Mike Hlas

Junior center will continue his career as a graduate student. He is the Hawkeyes’ fourth player to enter the portal.

Two days after Owen Freeman went portaling, his sophomore Iowa teammates Brock Harding and Pryce Sandfort have done the same. There may be more to come.

Forward from Waukee has two seasons of college eligibility left. Also, 4-star Iowa 2025 recruit Joshua Lewis of Florida re-opens his recruitment.

Harding started 24 games, led Iowa in assists and steals

Whomever Fran McCaffery’s replacement will be, he may be preparing his team for March Madness at the moment. Or his team may have been excluded from the Field of 68.

The 6-foot-10 Freeman has two seasons of eligibility remaining after averaging 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds

Iowa is dismissing Fran McCaffery after 15 years as the Hawkeyes’ head men’s basketball coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and other media reports.

Fran McCaffery continues to insist he’s coming back for a 16th season as the Hawkeyes’ coach. Now we’ll see if his athletic director concurs.

Hawkeyes leave Indianapolis with a 17-16 record and questions about what comes next after 106-94 loss to No. 24 Illinois

Hawkeyes got off to a good start in Indy with a win over Ohio State Wednesday, now faces 24th-ranked Illini team it lost to by 20 points in Champaign two weeks ago.

Iowa sophomore guard hit all three of his 3-pointers including a dagger with 14 seconds left as the 15th-seed Hawkeyes eliminated the Buckeyes.

Hawkeyes try to extend their season another day by avenging January loss to Buckeyes

Iowa squeezed into the first 15-team Big Ten men’s basketball tournament. Now it will try to upset Ohio State in Indianapolis Wednesday and stick around for more.

Whether Iowa Athletic Director keeps Fran McCaffery as the Hawkeyes’ coach or not, Tom Izzo is right when he says Iowa isn’t in the high end or even the middle of resources among Big Ten men’s basketball programs.

Hawkeyes rebounded from 5-game January losing streak to push its way to a certain NCAA tournament invitation, and their 3-game stay at the Big Ten tournament only added to their resume.