Dubuque Wahlert senior to walk on at Iowa

IOWA CITY — Dubuque Wahlert senior Riley Till announced Sunday he will walk on the Iowa men's basketball team this fall.

'Excited to say I'll continue my education & basketball career at Univ of Iowa!' Till wrote on Twitter.

Excited to say I'll continue my education & basketball career at Univ of Iowa! April 24, 2016

Excited to say I'll continue my education & basketball career at Univ of Iowa! #Dreamcometrue #GodisGreat #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/4WV4T9sHbU

— Riley Till (@24Rydog)

Till stands 6-foot-7 and helped guide the Eagles to the Class 3A state finals. He averaged 9.4 points and 3.2 rebounds a game, both were third best on the team. Till, a forward, also dished 76 assists, which was second best.

Wahlert now has two players who will join the Hawkeyes this fall, including scholarship power forward Cordell Pemsl.

Till's older sister, Claire, appeared in 95 games for the Iowa women's basketball program before knee surgery sidelined her career in February. His mother, Shelley Till, is a women's basketball analyst for BTN.

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