Lineup breakdown: Iowa men’s basketball
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 28, 2020
The Iowa men’s basketball team surprised many by being among the top teams in the Big Ten last season. Next season, the Hawkeyes won’t be sneaking up on anybody. Iowa finished the 2019-20 season with a 20-11 record before the Big Ten and NCAA men’s basketball tournaments were canceled amid ...
Jarrod Uthoff’s G League journey halted by COVID-19
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
April 28, 2020
Former Hawkeye men's basketball player Jarrod Uthoff has traveled a unique road in professional basketball since departing from Iowa in 2016. Uthoff has played for seven professional basketball teams in four years. At the conclusion of the 2016 NBA Draft, Uthoff had not been selected. The Toron...
Joe Wieskamp to return to Iowa for junior season, bypass 2020 NBA Draft process
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 25, 2020
Iowa's Joe Wieskamp will forgo the 2020 NBA Draft process and return to Iowa for his junior season, according to a statement released on the Iowa men's basketball Twitter account on Saturday. "I have decided not to put my name in the NBA Draft this year due to the all the unknowns in regards to te...
Cordell Pemsl to transfer to Virginia Tech
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 19, 2020
Former Iowa forward Cordell Pemsl announced on his Instagram page Sunday that he has committed to Virginia Tech to close out his college basketball career. This decision comes after Pemsl put his name in the transfer portal on April 3. Pemsl has played for the Hawkeyes the last four seasons. Durin...
Riley Till to finish college career at Cal Poly
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 17, 2020
After his Hawkeye career came to an abrupt end earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Riley Till announced on social media Friday that he will continue his college basketball career at Cal Poly while also working toward his master's. Till, who has spent the last four years as a forwa...
Multi-sport athlete Connor McCaffery waiting to get back to work
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 16, 2020
As a multi-sport athlete who can be seen in the outfield for the Iowa baseball team after he finishes his season as a starter for the Hawkeye men’s basketball team, Connor McCaffery doesn't typically have much of an offseason. Typically. Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he’s at home and l...
Kriener looking toward future after season cancellation
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor
April 14, 2020
If anyone would have looked at Wikipedia shortly after the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was canceled, they would have seen Iowa listed as the national champions. Hawkeye fans have Ryan Kriener to thank for that. After the Big Ten Tournament was canceled and before the NCAA Tournament got s...
Garza looking for ‘real opportunity’ in NBA Draft process
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor
April 10, 2020
Iowa's Luka Garza made sure to emphasize that he's keeping his options open in the coming months. When he tweeted his intention to test the NBA Draft waters on Friday morning, he wrote that he would be keeping his eligibility in all caps. He gave even more assurance of that in a teleconference short...
Garza to undergo NBA Draft process
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
April 10, 2020
Luka Garza announced Friday morning that he will test the waters of professional basketball and undergo the 2020 National Basketball Association Draft process. “This year was one I could never have imagined,” Garza said. “None of the awards or accolades could have happened without the U...
Iowa’s Luka Garza denied Wooden Award as Dayton’s Obi Toppin takes home honor
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 7, 2020
On the same day he was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award winner for being the nation's best center, Iowa's Luka Garza was denied the John R. Wooden Award, which was given to Dayton's Obi Toppin. Toppin had previously been named the Naismith Trophy winner and the Associated Press' men's Playe...
Luka Garza named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 7, 2020
Iowa junior Luka Garza has been named the recipient of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named after the three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the t...
Iowa forward Cordell Pemsl to transfer
Robert Read, Sports Editor
April 3, 2020
Iowa redshirt junior forward Cordell Pemsl announced on Friday that he has submitted his name in the NCAA transfer portal and will depart the Hawkeye basketball program. “I would like to thank my teammates, coaches, and fans for a memorable four years at the University of Iowa,” Pemsl said ...