By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark showed her frustration. The Iowa freshman guard was demonstrative with just about every missed shot in Tuesday’s 92-65 win over Western Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark, who came into the game as the nation’s leading … Continue reading Clark’s ‘Off’ Day Is A Triple-Double In Hawkeyes’ Win

By John Bohnenkamp Iowa and Purdue play in Tuesday’s men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Three days later, Iowa is on the road at Minnesota. Purdue plays at home against Maryland. It will be Christmas Day. There will be no … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: It’s The Big Ten On Christmas Day

By John Bohnenkamp It was a missed opportunity for a signature win. Now, after Saturday’s 99-88 loss to top-ranked Gonzaga on a neutral court, Iowa has nothing but a Big Ten road ahead until March. What the third-ranked Hawkeyes learned … Continue reading Gonzaga Gives Hawkeyes A Lesson To Prepare For Big Ten Road

By John Bohnenkamp There isn’t a good answer for how to defend Iowa, Mark Few said on Thursday. The coach of top-ranked Gonzaga knows his team has to figure out a way to defend Iowa’s Luka Garza in Saturday’s game … Continue reading Garza, Hawkeyes Ready For Whatever Gonzaga’s Defense Has To Offer

By John Bohnenkamp Iowa plays top-ranked Gonzaga on Saturday, which is cool, the Hawkeyes said. Then three days later, the No. 3 Hawkeyes play Purdue at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the Big Ten opener. So, regardless of what happens against the … Continue reading It’s Gonzaga, And Then The Rest Of The Season, For The Hawkeyes

By John Bohnenkamp His team was down to seven scholarship players, and that, Ben Jacobson said on Monday, is one reason why Northern Iowa canceled its last two nonconference basketball games. But Jacobson said the mental health aspect was another … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: UNI’s Decision Was The Right Call

By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — It’s quite the luxury when you can keep a national player-of-the-year candidate on the bench for almost 11 minutes, and still beat your in-state rival by 28 points. Fran McCaffery doesn’t like to play … Continue reading While Garza Waited, Hawkeyes Kept Going

By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Stop calling them young. OK, check the ages of the Iowa women’s basketball team and yes, going from that, the Hawkeyes are young. But, when you come back from 18 points down early in … Continue reading Electric Youth: Hawkeyes’ Comeback Shows Their Maturity

By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Waves of Carolina blue kept pounding Luka Garza. It wasn’t unexpected. Garza, Iowa’s 6-foot-11 All-American center, has been pushed, shoved, grabbed, smothered, whatever you want to call it, over the last two seasons. And … Continue reading Iowa’s guards ride the Garza waves

By John Bohnenkamp Luka Garza gave a detailed scouting report of North Carolina’s frontcourt on Monday. There is going to be wave after wave of big Tar Heels coming at the Iowa center in Tuesday’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at … Continue reading Garza, Hawkeyes know what they’ll be getting against Tar Heels