By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s men’s basketball game against Xavier on Friday felt like the first measuring stick for the Ben McCollum era as soon as it came out on the schedule. An early-season game against a … Continue reading IOWA 81, XAVIER 62: Hawkeyes Pull Away In First Power Conference Test
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP There have been so few blemishes on the box score line for Iowa guard Chazadi “Chit-Chat” Wright that they were easy for her to remember. Her 16-point, 10-assist game in Sunday’s 119-43 win over Evansville at Carver-Hawkeye … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: ‘Chit-Chat’ Speaks Loudly In Her First Week With Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jan Jensen thought her team needed a “confidence builder.” Rewriting a couple of records, including one that stood for more than 50 years, certainly can do that. Iowa’s 119-43 win over Evansville on … Continue reading IOWA 119, EVANSVILLE 43: Records Fall In ‘Confidence Builder’ For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The first week of the season for Iowa’s men’s basketball team had contrasting bookend wins. The opening win over Robert Morris couldn’t have gone any better. Friday’s 77-58 win over Western Illinois at … Continue reading IOWA 77, WIU 58: The Second Win Was Different From The First
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team stayed within striking distance of Iowa for 25 minutes of Friday’s game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes’ defense, though, proved to be too much for the Leathernecks in … Continue reading Leathernecks Worn Down By Iowa’s Defense In Loss
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — His first victory as Iowa’s men’s basketball coach secured, Ben McCollum took a lap around Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s floor and his players followed. McCollum and the Hawkeyes waded into the new student section at … Continue reading IOWA 101, ROBERT MORRIS 69: A Thank-You Lap To Start A New Era
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The transition from the past to the future is happening again with Iowa’s women’s basketball team, which isn’t a surprise given the makeup of the Hawkeyes’ roster. The Hawkeyes’ 86-51 win over Southern in Monday’s season opener was another one of those card-shuffling nights for second-year head coach Jan Jensen — a constant pursuit of that right combination between players who have seen everything and players who need to see more and more to learn. There was no better example of this than Iowa’s two leading scorers. Ava Heiden is a sophomore who … Continue reading IOWA 86, SOUTHERN 51: Plenty Of ‘Data’ For Hawkeyes To Study After Opener
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum’s first Iowa team is still a “work in progress,” the coach said on Monday, but there’s no more time to prepare. The season starts on Tuesday night with a game against … Continue reading Hawkeyes Are ‘Work In Progress,’ But Now The Season Begins
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It wasn’t a flipping of the switch, Ava Heiden said. Heiden’s best games in her first season on Iowa’s women’s basketball team came at the end of the season. She had 11 points against Michigan State and … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Heiden’s Time In The Post For Hawkeyes Has Arrived
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Trey Thompson’s 18th birthday will come on December 3, one day after Iowa opens the Big Ten men’s basketball season at Michigan State, the eighth game overall on the Hawkeyes’ schedule. Thompson may have logged significant minutes … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Thompson Is 17, But Ready To Take On Big Role With Hawkeyes
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