Articles Tagged: Iowa men’s basketball

Iowa 6-foot-10 freshman Owen Freeman has done more than average double-digits in scoring in securing Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors, and the sky may be the limit.

Freeman was the conference’s Freshman of the Week nine times. Also, Hawkeye guard Tony Perkins (2nd-team) and forward Payton Sandfort (3rd-team) are got All-Big Ten recognition. .

Iowa has played its best basketball of the season over its last five games. With a win Sunday night, the Hawkeyes should close in on a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Ben Krikke, Patrick McCaffery and Tony Perkins have combined to score over 4,000 points at Iowa, and didn’t buckle when an NCAA tournament berth seemed highly unlikely a few weeks ago.

The Iowa men’s basketball team has been playing its best ball of the season the last three weeks, and has a chance for a fourth Quad 1 win in that time when it hosts Illinois Sunday night.

Iowa took the lead early in the second half and never relinquished it, shooting 63 percent in the second half. The 87-80 win over Northwestern is the Hawkeyes’ fourth win in the last five games. The vanquished include Michigan State and Wisconsin.

Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Northwestern: The Hawkeyes try to climb over .500 in the Big Ten for first time this season, on the road against the Big Ten’s third-place Wildcats.

Payton Sandfort got Iowa’s first men’s triple-double Tuesday. Caitlin Clark has 16 triple-doubles and counting, and former Hawkeye Samantha Logic had six.

Payton Sandfort has 26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in the Hawkeyes’ 90-81 victory over Penn State

Iowa City West forward Jack McCaffery is arguably the top junior basketball player in the state. But the youngest son of University of Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery has his sights set on playing college ball elsewhere.

Previewing Tuesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Penn State: The Hawkeyes try to return to .500 in the Big Ten against a Penn State team coming off a hugely successful week.

The Iowa Hawkeyes dropped to 8-9 in the Big Ten after losing to No. 12 Illinois, which got a career-high 30 points from senior forward Coleman Hawkins.

Iowa seeks its third-straight Quad 1 win, but it’s against a veteran Illinois team that is ranked 12th in the nation.

Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Illinois: The Hawkeyes seek a third-straight Quad 1 win.

Iowa earned its biggest men’s basketball win of the season Tuesday night. The Hawkeyes upset Michigan State 78-71 at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. Iowa got its second Quad 1 win in four days and improved to 8-8 in the Big Ten, 16-11 overall.