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 Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was named the Big Ten’s player of the week on Monday for the 24th time in her career. That is a new conference record, surpassing the 23 awards won by Iowa’s Megan Gustafson during … Continue reading Iowa Notebook: Clark, Freeman Pick Up Big Ten Awards
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
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Iowa’s women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to nine games with Thursday’s 98-69 win over Loyola (Chicago) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Caitlin Clark recorded her 13th career triple-double with 35 points, a career-high 17 … Continue reading ‘Work In Progress’: Hawkeyes Get Through Last Nonconference Challenge
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The show was only going to end one way, because it was the ending everyone wanted. The clock was ticking on the Iowa women’s basketball team’s 104-75 win over Cleveland State on Saturday, and it was time … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: However It Ends, Clark Will Make Sure It’s A Lot Of Fun
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s been a while since Owen Freeman has experienced a three-game losing streak. “Not since freshman year of high school,” the Iowa freshman said on Thursday. Freeman and the Hawkeyes are coming off a three-loss week and … Continue reading Hawkeyes Want To Move On From Losing Streak
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Phil Martelli understands college basketball’s calendar as well as anyone. It’s why Martelli, Michigan’s associate head coach, provided a calming voice, and some advice, for Iowa after the Wolverines’ 90-80 win over the Hawkeyes on Sunday at … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Need To Shift Calendar In Their Favor
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP As painful as this week has been for Iowa’s men’s basketball team, the double-digit losses at Purdue on Monday and Iowa State on Thursday are lessons for the young players in the Hawkeyes’ rotation. Iowa features four … Continue reading Iowa Freshmen Have Faced Plenty Of Early Challenges
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Owen Freeman was searching for the right word, and when he found it, it made perfect sense. Freeman, a 6-foot-10 freshman who has been playing like a veteran in Iowa’s frontcourt, was asked if maybe this brilliant … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: No Waiting To See Freeman’s Potential
