No Game Time League this summer

NORTH LIBERTY — The Game Time League will be out of operation this summer.

GTL director Randy Larson confirmed on KCJJ-AM that the women's basketball summer league will fold after 16 seasons.

On the GTL website, it was written: 'We will not be having a summer league for women this year. With recent NCAA rule changes allowing more contact by college players with their (coaches) in the summer, and a new rule for summer leagues mandating that incoming players count in the limit of only two from each university team on a summer team, therefore requiring 7-8 summer league teams for all the Hawkeyes to play, it is very difficult to find enough players of college-level ability to make the league competitive enough for the Iowa players.

'I have greatly enjoyed my contact with the great young players who have played in Game Time over the last 16 years. Thanks to (Iowa Coach) Lisa Bluder for letting me do it, to all who attended for your appreciation and especially to the young women who played and made this old coach smile with their effort and love of the game.'

The men's Prime Time League will continue to operate at the North Liberty Recreation Center.

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