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 Iowa’s men’s basketball team will get home-and-home matchups with Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana and Wisconsin next season, but will only see Purdue and Illinois once. Iowa’s women’s team will see Maryland and Indiana twice next season, … Continue reading Big Ten Matchups Announced For Iowa Men, Women
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 Keegan Murray added another postseason award on Saturday. The Iowa sophomore received the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. The award is given to the … Continue reading Murray Wins Malone Award
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark understands. Iowa’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is a sellout. That’s big. The noon game is also on ABC, the only NCAA women’s game in … Continue reading ABC, And A Sellout Crowd? That’s Big For Hawkeyes And Bluejays
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — You don’t sleepwalk through a game when you’re a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Take a nap, and a lower seed gives you a nightmare that haunts you throughout the offseason. You … Continue reading IOWA 98, ILLINOIS STATE 58: Hawkeyes Are Awake, And Advance
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 — Tony Perkins broke into a smile when someone asked him a question and mentioned the name of his high school. “Look at that smile on his face,” the questioner said, and even Iowa coach Fran … Continue reading Perkins Is At Home In Big Ten Tournament
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
