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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 Mar. 26, 2020 11:06 pm1995d ago
The high school coach of Iowa men’s basketball recruit Tony Perkins says Perkins was the best high school player in …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 22, 2020 12:51 pm1999d ago
This weekend, I posted this story about Iowa’s run to the 1980 men’s basketball Final Four. A few people have …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 21, 2020 11:42 am2000d ago
Forty years ago Sunday, Iowa played in the men’s basketball Final Four. That ended disappointingly, with the Hawkeyes falling to …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 20, 2020 12:56 pm2001d ago
For the first time since 1952, Iowa has a first-team Associated Press men’s basketball All-America player. Hawkeye junior center Luka …
Sports Mar. 19, 2020 10:04 am2003d ago
I’m no photographer. I admire photography, enjoy it, and value the great work of the many photographers I’ve worked with …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 18, 2020 12:42 pm2003d ago
One of my favorite recurring sketches from Conan O’Brien’s oldest NBC late-night show was ‘In the Year 2000.’ The studio …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 17, 2020 12:30 pm2004d ago
For Iowa fans who may bear any grievances against ESPN, here’s is some salve: On Tuesday, ESPN named Hawkeyes junior center …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 16, 2020 4:38 pm2005d ago
Iowa’s Luka Garza was named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and USA TODAY on Monday. The first …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 16, 2020 7:23 pm2005d ago
OK, this will be silly. I can use some silly right now and you may feel the same. Professionally, I …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 16, 2020 10:58 am2006d ago
This would have been the day when men’s college basketball bracketologists — our grandparents never had the benefit of a …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 14, 2020 6:24 pm2007d ago
Looking ahead typically is the logical thing to do on NCAA men’s basketball Selection Sunday, but all we’ve got left …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 12, 2020 5:40 pm2009d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Ten Conference has canceled the remainder of its men’s basketball league tournament because of the COVID-19 …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 12, 2020 12:18 pm2009d ago
UPDATE: The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament has been canceled *** What: No. 25 Iowa (20-11) vs. Minnesota (15-16) When/where: …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 12, 2020 12:18 pm2009d ago
UPDATE: The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament has been canceled *** ORIGINAL STORY: OK, so this will be a basketball …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 10, 2020 7:22 pm2011d ago
IOWA CITY — You want to know what real March Madness would be? Consider the rage and horror of teams …