Rogers and most of his current staff faced similar ones a year ago at Washington State when 63 players leaped into the portal after he took that job. Nearly 50 Cyclones chose to transfer after Rogers took over in Ames — including several key starters. But Rogers didn’t take a strictly talent-based approach for either rebuild.
Iowa (16-2 overall, 7-0 Big Ten) reached that level — they’re at No. 10 — on the strength of a six-game winning streak. It is the Hawkeyes’ highest ranking of the post-Clark, post-Bluder era.
Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke is the national player of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association. In two games last week (against Oregon and Michigan State), the Cedar Rapids native posted 40 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists.
Girls basketball Super Ten: Top six remain the same, Solon continues to climb, Williamsburg rejoins the top 10.
The Vinton-Shellsburg senior earned her 200th win just a few weeks ago, becoming the state’s first female wrestler to reach that milestone.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys basketball team got contributions from a lot of different guys, leading virtually the entire way in a 57-53 win Tuesday night over Dubuque Wahlert. Xavier came in ranked eighth in Class 3A, Wahlert seventh.
See photos as the Hawkeyes hosted the Scarlet Knights for a Big Ten conference regular season game.
Photos from boys basketball game between Cedar Rapids Xavier and Dubuque Wahlert Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The Hawkeyes were led by Bennett Stirtz’s 20 points and Tate Sage’s 16 to defeat Rutgers on Tuesday night.
No. 9 Iowa State’s sweetest and grittiest sequence of a splendid first half Tuesday against UCF featured just about everything — including a Killyan Toure slide and save rebound — and ended in a Jamarion Batemon 3-ball that drew a standing ovation from the sold-out Hilton Coliseum crowd.
Iowa State and Iowa remained third and fourth, respectively. UNI moved up one spot to No. 13 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association dual rankings released Tuesday
Stern on-ball defender and ace 3-point shooter Arianna Jackson could be back to face the Bearcats. The operative word here is “could,” but amid a rare five-game skid — and the ongoing absence of ISU’s most versatile player, Addy Brown — the mere hint of good news is heartily welcomed.
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