By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — It was a win the Western Illinois University women’s basketball team needed. But coach JD Gravina knows his team is still searching for answers after an 86-54 win over Eureka College on Saturday afternoon … Continue reading WIU 86, EUREKA 54: Leathernecks Look To Build Off Win
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team sits at 5-3, on a two-game losing streak with defeats to Connecticut and North Carolina State, and yeah, it’s early and yeah, it doesn’t sound so bad losing to those teams, but… Lisa … Continue reading Hawkeyes Squander Another Opportunity To Be Among The Best
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Jesiah West saw it while reviewing the video of some of his recent games. “The last couple of games, I’ve been taking plays off,” the Western Illinois University forward said. “I’ve been seeing it … Continue reading WIU 86, SOUTHERN INDIANA 78: The Ordinary, And The Extraordinary, Help The Leathernecks Hold On
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — November ended for the Western Illinois University women’s basketball team with the Leathernecks still searching for answers. The 84-69 loss to Tarleton State on Wednesday at Western Hall dropped the Leathernecks to 1-5 on … Continue reading TARLETON STATE 84, WIU 69: Leathernecks Still Searching For Answers
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP November is always about overreaction in college basketball. It shouldn’t be. November is a foundation for what is built to get to March. The season is long, and what looks good or bad in the first month … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: The Overreactions Of November
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s taken a while, but Ahron Ulis finally got his first start at Iowa. Ulis, pressed into the starting point guard position with Tony Perkins out with a leg injury, had seven points and four assists in … Continue reading Ulis Takes Advantage Of Starting Opportunity
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP No, Caitlin Clark said. No mask for her, thank you. The Iowa junior guard is five games into the season and she’s already getting in extra work with the medical staff. There was the sprained left ankle … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: A Sore Ankle, A Sore Nose, But No Mask For Clark
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ahron Ulis logged a season-high 27 minutes in Iowa’s 83-67 win over Seton Hall last Wednesday. That, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery, is something that will be seen a lot this season. Ulis was a perfect fit against … Continue reading Iowa Notes: For Hawkeyes, It’s About The Right Players In Right Situations
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The schedule now gets real for Iowa’s men’s basketball team. Starting with Wednesday’s Gavitt Games matchup at Seton Hall, the Hawkeyes (2-0, 18 KenPom) will play seven of their next eight games against the top six power … Continue reading Iowa Notes: Seton Hall Is The First Test For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark wanted to be challenged. There are games to endure, and then there are games to challenge you, in November and December. Iowa’s first two games of the season were against Southern and Evansville, and the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Get Through The Challenge They Wanted
