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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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Men’s hoops adds combo guard

Men’s hoops adds combo guard

May 5, 2016

Men’s hoops adds combo guard Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery finished his 2016 recruiting class Wednesday with Maishe Dailey, a 6-6 guard of Beachwood, Ohio. Dailey averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 rebounds,...

Mann: Parity shoots a brick

Mann: Parity shoots a brick

Kyle Mann April 18, 2016

Parity is what makes, and keeps, sports interesting. Parity ensures that anything can happen and anyone can win. It functions to keep players and fans engaged and protects the integrity of competition. Basketball,...

Iowa's Nicholas Baer shoots over a Drake player. The Hawkeyes beat the Bulldogs 70-64 in the Big Four Classic (Joshua Housing/The Daily Iowan)

Baer gets his scholarship

Kyle Mann, [email protected] April 7, 2016

There has been some roster turnover on the Iowa basketball team, but there’s at least one player who won’t leave the team for a while. Redshirt freshman Nicholas Baer lost his walk-on status on...

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Mike Gesell (10) shoots against the Temple Owls in the Barclays Center on Friday, March 19, 2016 in Brooklyn, New York. The Hawkeyes beat the Owls in overtime, 72-70. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

4 rescuers bid adieu

, Kyle Mann [email protected] March 21, 2016

  The Iowa basketball team left the floor for the final time of the 2015-2016 season on Sunday, and for some historic seniors, the final time in their careers. Fans may be eager to move on to...

Hawkeye woes mount up

Hawkeye woes mount up

Adam Hensley, [email protected] March 21, 2016

Hawkeye fans collectively felt the agonizing taste of defeat this past weekend; both the men’s basketball and wrestling teams fell short of expectations. A similar pain struck Hawkeye faithful on New...

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)

3 not the magic number for Hawks

March 11, 2016

Illinois beat the Hawkeyes at their own game By Kyle Mann | [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — The Hawkeyes fell to the Illini in their first game of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, and while...

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...

Big Ten Notebook: McCaffery confident, Izzo amazed

Big Ten Notebook: McCaffery confident, Izzo amazed

March 8, 2016

By Ian Murphy [email protected] Indiana captured the Big Ten regular-season title, which Iowa jockeyed for throughout the season, outright on Sunday with an 80-62 win over a reeling Maryland...

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)

Must-win time for Hawkeyes?

Ian Murphy, [email protected] March 1, 2016

  The Iowa men’s basketball team can help itself by beating Indiana tonight. Iowa has lost four of its last five games, including an outing in Bloomington in which the Hawkeyes were sent packing,...

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)

Men’s hoops rediscovering the magic touch

February 26, 2016

Men’s hoops heads for crucial game against Ohio State. By Ian Murphy | [email protected]   The Iowa men’s basketball team will travel to Ohio State on Feb. 28 trying to break out of...