
Like Olsen before her, former Iowa guard Kate Martin announced her commitment to the WNBL's Bendigo Spirit on Tuesday.
Iowa returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 12, when they host former Hawkeye guard Callie Levin and Northern Iowa back at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tip off between the Hawkeyes and Panthers is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
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