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
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jan Jensen tried to emphasize the positives even as the negatives were staring back at her from the post-game press conference table. Then the Iowa women’s basketball coach finally had to acknowledge what … Continue reading A Stunning Loss Is A Blueprint For What Comes Next For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It didn’t take Jan Jensen long to find Iowa’s problem as she analyzed the video from Saturday’s NCAA Tournament first-round win over Fairleigh Dickinson. The 58-48 near-upset was still fresh for Jensen as she watched the video … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa, Virginia Know March Is About The Mind
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The options were running out. Iowa had spent the first three quarters of Saturday’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament first-round game trying to shake a team that had an answer for every run, one … Continue reading IOWA 58, FDU 48: Heiden Carries The Weight On A Heavy Day
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Allie Meadows knew it was a big deal that Western Illinois was going to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Then the senior guard saw just how much it meant for the community. “We got … Continue reading Leathernecks Embrace NCAA Tournament Opportunity, And The Support That Comes With It
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP CHICAGO — He has talked all season about not wanting his team to settle for “good.” Great teams, Iowa coach Ben McCollum has said, win the close games, and it was a subject he brought up again … Continue reading OHIO STATE 72, IOWA 69: McCollum Hopes Hawkeyes Can Get Past ‘Pretty Good’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP CHICAGO — Cooper Koch is playing his best at the end of his first full season playing at Iowa. Koch scored a career-high 19 points in the Hawkeyes’ 75-64 win over Maryland in Wednesday’s second round of … Continue reading Koch’s Shots Falling At The Right Time
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP CHICAGO — It’s become almost routine for Iowa coach Ben McCollum in his first season. Slow start, again. Finding a way to win, again. The Hawkeyes played a script that is all-too-familiar to McCollum in Wednesday’s 75-64 … Continue reading IOWA 75, MARYLAND 64: Using The Same Script In The Postseason
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Bennett Stirtz’s one year at Iowa resulted in an All-Big Ten season. The senior guard was named to the all-conference first team by the media and the second team by the coaches on Tuesday. He was also … Continue reading Stirtz Named To All-Big Ten First Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois was one of 25 NCAA Division I women’s basketball teams to not have anyone enter the transfer portal after last season. It says everything, coach JD Gravina said, about the culture of the program, and … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Leathernecks Stick Together In The Portal Era, And Deliver A Championship
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