By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The timetable is going to have to be different because the schedule demands it. Iowa’s 73-48 win over Towson in Monday’s women’s basketball season opener showed that the Hawkeyes’ 4-out offense needs a … Continue reading IOWA 73, TOWSON 48: At First Glance, There’s Work To Do
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — This is truly Jan Jensen’s team now. The last remnants from the Lisa Bluder/Caitlin Clark/back-to-back Final Four era for the Iowa women’s basketball team — Hannah Stuelke, Taylor McCabe and Kylie Feuerbach — ended … Continue reading Hawkeyes Are A ‘Jan Jensen Team,’ With High Expectations
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — Ben McCollum learned about “goals” early in his career. “I think my first year as a coach I had a lot of goals,” McCollum said at Iowa’s men’s basketball media day on Monday. “We … Continue reading The Second Year May Look Different, But McCollum’s ‘Goals’ Remain The Same
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois women’s basketball coach JD Gravina is going to practice Wednesday afternoon knowing his roster is going to look a lot different. Mia Nicastro, who was the Ohio Valley Conference’s player of the year last season … Continue reading WIU’s Nicastro Gets Fifth Year Under Court’s Ruling
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A two-game homestand with USC and UCLA in February highlights the Big Ten schedule for the Iowa women’s basketball team. The Big Ten released the conference schedule on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes open conference play with a December … Continue reading Iowa’s Big Ten Women’s Schedule Includes Homestand with USC, UCLA
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team will open Big Ten play with two games in the first seven days of December. The Hawkeyes will begin the 20-game conference schedule on December 1 at Purdue, then play Indiana at home … Continue reading Iowa Men Open Big Ten Play At Purdue
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The first game of a two-year home-and-home series with UConn is one of the top matchups on Iowa’s 2026-27 women’s basketball nonconference schedule. The Hawkeyes will play the Huskies on November 8 at either UConn’s home court in Storrs, Conn., or in Hartford, Conn. UConn was No. 2 and Iowa was No. 6 on ESPN’s way-too-early Top 25 released in the spring. “We’re starting a home-and-home with UConn and getting to play the first one on the road,” Iowa coach Jan Jensen said in a statement. “It’s going to be an amazing and electric environment because UConn … Continue reading Trips to UConn, Bahamas Highlight Iowa’s Women’s Basketball Nonconference Schedule
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Missouri Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will have a new look, and they’ll be together in the same arena. The conference announced on Monday that both tournaments will be played at the Enterprise Center … Continue reading Top 2 Seeds In Valley Tournaments Will Get Double-Bye Under New Format
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s men’s basketball team will start a two-year neutral-court series with Alabama, beginning with a December 21 game at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines. The Hawkeyes will play two games at the Casey’s Center this season. … Continue reading Hawkeyes Get Neutral Court Series With Alabama
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa will get home-and-home games with Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin as part of the 2026-27 Big Ten men’s basketball schedule, the conference announced on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes are coming off a 24-13 season that included a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes split with Nebraska during the regular season last season, then beat the Huskers in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1987. Iowa defeated Ohio State in their lone regular-season matchup, then lost to the Buckeyes in the third round of … Continue reading Hawkeyes Get Nebraska, Ohio State And Wisconsin As Their Double Plays
