By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The opening part of Iowa’s men’s basketball schedule got tougher on Thursday when the Big Ten portion was announced. The Hawkeyes open conference play on December 11 against Wisconsin. That will conclude an eight-game stretch in which … Continue reading Iowa Gets Wisconsin At Home In Big Ten Opener
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois University’s women’s basketball team opens the season at Minnesota as part of a 11-game non conference schedule. The Leathernecks, who went 14-15 last season, play the Gophers on November 7, then play at Southern Indiana … Continue reading Leathernecks Open Season At Minnesota
By John Bohnenkamp Much of the talk of Thursday’s announcement of the Big Ten’s new 7-year, $7 billion media rights deal with Fox, CBS and NBC centered on the football package and its impact on the conference. But there also … Continue reading How The Big Ten’s New Media Deal Affects Basketball
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s women’s basketball team could face three teams in this season’s non-conference schedule that finished in the top 10 of the NCAA’s NET last season. The Hawkeyes will face North Carolina State (32-4, 2 NET) in a … Continue reading Iowa’s Women’s Schedule Features Some Of Nation’s Top Teams
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s non-conference men’s basketball schedule includes three neutral-court games and one road game. The Hawkeyes open the season with home games against Bethune-Cookman (9-21 last season, 337 NET, 333 KenPom) on November 7 and North Carolina A&T … Continue reading Breaking Down Iowa’s Non-Conference Schedule
By John Bohnenkamp The Missouri Valley Conference hasn’t been immune from conference realignment in the last few seasons. The conference lost Loyola (Chicago) after last season and added Belmont, Murray State and Illinois-Chicago beginning this season. Commissioner Jeff Jackson said … Continue reading Bigger Valley Has New Teams, More Games
By John Bohnenkamp It was no secret that Iowa was going to play Duke in the Jimmy V Classic — reports of the matchup had been circulating for weeks on social media, and the Hawkeye players even talked about the … Continue reading It’s Official: Iowa Will Play Duke In Jimmy V Classic
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa gets a possible top-10 matchup in the ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge. The Hawkeyes will play North Carolina State on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The two teams are coming off a 2021-22 season in … Continue reading Iowa Women Will Face Wolfpack In ACC/Big Ten Challenge
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s men’s basketball team will face Georgia Tech at home in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the third matchup against an ACC program on the Hawkeyes’ nonconference schedule this season. The Hawkeyes will play the Yellow Jackets at … Continue reading Iowa Gets Georgia Tech In ACC/Big Ten Challenge
By John Bohnenkamp The analytics and the scouting reports agreed, Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair said — Iowa’s Keegan Murray was the best choice for the Kings with their No. 4 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft. Murray became the … Continue reading Kings Felt Murray Was The Right Choice
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