By JOHN BOHNENKAMP They downplayed the ranking, of course, because everyone does that when it comes to the preseason polls. Still, everyone on Iowa’s women’s basketball team appreciates the rare air that comes with the No. 4 ranking in the … Continue reading Hawkeyes Savor The Air At The Top
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MINNEAPOLIS — The Big Ten took its men’s and women’s basketball media days to a new market, and its tournaments are about to follow. The two-day event at the Target Center that started on Tuesday was meant … Continue reading Big Ten Men’s Notebook: Minneapolis Becomes New Tournament Venue
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MINNEAPOLIS — The quotables — some insightful, some humorous — from the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball media days on Tuesday. “Coming from me, I don’t really care about rankings and polls. Because at the end … Continue reading The Quotables From Big Ten Media Days
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MINNEAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark is selective about what name-image-likeness deals she makes. But there was no way the Iowa junior guard was going to pass up a deal with Nike. Clark was one of five players from … Continue reading Big Ten Media Days Women’s Notebook: Clark Embraces The Right NIL Opportunities
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois guard Trenton Massner was named to the Summit League men’s basketball preseason first team on Tuesday, while guard Elizabeth Lutz was named to the women’s basketball second team The Leathernecks were picked seventh in the … Continue reading Massner, Lutz Honored On Summit League Teams
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Kris Murray was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team, released by the conference on Thursday. It is the fourth consecutive season an Iowa player has been named to the list. Joe Wieskamp was on the … Continue reading Murray Named To Preseason All-Big Ten Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa State will open Big 12 men’s basketball play with a New Year’s Eve game at home against Baylor. The 18-game schedule starts against the Bears, followed by the Cyclones playing three of their next four games … Continue reading ISU Opens Big 12 Schedule Against Baylor
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A minimum of 28 of Iowa’s 31 regular-season men’s basketball games will be televised this season. The entire schedule with game times and television assignments was released on Thursday. Games against North Carolina A&T on November 11 … Continue reading Game Times, TV Assignments Announced For Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP ST. LOUIS — Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said during Wednesday’s Missouri Valley Conference media day he expects to know about the status of Austin Phyfe in early October. Phyfe, a senior forward, is recovering from serious … Continue reading Valley Media Day: Jacobson Hopes To Know About Phyfe’s Status Soon
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Missouri Valley Conference revealed its 20-game men’s basketball conference schedule on Thursday as the league expands to 12 teams. The round-robin schedule of 18 games is gone. Now teams will play nine conference opponents twice, and … Continue reading Valley Unveils 20-Game Conference Schedule
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