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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. 4, 2022 11:17 am1314d ago
Jack Nunge, a 7-foot transfer from Iowa leads No. 21 Xavier in scoring, and has given the program more than that.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 4, 2022 11:04 am1314d ago
The Big Ten says Iowa and Ohio State will work with the conference to reschedule Thursday’s postponed men’s basketball game, but their schedules are already compressed.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 2, 2022 2:13 pm1316d ago
Iowa is shooting just 35.2 percent over last four games, three of them losses
Iowa Basketball Feb. 1, 2022 12:40 pm1317d ago
End-of-regulation magic didn’t carry into the OTs for Iowa, and Connor McCaffery had a shoulder injury
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2022 8:45 pm1318d ago
Murray’s miracle forces OT, but Penn State wins, 90-86
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2022 4:56 pm1318d ago
Iowa men’s basketball starts an Eastern swing by trying to repeat its Jan. 22 home win over the Penn State, and the result of that game has no bearing on this one.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2022 8:38 am1318d ago
Didn’t we just see an Iowa-Penn State men’s basketball matchup? Why yes, we did. But this time it’s in State College, where the Nittany Lions haven’t played in 20 days and Iowa hasn’t in three years.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 28, 2022 9:40 am1321d ago
No. 6 Purdue led for all but the game’s first 19 seconds and survived a second-half rally sparked by Iowa’s Murray twins.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 28, 2022 9:37 am1321d ago
Purdue led for all but the first 19 seconds and withstood Iowa’s second-half comeback to pull away for a regular-season series sweep of the Hawkeyes.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2022 10:02 pm1322d ago
Potential NBA lottery pick Jaden Ivey and No. 6 Purdue pose a big challenge and a big opportunity for Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2022 6:20 pm1323d ago
Iowa men’s basketball seeks its first win of the season against a ranked opponent, and tries to get above .500 in the Big Ten for the first time this season Thursday against No. 6 Purdue.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2022 10:44 am1323d ago
For a fast-paced offensive team, Iowa’s turnover numbers have been remarkably low this season. Plus, the Hawkeyes’ defense has been prolific at steals lately.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 23, 2022 9:31 pm1326d ago
Iowa men’s basketball rebounded from a terrible first-half rebounding effort to outboard and outplay Penn State, and even its Big Ten record at 4-4.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 22, 2022 5:45 pm1327d ago
Iowa beat Penn State 68-51 and improved to 4-4 in the Big Ten with its third win in its last four games. The Murray twins topped the Hawkeyes in scoring in their most one-sided conference win.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2022 3:03 pm1322d ago
Iowa 2022 men’s basketball recruit Josh Dix suffered a serious leg injury in Council Bluffs Lincoln’s game Friday.