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What Eric May really meant to the Iowa men’s basketball program

[ 0 ] April 5, 2013

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Eric May’s Iowa basketball career ended when he fouled out with 2 minutes 41 seconds to play in Thursday’s 74-54 loss to Baylor in the championship game of the NIT. The hundreds of Hawkeye fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden came to their feet and applauded May as he walked [...]

Gatens sacrificing sleep in order to watch Iowa’s NIT run

[ 0 ] March 26, 2013

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 [...]

Game preview: How Hawkeyes and Cavaliers are very much alike

[ 0 ] March 26, 2013

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Twenty-three wins on the season. Great at home, so-so on the road. An unselfish brand of basketball on offense. Solid defense. One of the last teams left out of the NCAA Tournament. That sums up Virginia…and Iowa. Two teams that mirror each other square off at 6 p.m. Wednesday in an NIT [...]

Iowa men's basketball: Josh Oglesby, Hawkeyes longing for long-range answers

[ 0 ] January 29, 2013

IOWA CITY, Ia. – Josh Oglesby is a shooter without a shooter’s mentality. Instead of taking the “can’t make a shot I don’t take” approach, early misses leave Oglesby reluctant to pull the trigger. “I feel like I do get a little cautious after misses,” Iowa’s sophomore guard said. “I feel like I’m aiming my [...]

Matt Gatens misses home, adjusts to basketball life overseas

[ 0 ] January 17, 2013

By JORDAN WINNETT — Special to the Des Moines Register MURCIA, Spain – Former Iowa captain Matt Gatens is still playing basketball, but he’s exchanged his winter coat and gloves for swim trunks and flip flops. Gatens followed his impressive senior season at Iowa by signing a one-year deal with UCAM Murcia in the Asociación [...]

Video: See why Matt Gatens recently made the plays of the day

[ 0 ] January 15, 2013

Former Iowa Hawkeye Matt Gatens is featured on video No. 6

Take a deep breath, Hawkeye hoops fans

[ 0 ] November 7, 2012

Iowa City, Ia. – Temper your enthusiasm, Iowa basketball fans. Do not take that as a cry that the the sky is falling on the eve of Friday’s season opener against Texas-Pan American. Fran McCaffery has made significant progress in his two-plus seasons as Iowa basketball coach, and he’s give no reason to believe that [...]

Devyn Marble poised to step up for Hawkeyes

[ 0 ] October 31, 2012

Iowa City, Ia. – Devyn Marble has flown under basketball’s radar for most of his college career. He wasn’t highly recruited at Lathrup High School in Southfield, Mich. He averaged 19.1 minutes as an Iowa freshman, but wasn’t considered one of the Big Ten’s best rookies. Marble doubled his scoring average as a sophomore, to [...]

Marble not ready to slow down yet

[ 0 ] October 10, 2012

Devyn Marble leading Iowa into 2012-13 season

Matt Gatens signs with Spanish team

[ 1 ] July 31, 2012

how do i fix my credit report Former Iowa basketball standout Matt Gatens has signed a one-year deal to play professionally in Spain. The Hawkeyes’ No. 6 career scorer will play for UCAM Murcia, located in Murcia, Spain. He expects to report to his new club later this month. “Just to get this opportunity is [...]