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
By John Bohnenkamp MACOMB, Ill. — Paul Bubb remembered a 1997 job interview to be an athletic director, and he was asked if there would be any job he would leave for in the future. There was one place Bubb … Continue reading Bubb Wants To Rebuild Relationships At WIU
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s men’s basketball team will get home-and-home matchups with Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana and Wisconsin next season, but will only see Purdue and Illinois once. Iowa’s women’s team will see Maryland and Indiana twice next season, … Continue reading Big Ten Matchups Announced For Iowa Men, Women
By John Bohnenkamp Kris Murray got the feedback he was looking for when he entered the NBA draft process. Now the 6-foot-8 forward is coming back to Iowa for his junior season. Murray announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing … Continue reading Kris Murray Will Return For Junior Season
By John Bohnenkamp Keegan Murray added another postseason award on Saturday. The Iowa sophomore received the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. The award is given to the … Continue reading Murray Wins Malone Award
By John Bohnenkamp There was no hesitation. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery turned to his bench with 11:48 left in the first half of Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament championship game against Purdue and signaled to center Josh Ogundele to get into … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Race Through Indy Was McCaffery’s Masterpiece
