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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. 22, 2022 9:32 pm1296d ago
Iowa men’s basketball started fast and then went faster in earning its third-straight win vs. Michigan State and improving to 9-7 in the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 8:00 pm1296d ago
Luka Garza, Iowa’s all-time leading men’s basketball scorer, had his No. 55 retired in a halftime ceremony that also celebrated Chuck Darling, Roy Marble and Murray Wier.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:52 am1296d ago
Iowa men’s basketball will try to bump off Michigan State after a halftime ceremony celebrating Luka Garza, Chuck Darling, Roy Marble and Murray Wier.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:50 am1296d ago
Iowa men’s basketball seeks its third win over Michigan State since last February. Here is how to watch and what to know about Tuesday’s game.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:44 am1296d ago
Iowa is 25th in this week’s Associated Press men’s basketball poll after Saturday’s win at Ohio State.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 19, 2022 7:34 pm1299d ago
Iowa men’s basketball out-rebounded No. 18 Ohio State by nine, and double- and triple-teamed OSU star E.J. Liddell out of his comfort zone in a 75-62 win.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 18, 2022 11:03 am1300d ago
Iowa must bounce back from its home loss to Michigan Thursday to compete against 18th-ranked Ohio State and E.J. Liddell.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 19, 2022 12:35 pm1299d ago
The winner of Saturday’s Iowa-Ohio State men’s basketball game takes the lead in their all-time series, not to mention a step toward improving its status in the Big Ten standings.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 18, 2022 9:37 am1300d ago
Iowa almost chopped all of a 12-point deficit, but dropped to 7-7 in the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2022 9:40 pm1302d ago
Michigan and Iowa are tied in the Big Ten men’s basketball standings after being a long way apart in preseason projections.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2022 11:10 am1302d ago
The Hawkeyes ride a 3-game win streak into a game between two teams that are deadlocked in the Big Ten standings.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 15, 2022 7:05 pm1303d ago
Iowa hit 98-plus points in consecutive Big Ten men’s basketball games for the first time in 34 years. Just doing it once has been highly uncommon.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 15, 2022 6:32 pm1303d ago
Caitlin Clark, the nation’s leading scorer, was cold as Iowa lost 81-69 to No. 13 Maryland.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 15, 2022 6:27 pm1303d ago
Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray scored 67 points in a pair of wins to earn his fourth Player of the Week award from the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 15, 2022 6:11 pm1303d ago
Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray scored a career-high 37 points as his team waltzed past Nebraska, 98-75.