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Iowa basketball's Alvaro Folgueiras shows off vibrant personality in March Madness

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Alongside Alvaro Folgueiras' versatile game, there is a vibrant personality. “One of a kind,” Iowa basketball teammate Cooper Koch said.

HOUSTON — After Iowa basketball knocked off 1-seed Florida in the round of 32 , Tavion Banks was asked whether he would vote for Ben McCollum if he ran for governor of Iowa. “Hell, yeah,” Banks said. Bennett Stirtz agreed.

“I will vote for you,” said Alvaro Folgueiras , a product of Málaga, Spain. “I don’t know the other guys (running). First of all, I’m just an immigrant.

I don’t have a vote. ” McCollum let out a laugh. “That’s first of all,” Folgueiras continued.

“But, yeah, I will vote for my coach. I can say that. ” Folgueiras has become somewhat of a folk hero during Iowa basketball’s run to the Elite Eight.

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