Gesell is rested and ready to play
Iowa guard Mike Gesell did something this spring that he’s never done before when it comes to basketball.
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Iowa men can stand tall with a beefed-up basketball schedule
No more baby steps. Iowa’s 2013-14 basketball schedule will be a man-sized challenge. “Substantially tougher,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “But that was by design.” McCaffery took a cautious approach to scheduling last season, knowing he’d have two freshmen in his starting lineup. And two — Mike Gesell and Adam Woodbury — turned into three [...]
Strong NIT bodes well for growth of Iowa men’s basketball
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 [...]
Gatens sacrificing sleep in order to watch Iowa’s NIT run
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 [...]
Time for Gesell to call it a season
With rest being the only real cure to the stress reaction in Mike Gesell’s right foot, it’s probably time to turn the lights off on what’s been a solid freshman season.
Harty: It’s time to put a wrap on Gesell’s freshman season
With rest being the only real cure to the stress reaction in Mike Gesell’s right foot, it’s probably time to turn off the lights on what’s been a solid freshman season. It’s hard saying that with the Iowa men’s basketball team set to host Stony Brook in the second round of the NIT on Friday [...]
Gesell wants to prove Hawkeyes belong in NCAA field
Iowa freshman guard Mike Gesell still feels some pain in his right foot. But it’s the chip on his shoulder that will help him overcome it.
Video: May, Gesell and McCabe speak to the press
Eric May talks about his last trip through the postseason: Mike Gesell said he will play in Wednesday’s NIT game: Zach McCabe wants to make a statement in the NIT:
McCaffery on Gesell, officiating and NIT tickets
Iowa freshman point guard Mike Gesell re-injured his right foot in Friday’s quarterfinal game of the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State. Coach Fran McCaffery had no update Sunday when asked about Gesell’s status for Wednesday’s first-round NIT game against Indiana State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “We haven’t done anything since the game, so it’s hard [...]
Harty: Hawkeyes have mark of NIT written all over them
Iowa freshman point guard Mike Gesell was dealing with two kinds of pain after Friday’s 59-56 loss to Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
