By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Owen Freeman has owned the Big Ten’s freshman of the week honor this season. Freeman won the award for the ninth time on Monday after averaging 12.5 points and 10 rebounds in two games last week. … Continue reading Freeman Named Big Ten Freshman Of The Week For Ninth Time
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The timeout didn’t come. Caitlin Clark had just put her signature on history with a shot that has looked like the rest that had defined her career, and she was waiting for her coach … Continue reading Clark Puts Her Signature On History, And Iowa’s Season Catches Its Breath
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Owen Freeman’s big game on Sunday cost him some dental work, but also got him another Big Ten weekly honor. The Iowa freshman center was named the conference’s men’s basketball player of the week for the eighth … Continue reading Freeman Adds Eighth Big Ten Weekly Honor
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A historic comeback had been completed, and he had a big part in it. So of course Payton Sandfort was going to be brimming with confidence. Minutes after Iowa had come back from 20 points down in … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa Hopes Win Over Gophers Can Start A New Path
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — JD Gravina’s voice could be heard over the music playing as he talked to his players during a replay review that wasn’t going to go his team’s way.. Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team had … Continue reading WIU 71, UT-MARTIN 61: Leathernecks Get The Message In Win
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — The schedule heading into this weekend seemed to favor Western Illinois in the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball race. The Leathernecks were going to get to play six of their last eight games at … Continue reading UT-MARTIN 62, WIU 59: Leathernecks’ Home Struggles Continue
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
