University of Iowa men’s basketball director of operations Jerry Strom has retired after 33 years with the program. The announcement came today from head coach Fran McCaffery.

A longtime member of the Iowa athletic department, Strom was a member of six Iowa basketball staffs that competed in 25 NCAA and NIT tournaments.

Strom joined the Iowa staff in 1981 as a graduate assistant coach under Lute Olson. He served in that capacity for two years prior to being promoted to his basketball administrative position in 1983.

Strom worked closely with the Hawkeye basketball staff, helping to coordinate travel and carry out the day-to-day activities, and scheduling, of Iowa’s basketball program. Strom helped implement and was tournament director for Iowa’s Hawkeye Challenge for 26 years, and for six years did color commentary with Jim Zabel for Iowa basketball on the Palmer Radio Network.

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