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Iowa star Jordan Bohannon said it would’ve taken ‘about $20,000 in a McDonald’s bag’ to go to Wisconsin
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Jordan Bohannon didn’t have much interest in attending Wisconsin. The Iowa native let it be known that he had very little interest in putting on a Badgers uniform as a college basketball player.
The Iowa star and sharpshooter summed up just how much he disliked Wisconsin while speaking with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, as the Hawkeyes prepare for a Top 25 showdown against the Badgers on Thursday. He managed to take a shot at both Wisconsin and Tennessee in the same sentence.
“It would have taken about $20,000 in a McDonald’s bag to go to Wisconsin,” Bohannon said, per David Eickholt of 247Sports.
Jordan Bohannon: "It would have taken about 20,000 dollars in a McDonalds bag to go to Wisconsin."
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) February 16, 2021
Bohannon’s reference is to the Dan Patrick report that Tennessee was handing money to recruits in McDonald’s bags during Jeremy Pruitt’s run as head coach. Multiple recruiting scandal allegations resulted in Pruitt’s termination in January.
This season, Bohannon is averaging 10 points and a team-best 4.6 assists per game for a Hawkeyes team that ranks No. 11 nationally. He’s also shooting just under 39% from 3-point range on the year.
Thursday’s game between Iowa and Wisconsin is the first of two bouts between the rivals. You can bet Bohannon is really wanting to go 2-0 against the Badgers this season.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB