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Sydney Affolter Named Iowa Women’s Basketball Special Assistant

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Sydney Affolter Named Iowa Women’s Basketball Special Assistant

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Sydney Affolter has been promoted to special assistant to the head coach of Iowa women’s basketball, entering her second season on the staff after serving as a graduate assistant in 2025-26. A former Hawkeye who helped the team reach consecutive national championship games, she played 128 games and finished her senior season averaging 8.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Northwestern wrestling coach Matt Futrell has been promoted to associate head coach after helping develop NCAA qualifiers and leading the program’s recruiting efforts, including a nationally ranked 2026 class.

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