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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. 7, 2022 2:20 pm
Randy Larson finds much to like about the 2021-22 Iowa men’s basketball team, and a lot of it has to do with coaching.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 7, 2022 1:54 pm
Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the sixth time this season. He was also named first-team All-America by Sporting News along with two other Big Ten standouts. There will be many more similar honors to come.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 7, 2022 10:22 am
No. 5-seed Iowa will play at about 12:55 p.m. Thursday against either Nebraska or Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament second round. The winner will get No. 4-seed Rutgers Friday afternoon in Indianapolis.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 7, 2022 9:18 am
Iowa’s five-game win streak ended at the hands of Big Ten co-champion Illinois.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 5, 2022 2:48 pm
Iowa has become such a better rebounding team than it was when it lost to Illinois three months ago. Now the Hawkeyes see what they can do in another meeting with the Big Ten’s best rebounder, Kofi Cockburn.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 5, 2022 10:23 pm
How to watch and what to know about Sunday’s Iowa-Illinois men’s basketball game.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 4, 2022 10:24 am
Iowa avenged a home loss to Michigan last month, jumping out to an early lead and maintaining it, usually by a comfortable margin in an 82-71 win.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 3, 2022 11:55 pm
Iowa men’s basketball got its fifth-straight win by double-digits, roaring to 12-7 in Big Ten after leading all the way in an 82-71 victory at Michigan.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 2:57 pm
A win at Michigan would enhance Iowa’s chances of a double-bye in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament, but beating the Wolverines in Ann Arbor is no small task.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 1:31 pm
Iowa men’s basketball puts its four-game win streak on the line against Michigan, the last team it didn’t beat. Here’s how to watch and what to know about the game.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 1, 2022 11:53 am
There was something for every senior in Iowa’s 82-61 Senior Night win over Northwestern, including a beloved student-manager who sank a half-court shot during a timeout.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 28, 2022 9:06 pm
This one was never in doubt. Iowa romped on Senior Night, 82-61 over Northwestern, and the three seniors had their shining moments. So did Keegan Murray.
Sports Feb. 28, 2022 9:36 am
What a season for college basketball in the state of Iowa. The UNI men and Iowa women claimed conference titles this weekend, Iowa State is playing for a women’s title, and the Iowa and ISU men have 20-win seasons with league games left to play.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 28, 2022 9:48 am
Jordan Bohannon and Connor McCaffery both had two hip surgeries to continue playing. Along with Austin Ash, they’ll be honored before Monday’s Northwestern-Iowa game.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 28, 2022 11:36 am
How to watch and what to know about Monday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Northwestern.