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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

The Daily Iowan

Mens' basketball loses to Badgers

Mens’ basketball loses to Badgers

Adam Hensley, [email protected] February 25, 2016

  Even with a week’s worth of rest, the Iowa men’s basketball team struggled in its 67-59 loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday in Carver-Hawkleye. Wisconsin (18-10) improved to 10-5 in Big Ten...

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)

Pining for the old bench

Kyle Mann, [email protected] February 25, 2016

  Things were so much simpler in January. Jarrod Uthoff was (and still is) a Big Ten Player of the Year candidate and the team’s clear-cut go-to scorer. Peter Jok was an emerging lethal sidekick,...

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)

Hawks hold players-only confab

February 23, 2016

 The Iowa men’s basketball players got together to discuss the season during their weeklong break. By Ian Murphy [email protected]   Amid two losses in the last three games and a...

Penn State forward Donovan Jack (5) drives to the basket as Iowa forward Nicholas Baer (51) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)

Hawkeyes ponder minor struggles

February 23, 2016

The Hawkeyes have been somewhat off their game in recent weeks, but they had a week off to prepare. By Kyle Mann [email protected] Fran McCaffery’s No. 8 Hawkeyes have lost two out of their...

Penn State forward Donovan Jack (5) drives to the basket as Iowa forward Nicholas Baer (51) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)

Hawkeye men’s basketball suffered worst loss of the season

Kyle Mann, [email protected] February 18, 2016

The No. 4 Iowa men’s basketball team — 20-5 entering theWednesday night matchup with Penn State — has had a lot of good wins so far this season, and perhaps equally impressive, not a single bad loss. The...

Iowa forward Dom Uhl 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)

Hawkeye men’s basketball benched & pining away for points

Ian Murphy, [email protected] February 16, 2016

The play of the bench of the Iowa men’s basketball team has been praised all season, and for the most part, rightfully so. Nicholas Baer and Dom Uhl were both strong scorers for Iowa early in Big...

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)

Hawkeye men’s basketball falls to Indiana

Ian Murphy, [email protected] February 12, 2016

The Iowa men’s basketball team fell on the road to Indiana, 85-78, in a game that never seemed to go the Hawkeyes’ way. A combination of factors could have beaten the Hawkeyes single-handedly. One...

Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff goes up for a basket during the Iowa-Michigan game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 82-71. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Hawkeyes men’s hoops fight at the Hoosier corral

Ian Murphy, [email protected] February 11, 2016

The race for the regular-season Big Ten title will be decided in just under a month, and tonight’s game at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, will go a long way in deciding it. When the Iowa men’s...

Iowa forward Ahmad Wagner goes up against Michigan guard Muhammad Ali Abdur-Ranhkman during the Iowa-Michigan game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 82-71. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Hawkeyes snare first-place AP poll votes

Ian Murphy, [email protected] February 9, 2016

AP style dictates this number be typed numerically rather than as a word. The number is 11. That is the number of first-place votes the Hawkeyes received in the AP Poll. That’s more than Oklahoma...

Iowa guard Anthony Clemmons readies to take a free throw, the #9 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes beat the #22 Purdue Boilermakers 83-71 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Jan. 24, 2016(The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Dissecting the defense

Ian Murphy, [email protected] February 5, 2016

Iowa has drawn high praise for its defense so far this season and deservedly so. Giving credit where credit is due, the defense is two steps forward from a season ago. But the stats in conference, despite...

Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff (20) drives to the basket over Penn State guard Shep Garner, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa. Uthoff scored 14 points as Iowa won 73-49. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa crushes Penn State

February 4, 2016

The Hawkeyes outscored Penn State 73-49 to earn its 15th-straight home win. By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Defense wins games, and it helped the Iowa men’s basketball team earn...

Iowa center Adam Woodbury poses for a photo during Media Day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. The Hawkeyes will open their season at home against Souix Falls on Oct. 29, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Woodbury dominates in blowout

February 4, 2016

Adam Woodbury posted a career-high 15 rebounds in Iowa’s 73-49 victory over Penn State. By Kyle Mann [email protected] There’s just something about Adam Woodbury. Maybe it’s because...