By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Iowa was the best free-throw shooting team in women’s basketball last season. This season has been different. The Hawkeyes came into Sunday’s home game against Northern Iowa shooting 73.8 percent from the line, almost … Continue reading IOWA 88, UNI 74: Free Throws Matter As Hawkeyes Sweep The State
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa plays just two games in the next 16 days before getting back into Big Ten play at Nebraska on December 29. But after Sunday’s 78-75 overtime loss to open the conference season, coach Fran McCaffery wasn’t … Continue reading Mid-December Break Will Help Hawkeyes Get Ready For What’s Coming
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark said it, and then she and Iowa coach Lisa Bluder couldn’t resist laughing at how it sounded. Clark and the Hawkeyes had just finished Saturday’s 87-64 win over Minnesota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Bluder’s record-setting 234th … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes’ History Is All In The Family
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The emotions never felt right in Iowa’s 87-64 win over Minnesota on Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 8 p.m. start seemed the cloud the mood anyway, but the fun of Iowa coach Lisa … Continue reading IOWA 87, MINNESOTA 64: Hawkeyes Deliver Milestone For Bluder, But Lose Martin
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark said it, and everyone heard it. “It’s fun getting stops,” the Iowa All-American guard said. Lisa Bluder knew that was the soundbite for posterity. “We got that on recording,” the Hawkeyes’ coach said, smiling. “‘It’s … Continue reading Hawkeyes Beat Cyclones, And Create A New Blueprint
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The NCAA released its first NET rankings of the season for men’s and women’s basketball on Monday. It is, of course, only December 5, but the rankings are a good early barometer on where teams are and … Continue reading Resumé Watch: The NET Is Here, But It’s Still Early
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP November is always about overreaction in college basketball. It shouldn’t be. November is a foundation for what is built to get to March. The season is long, and what looks good or bad in the first month … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: The Overreactions Of November
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s taken a while, but Ahron Ulis finally got his first start at Iowa. Ulis, pressed into the starting point guard position with Tony Perkins out with a leg injury, had seven points and four assists in … Continue reading Ulis Takes Advantage Of Starting Opportunity
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP No, Caitlin Clark said. No mask for her, thank you. The Iowa junior guard is five games into the season and she’s already getting in extra work with the medical staff. There was the sprained left ankle … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: A Sore Ankle, A Sore Nose, But No Mask For Clark
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ahron Ulis logged a season-high 27 minutes in Iowa’s 83-67 win over Seton Hall last Wednesday. That, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery, is something that will be seen a lot this season. Ulis was a perfect fit against … Continue reading Iowa Notes: For Hawkeyes, It’s About The Right Players In Right Situations
