By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The Big Ten men’s basketball race is still the same length, but now with more teams. You don’t want to be chasing everyone else, certainly not on December 3, when the full heat of … Continue reading Hawkeyes Open Big Ten Play, And Avoid A Familiar December Hole
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The first release of the NCAA’s NET should be taken for what it’s worth — it’s a starting point, but certainly not anything to freak out about. The number on December 2 isn’t going to look anything … Continue reading NET MONDAY: First Rankings Are Only The Foundation
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s hard to know what Iowa’s frontcourt depth will look like as the Hawkeyes open Big Ten play this week with Tuesday’s home game against Northwestern and Saturday’s game at Michigan. Seydou Traore left last Tuesday’s win … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Mulvey’s Court Time Could Increase In Iowa’s Frontcourt Shuffle
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team is going to get a Thanksgiving break. The Hawkeyes could use the time off after playing USC Upstate on Tuesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa (5-1) won’t play again until December 3 in the … Continue reading Hawkeyes Get A Game, Then Some Time Off
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP November is about building identities, and the one the Iowa’s women’s basketball team is crafting is still a work in progress. Right now, it’s all about the defense for the Hawkeyes, who held Washington State to single … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Live On Defense With New Identity
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Drew Thelwell laughed when he saw the four media members waiting to talk to him in the Vibrant Arena hallway. “This is a first,” he said. There is a lot that’s new for the fifth-year point guard … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Experience Has Made A Difference For Iowa’s Thelwell
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MOLINE, Ill. — Fran McCaffery wasn’t sure what he would get out of Owen Freeman on Friday night. The Iowa sophomore forward missed Tuesday’s game against South Dakota with an illness, and while his coach thought he … Continue reading Hawkeyes Finish The Show In Moline
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Fran McCaffery knew he had plenty of options on his roster this season. Three games into the season, the Iowa men’s basketball coach has been missing at least one of those options. Maybe soon, … Continue reading Hawkeyes Are Learning To Play With All The Options
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Payton Sandfort is the owner of the lone triple-double in Iowa’s men’s basketball history. He’s come close to adding to that in the first two games of this season for the Hawkeyes. The 6-foot-7 forward leads Iowa … Continue reading Sandfort’s Passing Part Of Fast Start
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A lot was made about Payton Sandfort returning to Iowa for his senior season. Instead, what the Hawkeyes have gotten so far this season is Sandfort times two. Oh, Payton is getting his points — he’s the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Pryce Sandfort’s Production Is What He Expected
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