By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — This is truly Jan Jensen’s team now. The last remnants from the Lisa Bluder/Caitlin Clark/back-to-back Final Four era for the Iowa women’s basketball team — Hannah Stuelke, Taylor McCabe and Kylie Feuerbach — ended … Continue reading Hawkeyes Are A ‘Jan Jensen Team,’ With High Expectations
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Ben McCollum learned about “goals” early in his career. “I think my first year as a coach I had a lot of goals,” McCollum said at Iowa’s men’s basketball media day on Monday. “We … Continue reading The Second Year May Look Different, But McCollum’s ‘Goals’ Remain The Same
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa center Ava Heiden was named to the preseason All-Big Ten teams by the coaches and the media, the conference announced on Thursday. Heiden, a junior, averaged 18 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season while … Continue reading Iowa’s Heiden Named Preseason All-Big Ten
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois women’s basketball coach JD Gravina is going to practice Wednesday afternoon knowing his roster is going to look a lot different. Mia Nicastro, who was the Ohio Valley Conference’s player of the year last season … Continue reading WIU’s Nicastro Gets Fifth Year Under Court’s Ruling
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A two-game homestand with USC and UCLA in February highlights the Big Ten schedule for the Iowa women’s basketball team. The Big Ten released the conference schedule on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes open conference play with a December … Continue reading Iowa’s Big Ten Women’s Schedule Includes Homestand with USC, UCLA
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team will open Big Ten play with two games in the first seven days of December. The Hawkeyes will begin the 20-game conference schedule on December 1 at Purdue, then play Indiana at home … Continue reading Iowa Men Open Big Ten Play At Purdue
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The first game of a two-year home-and-home series with UConn is one of the top matchups on Iowa’s 2026-27 women’s basketball nonconference schedule. The Hawkeyes will play the Huskies on November 8 at either UConn’s home court in Storrs, Conn., or in Hartford, Conn. UConn was No. 2 and Iowa was No. 6 on ESPN’s way-too-early Top 25 released in the spring. “We’re starting a home-and-home with UConn and getting to play the first one on the road,” Iowa coach Jan Jensen said in a statement. “It’s going to be an amazing and electric environment because UConn … Continue reading Trips to UConn, Bahamas Highlight Iowa’s Women’s Basketball Nonconference Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois forward Mia Nicastro was one of the nation’s top mid-major women’s basketball players this season. She added another honor on Friday, when she was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s female athlete of the year. Nicastro … Continue reading WIU’s Nicastro Named OVC’s Female Athlete Of The Year
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Missouri Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will have a new look, and they’ll be together in the same arena. The conference announced on Monday that both tournaments will be played at the Enterprise Center … Continue reading Top 2 Seeds In Valley Tournaments Will Get Double-Bye Under New Format
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team will start a two-year neutral-court series with Alabama, beginning with a December 21 game at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines. The Hawkeyes will play two games at the Casey’s Center this season. … Continue reading Hawkeyes Get Neutral Court Series With Alabama
