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Mike Hlas
I am the sports columnist and Iowa men’s basketball beat writer for The Gazette. I have been at The Gazette since well before TheGazette.com was a thing, but not as long as Charles Grassley has been a U.S. Senator. I have dined with kings and queens, and I have dined on pork and beans. Oh, only the pork and beans part of that is true. I am the most unaffectedly personal columnist in Iowa, and perhaps the world. To verify that, please contact my representation.
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Latest Articles by Mike Hlas
Iowa Basketball Apr. 21, 2025 1:12 pm195d ago
Folgueiras, a Spaniard, helped Robert Morris win the Horizon’s regular-season and tournament titles.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 14, 2025 3:01 pm202d ago
Hausen averaged 10.9 points for K-State in 2024-25. He has made 178 career 3-pointers.
Sports Apr. 14, 2025 8:27 am202d ago
The only place you can steal six bases in a professional baseball game without getting a hit is Cedar Rapids. You could look it up.
Sports Apr. 14, 2025 8:50 am202d ago
Johnson had an eagle and six birdies for his 6-under round Saturday that moved him into a tie for 10th place entering Sunday’s final round.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2025 6:03 pm205d ago
The 6-foot-9 senior from state-champ West Des Moines Valley switched his commitment from Northern Iowa to Iowa.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 10, 2025 8:22 am206d ago
Kingsbury got more playing time later in the season. He leaves behind just Cooper Koch as Iowa scholarship players from 2024-25.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 9, 2025 1:49 pm207d ago
Luke Barnwell was an assistant coach for two years at Texas Tech before joining McCollum’s Hawkeyes.
Sports Apr. 8, 2025 4:46 pm208d ago
Another season has ended, with tragedies galore and more to look forward to in 2026.
Sports Apr. 9, 2025 1:42 pm207d ago
Connor Wheeler was on Ben McCollum’s staff in the 2024-25 season, as were two other new Iowa assistants
Iowa Basketball Apr. 9, 2025 1:43 pm207d ago
Banks averaged 10.1 points, 5 rebounds for the Bulldogs and was on MVC’s All-Tournament team.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2025 11:30 am212d ago
Fred Hoiberg adds a very useful wing to his 2025-26 lineup in Sandfort, who leaves Iowa after two years
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2025 9:52 am212d ago
Guard from Council Bluffs averaged 14.5 points for Iowa this season
Iowa Basketball Apr. 3, 2025 4:26 pm213d ago
Howard will be a sophomore next season. He scored 3,001 points in high school.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 3, 2025 3:35 pm213d ago
Traore averaged 5.9 points for Iowa in his sophomore season after transferring from Manhattan.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 9, 2025 1:44 pm207d ago
Cam Manyawu and Kael Combs, both part of McCollum’s rotation on his Missouri Valley Conferece-championship team, are becoming Hawkeyes.

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