By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team got a chance to extend its season, but coach JD Gravina wanted to make sure his players wanted to keep going. The answer, Gravina said, was an “overwhelming ‘Yes.’” The Leathernecks not … Continue reading Western Illinois Gets A Chance To Keep Playing With WNIT Berth
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP One by one, Jan Jensen went down the two rows of seats and hugged every player on Iowa’s women’s basketball team. The Hawkeyes had just found out on Sunday night where they were going in the NCAA … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Hit The Road, But To Jensen, They’ve Already Won
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The breakup was never going to be clean. It started with the rumors, and then the official announcement on Friday — Fran McCaffery was out as Iowa’s men’s basketball coach. Fifteen seasons and a program-record 297 wins … Continue reading This Time, Iowa’s Rebuild Is Going To Cost A Lot More
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP INDIANAPOLIS — His hands buried in his pockets, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery took a couple of steps toward official Brian Dorsey and said something that set off the first of the two short whistle blasts that would … Continue reading ILLINOIS 106, IOWA 94: Hawkeyes’ Fight Reaches Its Finish
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP INDIANAPOLIS — Drew Thelwell’s right ankle was wrapped in a bag of ice after Iowa’s 77-70 win over Ohio State in Wednesday’s first round of the Big Ten Tournament. It’s the only way Thelwell can make sure … Continue reading IOWA NOTEBOOK: Thelwell Makes Sure He Gets To Experience Big Ten Tournament
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP INDIANAPOLIS — Brock Harding wasn’t sure if it meant anything at the time, he was just relieved that he made the shot. Harding put up a half-court shot at every pre-game shootaround this season, and never made … Continue reading IOWA 77, OHIO STATE 70: Harding Hits The Big Shots, And The Hawkeyes Stay Alive
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa will have to win five games in five days at the Big Ten Tournament to get the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. But if that falls short, coach Fran McCaffery thinks there will be … Continue reading Hawkeyes Go To Indianapolis With Postseason Opportunities On The Line
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s not something that is brought up in conversation, but Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery figures his team is quite aware of what’s at stake in Sunday’s game at Nebraska. A win gets the Hawkeyes the … Continue reading It’s A Must-Win Sunday For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It is never easy to win four games in four days in a conference tournament. Which is why Western Illinois coach JD Gravina wants to shorten the time his team has to play in the Ohio Valley … Continue reading LINDENWOOD 86, WIU 75: Time Runs Out On Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois is sticking to its plan of staying in Evansville for a while. The Leathernecks are still going in the Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament, defeating Eastern Illinois 78-75 in Thursday’s quarterfinal at the Ford … Continue reading WIU 78, EASTERN ILLINOIS 75: Leathernecks Keep Going Into Semifinals
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