By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — His first victory as Iowa’s men’s basketball coach secured, Ben McCollum took a lap around Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s floor and his players followed. McCollum and the Hawkeyes waded into the new student section at … Continue reading IOWA 101, ROBERT MORRIS 69: A Thank-You Lap To Start A New Era
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The transition from the past to the future is happening again with Iowa’s women’s basketball team, which isn’t a surprise given the makeup of the Hawkeyes’ roster. The Hawkeyes’ 86-51 win over Southern in Monday’s season opener was another one of those card-shuffling nights for second-year head coach Jan Jensen — a constant pursuit of that right combination between players who have seen everything and players who need to see more and more to learn. There was no better example of this than Iowa’s two leading scorers. Ava Heiden is a sophomore who … Continue reading IOWA 86, SOUTHERN 51: Plenty Of ‘Data’ For Hawkeyes To Study After Opener
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum’s first Iowa team is still a “work in progress,” the coach said on Monday, but there’s no more time to prepare. The season starts on Tuesday night with a game against … Continue reading Hawkeyes Are ‘Work In Progress,’ But Now The Season Begins
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
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