By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It wasn’t a flipping of the switch, Ava Heiden said. Heiden’s best games in her first season on Iowa’s women’s basketball team came at the end of the season. She had 11 points against Michigan State and … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Heiden’s Time In The Post For Hawkeyes Has Arrived
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Trey Thompson’s 18th birthday will come on December 3, one day after Iowa opens the Big Ten men’s basketball season at Michigan State, the eighth game overall on the Hawkeyes’ schedule. Thompson may have logged significant minutes … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Thompson Is 17, But Ready To Take On Big Role With Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum won four NCAA Division II national championships coaching at Northwest Missouri State, then moved up to Division I and won 31 games and the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles … Continue reading McCollum Wants To Make Sure Hawkeyes Keep Their Edge
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s women’s basketball team will open the season in the national rankings. It wasn’t long after the end of the Hawkeyes’ media day on Tuesday when the Associated Press preseason poll was released, … Continue reading Hawkeyes Face The Season With ‘Patience’
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP ROSEMONT, Ill. — Hannah Stuelke said she made 100% of her 3-pointers in a recent Iowa women’s basketball scrimmage. “I only took one,” Stuelke said, laughing. She’s been taking more, coach Jan Jensen said at Wednesday’s Big … Continue reading Stuelke Confident In Adding Range To Her Offense
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP ROSEMONT, Ill. — Iowa’s women’s basketball team is young, again. Nine of the 14 players on the Hawkeyes’ roster are freshmen or sophomores. It’s why, coach Jan Jensen said on Wednesday at the Big Ten basketball media … Continue reading Iowa Women’s Notebook: Hawkeyes’ Rotation May Be Larger Late In The Season
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Bennett Stirtz ended last season as the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year and will start this season on the preseason All-Big Ten team. Stirtz was named to the 10-player team on Tuesday heading into this … Continue reading Big Ten Notebook: Stirtz Named To Preseason All-Conference Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke was a preseason All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and the media on Thursday. Stuelke, a senior forward, returns as Iowa’s top scorer and rebounder after averaging 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds last season. … Continue reading Stuelke Named To Big Ten Preseason Teams
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP There are no beaches in Iowa that compare to what McKenna Woliczko has in California. “I’ve been told there are a lot of lakes to go to,” Woliczko said on Wednesday. “So I think it will be … Continue reading Woliczko Is Coming To Hawkeyes To Win, And She Wants To Help Add To The Roster
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Jan Jensen’s second run through the Big Ten as Iowa’s women’s basketball head coach will start on the road. The Hawkeyes will begin the conference schedule with a game at Rutgers on December 6. The 18-game schedule … Continue reading Iowa Women Open Big Ten Play At Rutgers
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