By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Drew Thelwell’s college career has been about winning. Now the former Morehead State guard is going to be counted on to help Iowa get back to the NCAA Tournament. Thelwell signed with the Hawkeyes on Wednesday to … Continue reading Iowa Adds Morehead State’s Thelwell
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa forward Payton Sandfort announced on Tuesday that he would enter the NBA Draft process while maintaining his college eligibility. “It has been a dream come true to represent this program and my state the past three … Continue reading Iowa’s Sandfort Will Go Through NBA Draft Process
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s been 30 years between Big Ten freshman of the year honors for an Iowa player. Which is why the last winner, Jess Settles, sent Owen Freeman a message on social media on Tuesday after Freeman was … Continue reading Freeman Named Big Ten’s Top Freshman
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 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’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 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 Brock Harding wasn’t interested in a Christmas break. The Iowa men’s basketball players got to go home for a few days for the holiday, but Harding was planning to keep a steady workout plan. Which meant getting … Continue reading Harding’s Break Will Include A Lot Of Work
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