By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — It didn’t take long for Western Illinois women’s basketball coach JD Gravina to figure out that Raegan McCowan could make a difference in his team. Granted, the first time Gravina saw McCowan play for … Continue reading McCowan’s Impressive Freshman Season Is ‘A Perfect Storm’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP J.J. Kalakon found a new home in an old home. And the Western Illinois senior guard is glad he’s still with the Leathernecks. Kalakon has become a key player for the Leathernecks, who are in second place … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Versatile Kalakon Comfortable In New Role After Staying With Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Patrick McCaffery had been out of the game for almost 6 ½ minutes when his father put him back on the court. Twenty-three seconds remained in Iowa’s game against Ohio State on Friday, … Continue reading McCaffery Shows Confidence In Hitting Key Free Throws
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team will get another nationally-televised game, this time at home. The Leathernecks’ game against UT-Martin on February 10 has been selected as one of the Ohio Valley Conference’s wild-card games on ESPNU. Game … Continue reading More National TV Exposure For The Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The way Iowa’s Owen Freeman picked up his fourth foul in Wednesday’s home loss to Maryland drew the attention of teammate Payton Sandfort. Freeman had fouled Maryland’s Jahmir Young with 5:10 remaining in the game by slapping … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Freeman Gets Lesson In Big Ten’s Physicality, And What’s Acceptable
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ climb to the top of the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball standings has the Leathernecks in line for a national television appearance. The Leathernecks’ game at Southern Indiana on January 25 will be shown on … Continue reading Western Illinois Gets National TV Exposure With Game At Southern Indiana
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is, again, the Big Ten women’s basketball player of the week. Clark received the honor on Monday, the 25th of her career, the seventh of this season, and her fourth consecutive. Clark had a … Continue reading Iowa Women’s Notebook: It’s No. 25 For Clark, No. 2 For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa forward Owen Freeman earned his second consecutive Big Ten men’s basketball freshman of the week honor on Monday. It is Freeman’s sixth recognition this season, the most in the conference in a single season since Nebraska’s … Continue reading Iowa’s Freeman Adds Another Big Ten Freshman Honor
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team is on another one of those get-into-position-to-get-into-position midseason runs. The Hawkeyes have won five of their last six games heading into Monday’s game at Minnesota. They started the Big Ten season 0-3, then … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Perkins Leads Another Hawkeye Charge In A Different Way
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was named the Big Ten’s player of the week on Monday for the 24th time in her career. That is a new conference record, surpassing the 23 awards won by Iowa’s Megan Gustafson during … Continue reading Iowa Notebook: Clark, Freeman Pick Up Big Ten Awards
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