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Iowa Loses Freeman For Remainder Of The Season

February 3, 2025February 12, 2025 jbohnenkamp

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The decision for Owen Freeman to have season-ending surgery was to make sure his hand injury didn’t end his career. Freeman, Iowa’s leading scorer and rebounder this season, will miss the rest of the season after having … Continue reading Iowa Loses Freeman For Remainder Of The Season

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THE MONDAY TIPOFF: 40 Minutes Said A Lot About The Hawkeyes In Win Over USC

February 3, 2025February 9, 2025 jbohnenkamp

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifteen thousand gold towels couldn’t erase Jan Jensen’s message. Jensen knew there was opportunity available on Sunday, but she wanted to make sure her players didn’t think of themselves as the warm-up act … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: 40 Minutes Said A Lot About The Hawkeyes In Win Over USC

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Hawkeyes Happy To Stack Wins, No Matter How They Look

January 29, 2025February 3, 2025 jbohnenkamp

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — It’s time for Iowa’s women’s basketball team to start stacking wins. January is about to ease into February, and March isn’t that far away, and for the moment it’s probably wise to start … Continue reading Hawkeyes Happy To Stack Wins, No Matter How They Look

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Iowa Notebook: Hawkeyes’ Travels Are Usually Quick Trips

January 27, 2025January 31, 2025 jbohnenkamp

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team isn’t going to be in Columbus, Ohio very long. The Hawkeyes play Ohio State on Monday night, but Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said on Sunday it’s a business trip that won’t take long … Continue reading Iowa Notebook: Hawkeyes’ Travels Are Usually Quick Trips

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Iowa Notebook: Recruiting Relationship Helped Bring Johnson-Arigu To Hawkeyes

January 23, 2025January 27, 2025 jbohnenkamp

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

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Loss To Minnesota Extends Hawkeyes’ Slide

January 22, 2025January 26, 2025 jbohnenkamp

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

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THE MONDAY TIPOFF: In Three-Game Skid, Hawkeyes’ Pieces Don’t Seem To Fit

January 13, 2025January 23, 2025 jbohnenkamp

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

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Thelwell Makes Sure Iowa’s Defense Is Best In Show Against Hoosiers

January 12, 2025January 22, 2025 jbohnenkamp

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

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Hawkeyes’ Comeback Was All About The Message

January 8, 2025January 12, 2025 jbohnenkamp

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

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THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Loss To Maryland Is Another Chapter In Iowa’s Textbook

January 6, 2025January 10, 2025 jbohnenkamp

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

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