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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 Feb. 3, 2024 2:40 pm640d ago
Iowa team leader has five straight 20-point games, something a Hawkeye guard hasn’t done in a half-century.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 6, 2024 11:11 am637d ago
Patrick McCaffery made four free throws in final 21 seconds to help Iowa hold off Ohio State.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 2, 2024 1:54 pm641d ago
Previewing Friday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Ohio State: The Buckeyes haven’t won a true road game this season, and the Hawkeyes will try to make sure that continues when they clash in Carver.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2024 9:06 pm642d ago
Linn-Mar grad Kiah Stokes is Kelsey Plum’s teammate on the two-time WNBA-champion Las Vegas Aces. Stokes and her teammates are interested and excited to see how Clark does in their league.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2024 11:40 pm643d ago
Indiana scored the last eight points for a 74-68 victory over Iowa, despite a second-straight 26-point effort from Payton Sandfort
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2024 2:50 pm644d ago
Previewing Tuesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Indiana: The Hawkeyes seek their fifth-straight win over the Hoosiers in order to get to .500 in the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 29, 2024 1:16 pm645d ago
Tony Perkins is a hot Hawkeye, averaging 22.7 points and shooting very well over last three games. He scorched the Hoosiers at Assembly Hall last season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2024 5:07 pm646d ago
Caitlin Clark was mortal for a half with 10 points. Then she was herself and more afterward, scoring 28 in the second-half during the Hawkeyes’ 92-73 win over Nebraska.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2024 11:00 pm647d ago
Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Michigan: The Hawkeyes will try to bounce back after a home loss to Maryland Wednesday. The Wolverines are trying to bounce back themselves, having lost seven of their last eight games.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2024 9:25 pm649d ago
Fifth-year senior scores with two seconds left to cap his brilliant finish in Terrapins’ win over Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 24, 2024 1:41 pm650d ago
Longevity is the name of the game for high-profile Hawkeye coaches. Beth Goetz’s tenure as Iowa’s athletics director will be judged on how she replaces them after they have retired.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2024 10:31 am650d ago
Iowa hosts Maryland Wednesday night without Ladji Dembele, so Even Brauns could get his playing time extended as a backup for Owen Freeman.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2024 4:05 pm649d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team is going for its fifth-straight win against Maryland on Wednesday, but faces one of Big Ten’s premier players in Jahmir Young. Here’s how to watch and what to know about the game.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 20, 2024 5:46 pm653d ago
Kadyn Proctor’s commitment to Iowa offset the Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball loss to No. 2 Purdue, unless you were part of that basketball team
Iowa Basketball Jan. 20, 2024 4:51 pm653d ago
Purdue built a 13-point halftime lead Saturday at Iowa and never led by less than eight after that. Zach Edey had 30 points, 18 rebounds for the Boilermakers in their 84-70 win.

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