By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The final deficit was six points, and Ben McCollum knew where to find them. Iowa’s 75-69 loss to Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was frustrating for the first year coach of the Hawkeyes, who … Continue reading ILLINOIS 75, IOWA 69: The Finishing Pieces Are Elusive For Hawkeyes
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 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 One by one, Jan Jensen went down the two rows of seats and hugged every player on Iowa’s women’s basketball team. The Hawkeyes had just found out on Sunday night where they were going in the NCAA … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Hit The Road, But To Jensen, They’ve Already Won
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP INDIANAPOLIS — His hands buried in his pockets, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery took a couple of steps toward official Brian Dorsey and said something that set off the first of the two short whistle blasts that would … Continue reading ILLINOIS 106, IOWA 94: Hawkeyes’ Fight Reaches Its Finish
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP INDIANAPOLIS — Drew Thelwell’s right ankle was wrapped in a bag of ice after Iowa’s 77-70 win over Ohio State in Wednesday’s first round of the Big Ten Tournament. It’s the only way Thelwell can make sure … Continue reading IOWA NOTEBOOK: Thelwell Makes Sure He Gets To Experience Big Ten Tournament
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP INDIANAPOLIS — Brock Harding wasn’t sure if it meant anything at the time, he was just relieved that he made the shot. Harding put up a half-court shot at every pre-game shootaround this season, and never made … Continue reading IOWA 77, OHIO STATE 70: Harding Hits The Big Shots, And The Hawkeyes Stay Alive
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team won 20 games in what was going to be a transition season after the history of the last few seasons. The Hawkeyes won 10 Big Ten games, including one over the No. 4 … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Get To 20 Wins, And Now March Is Here
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP One of Fran McCaffery’s favorite teams to coach won just seven games. McCaffery’s UNC-Greensboro team in the 2002-03 season went 7-22. The team went through a 10-game losing streak in December and early January, and closed the … Continue reading McCaffery: ‘Culture’ Has Helped Keep Hawkeyes Fighting In Final Games
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team followed a five-game losing streak with a five-game winning streak. Getting through the highs and lows is part of any season, but this is a little extreme. Still, coach Jan Jensen said on … Continue reading Jensen Wants Hawkeyes To Take The Ups And Downs The Same Way
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