By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Two former Drake players announced their commitments to Iowa on Wednesday. Forward Cam Manyawu and guard Kael Combs announced on social media that they would be joining the Hawkeyes and new coach Ben McCollum, who coached them … Continue reading Manyawu, Combs Commit To Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum will have a couple of familiar faces next to him on the bench at Iowa next season. The new head coach of the Hawkeyes announced on Tuesday that Josh Sash and Bryston Williams, who were … Continue reading McCollum Names First Members Of Coaching Staff
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum’s pitch to Cooper Koch worked. McCollum, hired as Iowa’s new men’s basketball coach last week, said he wanted to see the Hawkeyes who had entered the NCAA transfer portal come back, and Koch became the … Continue reading Koch Chooses To Return To Iowa
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum used his introductory press conference as Iowa’s new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday as a recruiting pitch to rebuild the Hawkeyes’ roster. He wouldn’t mind starting with some members of this … Continue reading McCollum’s Next Task Is Building Hawkeyes’ Roster
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum said he grew up a fan of Iowa’s men’s basketball team and then he name-dropped Wade Lookingbill, Val Barnes and Mon’ter Glasper and yeah, he was a fan. The guy who … Continue reading ‘You Can’t Complicate Winning’: McCollum Drops All The Right Notes, And Names
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It was the perfect ending for Iowa’s search for a new men’s basketball coach. Drake’s Ben McCollum was hired Monday to take over the program, and in the end Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz made the best … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: The Hiring Was Easy, But Now Comes The Hard Part
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP NORMAL, Ill. — The seats filled with purple-clad fans impressed Mia Nicastro. Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team had been eliminated from the tournament it wasn’t originally going to be in, yet Nicastro and the Leathernecks were grateful … Continue reading ILLINOIS STATE 90, WIU 80: A Perfect Farewell For The Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois cashed in on bonus basketball. The Leathernecks took the postseason invitation they didn’t expect to get, and kept dancing — no, really, they were dancing — with an 89-74 win over Lipscomb … Continue reading WIU 89, LIPSCOMB 74: Bonus Basketball Is Fun For Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team got a chance to extend its season, but coach JD Gravina wanted to make sure his players wanted to keep going. The answer, Gravina said, was an “overwhelming ‘Yes.’” The Leathernecks not … Continue reading Western Illinois Gets A Chance To Keep Playing With WNIT Berth
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Kylie Feuerbach will be a Hawkeye again next season. The fifth-year guard announced on Tuesday that she will return to Iowa for her final season. Feuerbach, in her fourth season at Iowa, had a year of eligibility … Continue reading Iowa’s Feuerbach Returns For Final Year
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