Iowa women's basketball lands Georgia transfer Dani Carnegie

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IOWA CITY — A transfer-portal pull from down south has the Iowa women’s basketball roster reconstruction off and running.

The Hawkeyes have landed Georgia transfer Dani Carnegie, she announced April 11 on social media. The first-team all-SEC combo guard visited Iowa City the weekend of April 10 and will have two years of eligibility left with the Hawkeyes.

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A strong sophomore season spent grinding away in the SEC, Carnegie averaged 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in her lone season with the Bulldogs. The 5-foot-9 guard delivered 13 20-point outings and three double-doubles on a Georgia team that won 22 games and earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Carnegie entered the transfer portal once Georgia parted ways with former head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson.

Coincidentally enough, Carnegie's Iowa career will start in the same place her Georgia career ended. Her final game with the Bulldogs came in an overtime loss to No. 10 seed Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Additional familiarity aids this Iowa pivot. Carnegie, who originally hails from Mount Vernon, New York, spent her freshman season at Georgia Tech, where she was teammates with Iowa point guard Chit-Chat Wright and played under Hawkeyes assistant LaSondra Barrett. The Barrett hire last offseason helped Jan Jensen land Wright and undoubtedly played a huge role here as well.

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With Iowa losing Addie Deal, Emely Rodriguez, Teagan Mallegni, Callie Levin and Kennise Johnson to the transfer portal — along with departing seniors Hannah Stuelke, Kylie Feuerbach, Jada Gyamfi and McCabe — the Hawkeyes are going to need a handful of acquisitions that range from depth pieces to key contributors.

Carnegie heads to Iowa City as a premier portal addition and legit scoring threat. That's exactly what Iowa needs after last season's productive run that, at times, lacked offensive consistency.

Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.

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