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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

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Iowa forward Keegan Murray shoots the ball during a practice at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The Iowa Hawkeyes face the Richmond Spiders at the first round of the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship Tournament on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Watch: Iowa men’s basketball team goes through open practice ahead of NCAA Tournament

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 16, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Iowa men's basketball team is less than 24 hours away from its first game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. No. 5 seed Iowa plays No. 12 seed Richmond at 2:10 p.m. CT on Thursday...

Richmond head coach Chris Mooney speaks during a press conference at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. This is such an extraordinary accomplishment for a team. The Iowa Hawkeyes face the Richmond Spiders at the first round of the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship Tournament on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Richmond raves about Iowa forward Keegan Murray ahead of NCAA Tournament matchup

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 16, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Richmond guard Jacob Gilyard took a moment to think on Wednesday after being asked if the Spiders had played a team like the Hawkeyes in the Atlantic 10. Gilyard eventually answered...

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon listens as forward Keegan Murray responds to a journalists question during a press conference at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. We have an inexperienced team... going into this season, Murray said. So I just think he [Jordan Bohannon] has really brought us all together. The Iowa Hawkeyes face the Richmond Spiders at the first round of the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship Tournament on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Iowa men’s basketball team not focusing on national hype ahead of NCAA Tournament

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 16, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. — ESPN predicted before the 2021-22 season that the Iowa men’s basketball team would finish ninth in the Big Ten. On Wednesday, 15 members of the outlet's college basketball panel...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark and center Monika Czinano hug during a women’s basketball game between No. 21 Iowa and No. 6 Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Clark and Czinano had a combined 57 points. The Hawkeyes became regular season Big Ten co-Champions after defeating the Wolverines, 104-80.

Caitlin Clark, Monika Czinano earn Associated Press All-America honors

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor March 16, 2022

Iowa women's basketball sophomore point guard Caitlin Clark earned unanimous first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, the outlet announced Wednesday. Senior center Monika Czinano earned...

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon puts on a Big Ten Tournament Champion hat during a men’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and No. 3 Purdue in the Big Ten Basketball Tournament Championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, March 13, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Boilermakers, 75-66. Bohannon scored 7 points. (Dimia Burrell/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa men’s basketball team earns No. 5 seed in NCAA Tournament, will play Richmond on Thursday

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 13, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa men's basketball team is the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region of the 2022 NCAA Tournament and will play Richmond in Buffalo, New York, in the first round of the tournament...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark blocks UConn guard Paige Bueckers during the Sweet Sixteen NCAA womens basketball championship against UConn on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Hawkeyes were defeated by the Huskies, 92-72. Clark and Bueckers played together on the U-17 and U-19 Team USA basketball team in high school, and both say they are still close friends.

Iowa women’s basketball overwhelmed by No. 1 seed UConn

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 27, 2021

SAN ANTONIO — Iowa women’s basketball has not made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four since the 1992-93 season, and after a 92-72 loss to top-seeded UConn in the Sweet 16 Saturday,...

Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall fights for the ball during the second quarter of the Sweet Sixteen NCAA womens basketball championship against No. 1 UConn on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Hawkeyes are trailing behind the Huskies, 49-35 at halftime.

Social media reactions: Iowa women’s basketball loses to UConn in Sweet 16

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 27, 2021

SAN ANTONIO — The Elite Eight dreams of Iowa women's basketball were dashed by UConn Saturday afternoon, as the Hawkeyes were defeated by the Huskies in blowout fashion, 92-72. With Iowa's 2020-21...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark reaches for a pass during the first quarter of the Sweet Sixteen NCAA womens basketball championship against No. 1 UConn on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Hawkeyes are trailing behind the Huskies, 49-35 at halftime.

Rapid recap: Iowa women’s basketball bounced by UConn in Sweet 16

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 27, 2021

SAN ANTONIO — The Elite Eight dreams of Iowa women's basketball did not become reality Saturday, as the fifth seeded Hawkeyes fell to the top-seeded UConn Huskies, 92-72, in the NCAA Tournament's...

Iowa guards Caitlin Clark and Gabbie Marshall block UConn guard Christyn Williams during first quarter of the Sweet Sixteen NCAA womens basketball championship against No. 1 UConn on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Hawkeyes are trailing behind the Huskies, 49-35 at halftime.

UConn holds strong lead over Iowa at halftime

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 27, 2021

SAN ANTONIO – At halftime of Iowa women's basketball's Sweet 16 game, fifth-seeded Iowa is trailing No. 1 UConn by 14 points, 49-35. After the first ten minutes of the game, UConn only held a...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark looks to pass the ball during the second round of the NCAA womens basketball championship against No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Bill Greehey Arena at Saint Marys University in San Antonio, Texas. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 86-72. No. 5 Iowa will go on to play the winner of tonights 8 p.m. game between No. 1 UConn and No. 8 Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen starting on Saturday.

Scouting report | Iowa women’s basketball matches up with No. 1 UConn in Sweet 16

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 27, 2021

SAN ANTONIO — After taking down its first two opponents by double digits — 12th seeded Central Michigan, 87-72, and fifth-seeded Kentucky, 86-72 — Iowa women’s basketball is back in the Sweet...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark dribbles toward the basket during the second round of the NCAA womens basketball championship against No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Bill Greehey Arena at Saint Marys University in San Antonio, Texas. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 86-72. No. 5 Iowa will go on to play the winner of tonights 8 p.m. game between No. 1 UConn and No. 8 Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen starting on Saturday.

‘We knew that she was the special one’: Caitlin Clark dominating in her first season with the Iowa women’s basketball team

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 23, 2021

Caitlin Clark grew up in the Hawkeye State, and now wears the Black and Gold for the Iowa women’s basketball program, but her childhood bedroom in West Des Moines is still painted baby blue. The...

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