By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Patrick McCaffery was ranked as one of the top 100 basketball players in the nation in the Class of 2019, but of course nobody was recruiting him. McCaffery had long since committed to play … Continue reading For Patrick McCaffery, there was really only one choice

Photo: Bakari Evelyn speaks to the media during Wednesday’s media availability at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Bakari Evelyn’s basketball journey will end at Iowa. And he has found his way to a place where he’s going … Continue reading Evelyn has the experience, and the Hawkeyes will need that in the backcourt

When I walked out of the Sprint Center in late March after Auburn clinched a trip to the Final Four, I had just finished my 26th season of covering college basketball. I figured there would be a 27th. I had … Continue reading THE BEGINNING: Getting ready to be back on the beat