Video: Ex-Hawkeyes still in college, and future Hawks in high school

Much was written back in March 2009 when four players with eligibility transferred from Iowa, which at best has depleted Iowa's bench this year.

So how have the players performed this year? Here's a look:

Senior David Palmer (6-foot-10) averages 17 points a game for Division II Northern Kentucky (11-10). He leads the team in scoring, rebounds (7.9), blocks (37) and turnovers (66). He recently scored 39 points in an overtime win. He started five games for Iowa last year.

Indiana State junior Jake Kelly averaged 9 points a game before he suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee. Kelly, who led Iowa in scoring at 11.6 points a game last year, also been the source of endless speculation that he may want to return to Iowa next year. Stay tuned.

Minnesota State-Mankato senior guard Jermain Davis, who started 11 games last year for Iowa, has led the Mavericks to an 18-1 start this year. He's started all 19 of his Division II team's games and he averages 11.9 points a game. He's also tied for second in assists with 53 and is second in 3-pointers with 26. Davis also played at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids.

Junior guard Jeff Peterson is sitting out this season at Arkansas per NCAA transfer rules. He started the first 25 games at point guard and averaged 10.6 points last year for Iowa despite breaking his wrist in the Big Ten opener.

In Todd Lickliter's three seasons in Iowa, five other players left the program with eligibility remaining. Here's an update on those players:

Senior Tony Freeman, Iowa's  leading scorer in 2008 at 13.8 points a game, transferred after that season and has started all 21 games for Southern Illinois (13-9). He averages 12.3 points and leads the team with 59 3-pointers. Freeman was a third-team all-Big Ten selection in 2008 and will return to the state on Saturday to play against Northern Iowa.

Senior Tyler Smith averaged 11.7 points a game before he was dismissed from Tennessee following weapons and drug charges. Smith was named third team all-Big Ten in 2007 and twice was named all-Southeastern Conference. He left within days of Lickliter's hiring to move closer to his cancer-stricken father, who has since died.

Josh Crawford (6-foot-11) averages 3.7 points and has started one game for Indiana State. He left Iowa in 2007 after seeing little action. Brett Wessels transferred to Division III Augustana after 2007 and averaged more than 12 points a game his junior season and more than 10 points his senior season. Dan Bohall left the program after his sophomore season ended in 2008 and chose not to play basketball.

Future Iowa players continue their seasons at their respective high schools. Here's an update on their performances:

Forwards Cody Larson, who stands 6-9, and Zach McCabe (6-7) face off at 7:15 p.m. Saturday as part of the Dakota Schoolers Classic   (online at www.kwsn.com) in Sioux Falls, S.D. Larson, who scored 30 points in an overtime win over a crosstown rival, plays for Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt while McCabe (19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds) plays for Sioux City Heelan and was a former teammate of current Iowa player Brennan Cougill. McCabe scored 16 points in a one-point overtime loss to Nebraska's Omaha Skutt, ranked No. 1 in Class B.

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Ben Brust  (6-1) averages more than 26 points a game. His team is 16-11. Southfield-Lathrup (Mich.) guard Devyn Marble (who still goes by Roy Marble in his hometown)

scored 24 points in a loss to a cross-town rival. Marble, who stands 6-5, is the son of Iowa's all-time leading scorer, Roy Marble.