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 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 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 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 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
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — It was Jordan Bohannon’s run to nowhere. Bohannon’s banked 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left gave Iowa an 80-77 win over Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinal. It also sent the sixth-year guard on a … Continue reading Winning Shot Just Adds To Bohannon’s Legend
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Fran McCaffery waved his hands to signal that the three digits on Iowa’s side of the scoreboard were enough. There were 50 seconds left on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse clock in Iowa’s Big Ten Tournament second-round … Continue reading Hawkeyes Deliver Another Fury Of Offense
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa coach Fran McCaffery never likes to talk much about all of the things surrounding NCAA tournament bracketology, but his players get it. After the Hawkeyes’ loss to Michigan on Thursday night, Jordan Bohannon talked about the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Breaking Down The Hawkeyes’ Resumé
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — The 84-79 loss to Michigan had just a few minutes of fermentation before Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon was ready to cast it away. And really, there isn’t a lot of time for the Hawkeyes … Continue reading For Hawkeyes, A Quick Turnaround Isn’t A Bad Thing
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s Payton Sandfort is making the most of the minutes he’s getting, and it’s been all about the work he put in when he wasn’t playing. Sandfort had 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds in Sunday’s … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Sandfort’s Minutes, And Confidence, Keep Growing
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