Iowa Announces Nonconference Men’s Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team won’t be doing a lot of traveling in the nonconference schedule. Eleven of the Hawkeyes’ 12 nonconference games will be played within the state — eight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and three on neutral courts. The lone game out of state will be on November 20 at Xavier, the return trip after last season’s game in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes open the season on November 3 at home against Lipscomb, then play host to Eastern Illinois on November 6. The next two games are on neutral courts — a November 10 game against Virginia … Continue reading Iowa Announces Nonconference Men’s Schedule
WIU’s Nicastro Named OVC’s Female Athlete Of The Year
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois forward Mia Nicastro was one of the nation’s top mid-major women’s basketball players this season. She added another honor on Friday, when she was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s female athlete of the year. Nicastro … Continue reading WIU’s Nicastro Named OVC’s Female Athlete Of The Year
Top 2 Seeds In Valley Tournaments Will Get Double-Bye Under New Format
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Missouri Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will have a new look, and they’ll be together in the same arena. The conference announced on Monday that both tournaments will be played at the Enterprise Center … Continue reading Top 2 Seeds In Valley Tournaments Will Get Double-Bye Under New Format
Hawkeyes Get Neutral Court Series With Alabama
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team will start a two-year neutral-court series with Alabama, beginning with a December 21 game at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines. The Hawkeyes will play two games at the Casey’s Center this season. … Continue reading Hawkeyes Get Neutral Court Series With Alabama
Iowa Women Will Face UConn In Home-And-Home Series
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team will play a home-and-home series with Connecticut in the next two seasons, the university announced on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes will play at UConn this season at a date to be determined. The Huskies … Continue reading Iowa Women Will Face UConn In Home-And-Home Series
Hawkeyes Get Nebraska, Ohio State And Wisconsin As Their Double Plays
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa will get home-and-home games with Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin as part of the 2026-27 Big Ten men’s basketball schedule, the conference announced on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes are coming off a 24-13 season that included a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes split with Nebraska during the regular season last season, then beat the Huskers in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1987. Iowa defeated Ohio State in their lone regular-season matchup, then lost to the Buckeyes in the third round of … Continue reading Hawkeyes Get Nebraska, Ohio State And Wisconsin As Their Double Plays
McCollum Signs Extension At Iowa
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum took Iowa to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in his first season as men’s basketball coach. It also earned him a contract extension. McCollum signed an extension through 2032, the university announced on … Continue reading McCollum Signs Extension At Iowa
Former WIU Guard McCowan Chooses Houston
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The timing was right, Raegan McCowan said, to make a move. And now the former Western Illinois guard has a new home. McCowan announced on Thursday that she was transferring to Houston after three years with the … Continue reading Former WIU Guard McCowan Chooses Houston
Gravina Sees A Big Picture For Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It didn’t take long, JD Gravina said, for the high of a championship season to wear off. Gravina’s Western Illinois women’s basketball team shared the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title, then won the conference tournament to earn … Continue reading Gravina Sees A Big Picture For Leathernecks
THE MONDAY TIPOFF: McCollum Now Has A New Memory To Provide Fuel For What’s Next
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum detailed his plan for what’s next for Iowa long before the Hawkeyes made their run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes played in some rare air over the weekend — the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: McCollum Now Has A New Memory To Provide Fuel For What’s Next
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