Iowa City, Ia. — Fran McCaffery was introduced as Iowa’s men’s basketball coach three years ago Friday. “I can promise you this,” McCaffery said at his introductory news conference at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “We’re going to play the game the right way. I’m going to coach with passion, but our players are going to have fun. [...]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Andrew Francis had a bounce in his step as he left the Iowa locker room Wednesday night. “It’s always nice to go home,” said Francis, Iowa’s assistant basketball coach and a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. The Hawkeyes punched a homecoming ticket for their coach by beating Virginia 75-64 to advance to Tuesday’s [...]
It’s led to some late nights, but former Iowa guard Matt Gatens hasn’t let his new career as professional basketball player in Spain stop him from keeping tabs on his former team. Gatens has watched as many Iowa men’s basketball games as his schedule would allow him to this winter despite the six-hour time difference [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – Iowa’s coaching staff spent Wednesday night and all day Thursday becoming familiar with the players on Stony Brook’s basketball roster. But one of them needed no introduction. “They’ve got Jameel Warney,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “I’m very familiar with him. We offered him (a scholarship). We tried to get him [...]
IOWA 58, PURDUE 48: Hawkeyes best Boilers for second time in 13 meetings.
IOWA CITY, Ia. – The sellout crowd gave Iowa’s Eric May a standing ovation when he left the game for good Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “It makes you want to play five more years here,” the Hawkeyes’ lone senior said after a 72-51 victory against Minnesota. May was one of five players to score in [...]
IOWA 71, NORTHWESTERN 57: Marble finds his form in home rout.
MINNEAPOLIS – “Groundhog Day” played anew for the Iowa men’s basketball team, with a fresh but familiar ending that left the Hawkeyes reaching for a sledgehammer to swing at the alarm clock. One game, it’s Michigan State. Another game, it’s Indiana. Another, it’s Purdue. In the newest installment, the star tacked to the actor’s on-set [...]
IOWA 76, PENN STATE 67: Aaron White had a career-high 27 points for the Hawkeyes (14-7, 3-5).
