Murray Wins Malone Award
By John Bohnenkamp Keegan Murray added another postseason award on Saturday. The Iowa sophomore received the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. The award is given to the … Continue reading Murray Wins Malone Award
Clark Named Nation’s Top Point Guard
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s Caitlin Clark picked up two honors as the nation’s top point guard on Friday night. The sophomore won the Nancy Lieberman Award and the Dawn Staley Point Guard Of The Year award after a season in … Continue reading Clark Named Nation’s Top Point Guard
THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Early Exit Has Hawkeyes Thinking About Next Year
By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark’s cold glare reached the back of the press conference room, and beyond. Iowa’s 64-62 loss to 10th seed Creighton in Sunday’s NCAA tournament second-round game wasn’t even a half-hour old and Clark, the Hawkeyes’ All-American … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Early Exit Has Hawkeyes Thinking About Next Year
CREIGHTON 64, IOWA 62: Jensen Comes Back And Helps Eliminate Hawkeyes
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Jim Flanery remembered walking into Creighton’s practice facility at 6:15 a.m. during the fall for some pickup basketball. Lauren Jensen, who had transferred from Iowa last spring, was always there getting in some shooting … Continue reading CREIGHTON 64, IOWA 62: Jensen Comes Back And Helps Eliminate Hawkeyes
ABC, And A Sellout Crowd? That’s Big For Hawkeyes And Bluejays
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark understands. Iowa’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is a sellout. That’s big. The noon game is also on ABC, the only NCAA women’s game in … Continue reading ABC, And A Sellout Crowd? That’s Big For Hawkeyes And Bluejays
IOWA 98, ILLINOIS STATE 58: Hawkeyes Are Awake, And Advance
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — You don’t sleepwalk through a game when you’re a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Take a nap, and a lower seed gives you a nightmare that haunts you throughout the offseason. You … Continue reading IOWA 98, ILLINOIS STATE 58: Hawkeyes Are Awake, And Advance
THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Race Through Indy Was McCaffery’s Masterpiece
By John Bohnenkamp There was no hesitation. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery turned to his bench with 11:48 left in the first half of Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament championship game against Purdue and signaled to center Josh Ogundele to get into … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Race Through Indy Was McCaffery’s Masterpiece
Winning Shot Just Adds To Bohannon’s Legend
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — It was Jordan Bohannon’s run to nowhere. Bohannon’s banked 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left gave Iowa an 80-77 win over Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinal. It also sent the sixth-year guard on a … Continue reading Winning Shot Just Adds To Bohannon’s Legend
Perkins Is At Home In Big Ten Tournament
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Perkins broke into a smile when someone asked him a question and mentioned the name of his high school. “Look at that smile on his face,” the questioner said, and even Iowa coach Fran … Continue reading Perkins Is At Home In Big Ten Tournament
Hawkeyes Deliver Another Fury Of Offense
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Fran McCaffery waved his hands to signal that the three digits on Iowa’s side of the scoreboard were enough. There were 50 seconds left on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse clock in Iowa’s Big Ten Tournament second-round … Continue reading Hawkeyes Deliver Another Fury Of Offense
