Iowa players and coaches kneel before the national anthem as a message about systemic inequality was read aloud before the first Iowa men’s basketball game of the season against the North Carolina Central Eagles at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. The team also took a moment of silence to honor Iowa forward Jack Nunge's father, Mark, who passed away on Saturday. The Hawkeyes defeated the Eagles 97-67.