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 Ben McCollum took Iowa to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in his first season as men’s basketball coach. It also earned him a contract extension. McCollum signed an extension through 2032, the university announced on … Continue reading McCollum Signs Extension At Iowa
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The timing was right, Raegan McCowan said, to make a move. And now the former Western Illinois guard has a new home. McCowan announced on Thursday that she was transferring to Houston after three years with the … Continue reading Former WIU Guard McCowan Chooses Houston
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It didn’t take long, JD Gravina said, for the high of a championship season to wear off. Gravina’s Western Illinois women’s basketball team shared the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title, then won the conference tournament to earn … Continue reading Gravina Sees A Big Picture For Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum detailed his plan for what’s next for Iowa long before the Hawkeyes made their run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes played in some rare air over the weekend — the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: McCollum Now Has A New Memory To Provide Fuel For What’s Next
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jan Jensen tried to emphasize the positives even as the negatives were staring back at her from the post-game press conference table. Then the Iowa women’s basketball coach finally had to acknowledge what … Continue reading A Stunning Loss Is A Blueprint For What Comes Next For Hawkeyes
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