Considered a contender for multiple national player of the year honors, there should be no doubt that Luka Garza will be Iowa men’s basketball’s leading scorer this year.

So, the question remains, who will be the Robin to Garza’s Batman?

The answer is simple — the same guy that proved to be an excellent second scoring option to Garza in 2020.

Forward Joe Wieskamp was one of just three Hawkeyes that produced a double-digit points per game figure in 2020. C.J. Fredrick managed 10.2 points per game, while Garza recorded 23.9.

Wieskamp remarkably averaged 14 points per game in what amounted to be a poor shooting season for him from beyond the arc. Wieskamp made just 34.7 percent of his three-point attempts in 2019-20 after draining 42.4 percent of such attempts in 2018-19.

In 2020-21, Wieskamp will likely see less attention from opposing defenses as scoring threats like Jordan Bohannon, Jack Nunge, and Patrick McCaffery will all be returning from their respective 2019 redshirt seasons.

Last year, Wieskamp was Iowa’s only legitimate scoring threat outside of Garza — especially while Frederick was sidelined for six games with injuries.

Now, with more options to spread the ball around to, Iowa’s offense should provide more easy buckets for a talented scorer like Wieskamp.

The Muscatine, Iowa, native is actually flying under the radar somewhat coming into this season as most of the preseason storylines surrounding the Iowa basketball team pertain to players coming back from injury and Garza’s return to school for his senior season.

Without the weight of individual expectations and extra defenders on his shoulders, I expect Wieskamp to be the Hawkeyes’ second-highest scorer in 2020.