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Article: Modest Lickliter Takes Over at Iowa
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- April 3, 2007
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa athletic director Gary Barta had no idea the man he was about to ask to be his new basketball coach had won a national coach of the year award the night before.
In three meetings with Iowa officials at the Final Four, Todd Lickliter never mentioned the honor. That show of humility cinched it for Barta, who moved quickly to bring the architect of Butler's recent success to Iowa.
"That told me a lot about the person we had been meeting with," Barta said.
The 51-year-old Lickliter was introduced as Iowa's coach Tuesday, having agreed on a seven-year deal worth $1.2 million annually.
Lickliter was 131-61 in six years at Butler, leading the Bulldogs to a pair of ...