“A winning mentality, for starters,” is what Keegan Murray Jim told Rome about what the NBA team that drafts him will be getting.
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“A winning mentality, for starters,” is what Keegan Murray Jim told Rome about what the NBA team that drafts him will be getting.
Dan Schleisman decided to celebrate his 50th year as a University of Iowa graduate by attending 2021-22 Hawkeyes sporting events in Iowa City. All of them.
Moment No. 26: The Iowa City Community School District names its North Liberty elementary school after Title IX pioneer and former Iowa women’s athletics director Christine Grant.
Moment No. 28: Lisa Bluder has a “magical” first season at Iowa, leading a group that won only nine games in 1999-00 to a Big Ten tournament title in 2000-01.
More than 300 people gathered at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to celebrate Christine Grant’s life and legacy. The crowd included former players, coaches she hired over a quarter-century and athletic administrators from around the country.
Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Courtney Eldridge helped bring fellow Bostonian Desonte Bowen to the Hawkeyes’ roster.
Moment No. 42 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Iowa hiring Lisa Bluder as women’s basketball head coach in 2000. She faced some obstacles leading up to that moment.
Iowa athletics director Gary Barta is “pursuing” a repeal of the NCAA’s one-time transfer rule.
Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder had some initial concerns about NIL, but now she asks “why should they not” get these opportunities to make money and develop “so many business skills.”
Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Kirk Speraw is retiring. He has been on Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes staff since 2010.
Iowa forward Kris Murray won’t participate in next week’s NBA Draft Combine but will remain an early entry in the draft. He’ll wait until the June 1 deadline to decide his future plans.
As The Gazette counts down the top 50 moments in Iowa women’s athletics history ahead of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, No. 45 is Lisa Bluder’s 270th win at Iowa —more wins than any other coach in Iowa basketball history.
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