By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The chair took the brunt of Caitlin Clark’s frustration. Clark had her 16th career triple-double in Iowa’s 101-85 win over Illinois on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but her unhappiness with how she was playing was showing throughout … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: For Iowa, March Will Have To Be Clark And Something From Everybody
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Owen Freeman has owned the Big Ten’s freshman of the week honor this season. Freeman won the award for the ninth time on Monday after averaging 12.5 points and 10 rebounds in two games last week. … Continue reading Freeman Named Big Ten Freshman Of The Week For Ninth Time
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The timeout didn’t come. Caitlin Clark had just put her signature on history with a shot that has looked like the rest that had defined her career, and she was waiting for her coach … Continue reading Clark Puts Her Signature On History, And Iowa’s Season Catches Its Breath
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A historic comeback had been completed, and he had a big part in it. So of course Payton Sandfort was going to be brimming with confidence. Minutes after Iowa had come back from 20 points down in … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa Hopes Win Over Gophers Can Start A New Path
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Patrick McCaffery had been out of the game for almost 6 ½ minutes when his father put him back on the court. Twenty-three seconds remained in Iowa’s game against Ohio State on Friday, … Continue reading McCaffery Shows Confidence In Hitting Key Free Throws
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The way Iowa’s Owen Freeman picked up his fourth foul in Wednesday’s home loss to Maryland drew the attention of teammate Payton Sandfort. Freeman had fouled Maryland’s Jahmir Young with 5:10 remaining in the game by slapping … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Freeman Gets Lesson In Big Ten’s Physicality, And What’s Acceptable
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa forward Owen Freeman earned his second consecutive Big Ten men’s basketball freshman of the week honor on Monday. It is Freeman’s sixth recognition this season, the most in the conference in a single season since Nebraska’s … Continue reading Iowa’s Freeman Adds Another Big Ten Freshman Honor
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team is on another one of those get-into-position-to-get-into-position midseason runs. The Hawkeyes have won five of their last six games heading into Monday’s game at Minnesota. They started the Big Ten season 0-3, then … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Perkins Leads Another Hawkeye Charge In A Different Way
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was named the Big Ten’s player of the week on Monday for the 24th time in her career. That is a new conference record, surpassing the 23 awards won by Iowa’s Megan Gustafson during … Continue reading Iowa Notebook: Clark, Freeman Pick Up Big Ten Awards
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It wasn’t so much about the quantity of Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointers in Iowa’s 86-77 win over Rutgers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday. It was when they came. Sandfort had five 3-pointers, one off his career high, on … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Sandfort Coming Up With Key Shots For Hawkeyes
