By John Bohnenkamp Kris Murray got the feedback he was looking for when he entered the NBA draft process. Now the 6-foot-8 forward is coming back to Iowa for his junior season. Murray announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing … Continue reading Kris Murray Will Return For Junior Season
By John Bohnenkamp Keegan Murray added another postseason award on Saturday. The Iowa sophomore received the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. The award is given to the … Continue reading Murray Wins Malone Award
By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark’s cold glare reached the back of the press conference room, and beyond. Iowa’s 64-62 loss to 10th seed Creighton in Sunday’s NCAA tournament second-round game wasn’t even a half-hour old and Clark, the Hawkeyes’ All-American … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Early Exit Has Hawkeyes Thinking About Next Year
By John Bohnenkamp There was no hesitation. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery turned to his bench with 11:48 left in the first half of Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament championship game against Purdue and signaled to center Josh Ogundele to get into … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Race Through Indy Was McCaffery’s Masterpiece
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — It was Jordan Bohannon’s run to nowhere. Bohannon’s banked 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left gave Iowa an 80-77 win over Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinal. It also sent the sixth-year guard on a … Continue reading Winning Shot Just Adds To Bohannon’s Legend
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Perkins broke into a smile when someone asked him a question and mentioned the name of his high school. “Look at that smile on his face,” the questioner said, and even Iowa coach Fran … Continue reading Perkins Is At Home In Big Ten Tournament
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Fran McCaffery waved his hands to signal that the three digits on Iowa’s side of the scoreboard were enough. There were 50 seconds left on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse clock in Iowa’s Big Ten Tournament second-round … Continue reading Hawkeyes Deliver Another Fury Of Offense
By John Bohnenkamp Keegan Murray’s numbers would be good enough to win the Big Ten’s player of the year in most years. But in a year in which the conference is top-heavy in talent, the Iowa sophomore forward had to … Continue reading Murray Named To All-Big Ten First Team
By John Bohnenkamp The Big Ten women’s basketball player of the year award never seems to leave Iowa these days. Caitlin Clark picked up the honor on Tuesday, becoming the Hawkeyes’ fourth winner in the last five seasons. Center Megan … Continue reading Clark Continues Iowa’s Run Of Big Ten Player Of The Year Honors
By John Bohnenkamp Caitlin Clark has a list of goals posted in her locker, and one of those goals says, “Win a Big Ten championship.” She saw that on Sunday morning when she arrived at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the game … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Find Their Big Ten Trophy
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