By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Caitlin Clark wanted to be challenged. There are games to endure, and then there are games to challenge you, in November and December. Iowa’s first two games of the season were against Southern and Evansville, and the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Hawkeyes Get Through The Challenge They Wanted
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa guard Caitlin Clark was a unanimous selection on the Associated Press’ preseason women’s basketball All-American team that was released Tuesday. Clark became the first player in program history to be a unanimous pick in back-to-back seasons. … Continue reading Clark Is Unanimous AP All-American
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s the consistency of center Monika Czinano that impresses Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Czinano was second in the nation in field-goal percentage as a sophomore, first as a junior, and first again last season as a senior. … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Czinano Said Decision To Return Was Easy
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP They downplayed the ranking, of course, because everyone does that when it comes to the preseason polls. Still, everyone on Iowa’s women’s basketball team appreciates the rare air that comes with the No. 4 ranking in the … Continue reading Hawkeyes Savor The Air At The Top
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MINNEAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark is selective about what name-image-likeness deals she makes. But there was no way the Iowa junior guard was going to pass up a deal with Nike. Clark was one of five players from … Continue reading Big Ten Media Days Women’s Notebook: Clark Embraces The Right NIL Opportunities
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa was named the favorite for the Big Ten women’s basketball title on Wednesday, and guard Caitlin Clark was honored as the conference’s preseason player of the year, in voting by the conference’s coaches and media. Clark … Continue reading Hawkeyes Picked As Big Ten Favorite; Clark Is Preseason Player Of The Year
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team will appear on national television 18 times this season, including 14 Big Ten games. The Big Ten announced start times and television information for women’s games on Wednesday. Iowa brings back 11 letterwinners, … Continue reading Hawkeyes Will Get National TV Exposure
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP If Iowa wants to repeat as Big Ten women’s basketball champions, the Hawkeyes will have to pass through the conference’s best teams in the closing weeks of the season. Seven of Iowa’s final 10 regular season games … Continue reading Iowa’s Big Ten Women’s Schedule Announced
By John Bohnenkamp Much of the talk of Thursday’s announcement of the Big Ten’s new 7-year, $7 billion media rights deal with Fox, CBS and NBC centered on the football package and its impact on the conference. But there also … Continue reading How The Big Ten’s New Media Deal Affects Basketball
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa guard Kylie Feuerbach will miss the 2022-23 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee, coach Lisa Bluder announced on Friday. Feuerbach, a 6-foot junior, suffered the injury during a team workout. She is scheduled … Continue reading Iowa Loses Feuerbach For The Season
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