Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 4, 2025
When Fran McCaffery took over as Iowa’s head men’s basketball coach in 2010, he inherited a program that was in ruins following the disappointing tenures of Steve Alford and Todd Lickliter.
Returning...
Fran McCaffery and Tom Izzo: two names synonymous with Big Ten men’s basketball. The pair have held steady at respective programs for more than a decade each and will clash for the 24th time on Thursday...
The Sacramento Kings jumped up to the ninth spot in the Western Conference standings after their 3-0 stretch last week, boosted by a season-high from former Hawkeye Keegan Murray.
Third-year forward...
Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 28, 2025
The Iowa men's basketball team dropped a difficult 68-57 affair on the road against the Northwestern Wildcats on Friday evening. The Hawkeyes fall to 15-14 overall and 6-12 in Big Ten play with the loss,...
Tomislav Ivisic scored 22 points, Will Riley and Kylan Boswell pitched in 15 apiece, and Tre White added 14 as Illinois men’s basketball dominated Iowa, 81-61, Tuesday night at State Farm Arena in...
Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 25, 2025
As Frank Mitchell walked up to the free throw line during the waning seconds of the Iowa-Minnesota game on Jan. 21, an unusual, relaxed feeling seemed to rush through his body.
Mitchell, only a 47...
The Sacramento Kings dropped their first game back from all-star break to the Golden State Warriors, 132-108, on Friday.
Third-year forward Keegan Murray put together an average performance of 13...
The Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team took on the Washington Huskies at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes battled hard and won the game 85-79. The win marked Fran McCaffery’s 200th win at Carver-Hawkeye...
Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 22, 2025
To his knowledge, Riley Mulvey has never made a reverse layup in his Iowa men's basketball career, only connecting on them a "couple of times" during practices.
But those few converted attempts finally...
Riley Mulvey: a victim but a martyr. The senior big man was Iowa men’s basketball’s last line of defense, the lone yellow jersey in the paint as Washington’s Franck Kepnang glided toward the...
The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team took on the Oregon Fighting Ducks on Tuesday, February 19th. It was a tight game up until the last second, with the Hawks falling to the Fighting Ducks, 80-78.
Nate...
The term “must win” is tossed around in sports vernacular and oftentimes is more hyperbolic than legitimate. Fans will cite the need for a victory at home or a triumph to snap a losing skid. For...
