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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Woeful ending for Hawkeye hoops

Woeful ending for Hawkeye hoops

March 21, 2016

Villanova made minced meat of the Hawkeyes in the NCAA Tournament. By Kyle Mann | [email protected] BROOKLYN, New York — Well, it happened. And it was as bad as many feared. The Hawkeyes were perhaps...

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Nicholas Baer (51) dunks the ball against the Villanova Wildcats in the Barclays Center on Sunday, March 20, 2016 in Brooklyn, New York. Baer finished the game with 4 rebounds, 15 points, and 2 steals. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes, 87-68. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Hawks wonder: Where did the wonder go?

March 21, 2016

By Kyle Mann | [email protected] BROOKLYN, New York — What is there left to say? The Hawkeyes were 19-4, as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll, top 15 nationally in both offensive and defensive efficiency,...

Iowa's Mike Gesell watches as Villanova's Jalen Brunson runs out a fast break. The Wildcats beat the Hawkeyes 87-68 on March 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Daily Iowan/Josh House)

Thud again; Iowa falls big to Villanova

March 20, 2016

By Kyle Mann [email protected] BROOKLYN, New York — Iowa’s basketball season came to a, perhaps mercilessly, merciful end on March 20, as the Hawkeyes fell, 87-68, to Villanova in the second...

Breaking down Iowa vs. Villanova

Breaking down Iowa vs. Villanova

March 19, 2016

Villanova is efficient on both ends but admits that Iowa has some advantages. By Kyle Mann [email protected] BROOKLYN, New York — After downing Temple in dramatic fashion on March 18, the No....

Hawkeyes stagger into second round

Hawkeyes stagger into second round

March 18, 2016

Iowa won an NCAA Tournament game for the second year in a row, but all is not well. By Kyle Mann [email protected] Let’s just get this out of the way. Iowa won its matchup with Temple in...

Iowa (barely) escapes upset in tourney

Iowa (barely) escapes upset in tourney

March 18, 2016

By Kyle Mann [email protected] BROOKLYN, New York — The No. 7-seeded Hawkeyes did everything they could to be upset by No. 10 Temple on March 18 but were ultimately unable to give the game away,...

Iowa, Temple have Brooklyn showdown

Iowa, Temple have Brooklyn showdown

March 17, 2016

Iowa and Temple are headed for a matchup in the NCAA Tournament in the Barclays Center. By Kyle Mann [email protected] BROOKLYN, New York — March Madness is well underway, and it’s only...

Iowa guard Peter Jok drives past Illinois guard Kendrick Nunn during the Big Ten Tournament game in Indianapolis on Thursday. The Hawkeyes lost their first conference tourney yet again. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Iowa gets No. 7 seed, will face Temple

March 13, 2016

By Kyle Mann [email protected] The stumbling Hawkeyes will head to Brooklyn, New York, as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and they have a decently favorable matchup with Temple (21-11, 14-4...

OUCH, again, in Big Ten

OUCH, again, in Big Ten

Kyle Mann, [email protected] March 11, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — The Hawkeye basketball team lost to Illinois on Thursday afternoon, making three-consecutive seasons in which Iowa has been ousted in its first game of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes...

Iowa's Peter Jok is grabbed by Illinois' Kendrick Nunn on the way to the basket. Iowa lost to the Illini 68-66 on the second day of the Big Ten tournament. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vasquez)

Iowa upset by Illinois in second round Big Ten action

March 10, 2016

The Iowa men’s basketball team fell to 12th-seeded Illinois 68-66 Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes struggles continue, as they now lost five of their last seven...

Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff lays the ball up against Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 in Carver-Hawkeye in Iowa City, IA. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers, 75-71. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Simple goal, simple game for men’s basketball

Ian Murphy, [email protected] March 10, 2016

The Iowa men’s basketball team will kick off its 2016 Big Ten Tournament run today against a rather familiar foe. The Hawkeyes will play Illinois, a team they have beaten once this season, 77-65. The...

Iowa center Adam Woodbury grabs a rebound against Augustana in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. The Vikings defeated the Hawkeyes, 76-74. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Mann: Quintessential ‘Iowa’ basketball

March 10, 2016

The Panthers have risen to prominence using almost entirely home-grown talent. By Kyle Mann [email protected] It’s about to become the second-straight year in which all three of the state’s...