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. — 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
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP There are no beaches in Iowa that compare to what McKenna Woliczko has in California. “I’ve been told there are a lot of lakes to go to,” Woliczko said on Wednesday. “So I think it will be … Continue reading Woliczko Is Coming To Hawkeyes To Win, And She Wants To Help Add To The Roster
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team will have road games with Iowa and Drake and a home game with Bradley on its 2025-26 nonconference schedule. The Leathernecks’ entire schedule, which includes seven nonconference regular-season home games, was released on Thursday. Western Illinois brings back four starters from last season’s 17-17 team — Raegan McCowan (22.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg), Mia Nicastro (15.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg), Addi Brownfield (8.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and Allie Meadows (7.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.1 apg). Western Illinois plays host to Quincy in an October 28 exhibition game, then opens the regular season on November … Continue reading WIU Women’s Schedule Released
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jan Jensen’s plan for Tuesday afternoon was to take senior forward Hannah Stuelke out for coffee to catch up on their busy summer. While Jensen has been preparing for her second season as … Continue reading Iowa’s Stuelke Builds On Summer Experience
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Bennett Stirtz followed Ben McCollum from Northwest Missouri State to Drake, and then he followed him to Iowa. But Stirtz admitted his journey almost got sidetracked by entering the NBA Draft. “Yeah, it … Continue reading Stirtz Knows The Future Can Wait
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum has had a chance to get a good look at his new team. And he’s not done adding to the roster. McCollum said on Tuesday he and … Continue reading McCollum Has Built The Roster He Wants, And He’s Not Done Adding To It
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