By JOHN BOHNENKAMP iOWA CITY — Brock Harding wasn’t ready to go home after his first college basketball regular-season game. The Iowa freshman point guard had played just 10 minutes, 39 seconds in Tuesday’s 110-68 win over North Dakota at … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Harding Provides Early Fuel For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The banner commemorating Iowa’s Final Four appearance from last season was brought onto the court for a ceremony before the Hawkeyes’ season opener against Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night. Then as quickly as it … Continue reading Hawkeyes Know The Effects Of November’s Air
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Moping wasn’t an option for Iowa guard Dasonte Bowen last season. Bowen played in just 26 of the Hawkeyes’ 33 games as a freshman, playing just 243 minutes — only 40 minutes in the … Continue reading Iowa Men’s Notebook: Bowen Didn’t Let Last Season Affect Him
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ move to the Ohio Valley Conference is all about balance for women’s basketball coach JD Gravina. South Dakota State won last season’s Summit League regular-season title with an 18-0 conference record. A year before, the … Continue reading Gravina, Leathernecks Look Forward To Seeing A New Conference
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Jesiah West was happy when Chad Boudreau was promoted to the head coaching job at Western Illinois. Boudreau, the Leathernecks’ associate head coach for three seasons under Rob Jeter, had recruited West from Southeastern Community College in … Continue reading Boudreau Wants To Bring Familiar Approach To Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Lisa Bluder wants sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke to be more confident this season. That wasn’t a suggestion from the Iowa women’s basketball coach. That was a command. “I want her to put her shoulders back and know … Continue reading Stuelke Ready To Turn Up The Volume
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa guard Caitlin Clark was named to the Associated Press preseason All-American team on Tuesday, becoming the first player in program history to receive this honor in three consecutive seasons. Clark, who was the only unanimous selection … Continue reading Clark Leads AP Preseason All-American List
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team already was going to be dealing with the high expectations after making it to the national championship game last season. The Hawkeyes’ No. 3 ranking in the Associated Press poll and USA Today … Continue reading Hawkeyes Open At No. 3 In AP, Coaches Polls
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Drake’s Tucker DeVries was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason player of the year in the men’s basketball poll released Tuesday. The Bulldogs were picked the preseason favorite, getting 24 of a possible 47 first-place votes. Northern … Continue reading DeVries Named Valley Preseason POY; Drake, UNI Picked 1-2 In Conference
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Anna Deets became the first Western Illinois basketball player to be honored by the Ohio Valley Conference, when the senior guard was named to the preseason women’s basketball team. Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team was picked eighth … Continue reading Deets Named To OVC Preseason Team
