Jeff Linder

IOWA CITY — The beginning of the Big Ten women’s basketball schedule is a beast. And it begins Thursday. ‘It’s …

IOWA CITY — Big Ten women’s basketball media day is a distant memory, and so are Lisa Bluder’s initial picks …

A first draft of mock pairings for the girls’ basketball regional tournament: CLASS 5A (Feb. 17, 20, 23) Region 1 …

The River Valley Conference is a land of high achievers in girls’ basketball. Overachievers, perhaps. ‘I definitely think we have …

The Gazette’s area Super Ten girls’ basketball teams, through Dec. 22: 1. CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (9-1 overall, 4-0 MVC) Offensive …

IOWA CITY — Peter Jok went to the bench, sloppy. He came back in the game, spectacular. Jok fueled an …

IOWA CITY — The comment was intended as a slight to Drake — she once coached there, after all — …

IOWA CITY — Most years, the mythical state championship for women’s basketball would have been decided by now. The home …

IOWA CITY — The way Lisa Bluder saw it, the sparkplug needed a spark. ‘I just felt Whitney (Jennings) hadn’t …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The milestone will have to wait. Kennedy Dighton scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the …

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes have had eight days to get back to basics. To study. And to stew. …

Area girls basketball statistical leaders, through games played Tuesday, Dec. 15. Numbers in parentheses are state rankings. Source: QuikStats Iowa. …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Tom Lilly is on the brink of a milestone. But he’s thinking more about .500 (yes, with …

IOWA CITY — Carly Mohns will miss a significant amount of time, if not the remainder of the season, due …

The “Double Dribble” podcast with Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discusses the past week of prep basketball season.