Iowa Notebook: Recruiting Relationship Helped Bring Johnson-Arigu To Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Isaiah Johnson-Arigu can’t help Iowa this season, but coach Fran McCaffery thinks the 6-foot-7 forward can be a key player for the Hawkeyes in the future. Johnson-Arigu, a mid-season transfer from Miami (Fla.), joined the Hawkeyes this … Continue reading Iowa Notebook: Recruiting Relationship Helped Bring Johnson-Arigu To Hawkeyes
Loss To Minnesota Extends Hawkeyes’ Slide
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Drew Thelwell looked like he was ready to run up the Carver-Hawkeye Arena tunnel and into the frigid night. Iowa took 21 3-point attempts in Tuesday’s 72-67 loss to Minnesota, making just three, … Continue reading Loss To Minnesota Extends Hawkeyes’ Slide
Hawkeyes Can’t Catch A Break, Even At The Free-Throw Line
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Almost every free throw Lucy Olsen took went through the net. There weren’t a lot of people around to see it. Long after Iowa’s 87-84 loss to Nebraska on Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye … Continue reading Hawkeyes Can’t Catch A Break, Even At The Free-Throw Line
THE MONDAY TIPOFF: In Three-Game Skid, Hawkeyes’ Pieces Don’t Seem To Fit
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The veteran players became spectators. Iowa’s women’s basketball team was trying, and would eventually fail, to rally against Indiana in the closing minutes of the 74-67 loss on Sunday, and some of the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: In Three-Game Skid, Hawkeyes’ Pieces Don’t Seem To Fit
Thelwell Makes Sure Iowa’s Defense Is Best In Show Against Hoosiers
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Drew Thelwell smiled and confessed that yes, after one of his six steals in Iowa’s 85-60 win over Indiana on Saturday night, he turned to the Hawkeyes’ bench and said something like, “I’m … Continue reading Thelwell Makes Sure Iowa’s Defense Is Best In Show Against Hoosiers
UT-MARTIN 85, WIU 83: Leathernecks Can’t Grind Out Win In Overtime
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Get used to the grind. Western Illinois’ 85-83 overtime loss to UT-Martin on Thursday night at Western Hall was an example of what Leathernecks’ coach Chad Boudreau has been saying about the conference’s men’s … Continue reading UT-MARTIN 85, WIU 83: Leathernecks Can’t Grind Out Win In Overtime
UT-MARTIN 73, WIU 60: Missed Shots Add To Leathernecks’ Frustration
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — At some point, Raegan McCowan said, the shots are going to fall for Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team. Thursday’s 73-60 loss to UT-Martin at Western Hall was the latest in a frustrating stretch for … Continue reading UT-MARTIN 73, WIU 60: Missed Shots Add To Leathernecks’ Frustration
Hawkeyes’ Comeback Was All About The Message
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Payton Sandfort found solace away from his teammates in Iowa’s locker room at halftime. Sandfort felt the need to disappear after barely appearing in the first half of Tuesday’s game against Nebraska at … Continue reading Hawkeyes’ Comeback Was All About The Message
THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Loss To Maryland Is Another Chapter In Iowa’s Textbook
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — This was always going to be an education, for a long-time assistant coach who is now a head coach, for veteran players in new and expanded roles, for freshmen experiencing the attention that comes … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Loss To Maryland Is Another Chapter In Iowa’s Textbook
THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Freshmen Keep Hawkeyes’ Evolution Going
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — It was a glimpse into Iowa’s women’s basketball future that is here now. The final 3 minutes, 39 seconds of the first quarter of the 24th-ranked Hawkeyes’ 84-63 win over Purdue on Sunday at … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Freshmen Keep Hawkeyes’ Evolution Going
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