By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Owen Freeman’s big game on Sunday cost him some dental work, but also got him another Big Ten weekly honor. The Iowa freshman center was named the conference’s men’s basketball player of the week for the eighth … Continue reading Freeman Adds Eighth Big Ten Weekly Honor
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 MACOMB, Ill. — JD Gravina’s voice could be heard over the music playing as he talked to his players during a replay review that wasn’t going to go his team’s way.. Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team had … Continue reading WIU 71, UT-MARTIN 61: Leathernecks Get The Message In Win
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
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — It was a game that needed someone to make a stop. Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team has been doing a lot of that lately. The Leathernecks’ defense made the plays in the closing minutes, … Continue reading WIU 78, SIUE 70: Leathernecks Get The Stops At The End
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