Recognizing Luka Garza
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of someone in my district who is not as vertically challenged as I am. This past weekend, University of Iowa men's basketball player Luka Garza broke the University of Iowa's…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of someone in my district who is not as vertically challenged as I am.
This past weekend, University of Iowa men's basketball player Luka Garza broke the University of Iowa's all-time scoring record in basketball. The new record of 2,126 points put Luka ahead of the late Roy Marble, who held the previous record of 2,116 points for over 30 years.
A native of the D.C. area, Luka was a star player for the Maret School, leading the Frogs to a city championship while being named Gatorade D.C. Player of the Year and setting the school points record.
Luka has been a dominant player in college basketball since his first game as a University of Iowa Hawkeye against Chicago State. Since then, he has gone on to win numerous conference and national awards, including Big Ten Player of Year and the Sporting News Player of the Year last season.
As a former faculty member at the university, I was thrilled when Luka decided to return to Iowa City for his senior season instead of heading to the NBA draft. With four regular season games, the Big Ten Tournament, and March Madness left, I have no doubt that Luka will continue to break his own record and make Iowa proud and the best place to live, work, play, and raise a family.