It sounds like good news for graduate guard Drew Thelwell's injury status entering tonight against Indiana. Thelwell reportedly tweaked something during warmups ahead of Iowa's 97-87 overtime win over Nebraska on Tuesday night.
The confidence of the Iowa men's basketball team amazed Fran McCaffery as the Hawkeyes entered overtime against Nebraska on Friday. Plus, anatomy of a comeback and an injury update.
IOWA CITY — Payton Sandfort is expected to be available for Iowa basketball’s Tuesday matchup with Minnesota, according to the Big Ten availability report. Sandfort got banged up multiple times in the first half of Iowa’s contest against UCLA on Friday and sat out the majority of the game.
The Trojans (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) never trailed, shot 37-of-57 (67%) from the field, 10-of-15 (60%) from 3-point range and outrebounded the Hawkeyes (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) 37-20 in the win.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery provided an update on the status of Payton Sandfort for Tuesday's contest against Minnesota.
Oumar Ballo has played some of his best basketball in an Indiana uniform as of late, and Saturday’s trip to Iowa presents a contrasting matchup. Under coach Fran McCaffery, Iowa is known for a fast-paced,
Owen Freeman, Brock Harding and Fran McCaffery pointed the finger at defensive failings after dropping back-to-back games against USC and UCLA last week. Iowa faces Minnesota's worst-in-the-conference offense next.
Iowa’s men’s basketball team is back home after its week-long trip to Los Angeles that contributed two losses to the Hawkeyes’ record. Now it’s two home games in four days, and the Hawkeyes may have to do it without Payton Sandfort.
The senior forward suffered a shoulder injury in the first half of the Hawkeyes’ 94-70 loss at UCLA last Friday in Los Angeles and sat out the second half. Monday, Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery was noncommittal on Sandfort’s status for the game against the Gophers.
There is plenty of time for Iowa to get its season back on track. There is also plenty of time for it to get much worse.
Wisconsin basketball saw its red-hot momentum finally come to a halt on Tuesday. It fell to UCLA 85-83, snapping a seven-game winning streak and 5-0 streak in conference play.
Growing up in the state of Iowa, if you play basketball at the high school level it’s a dream to get a scholarship offer from one of the Division One programs in the state. Recently Will Gerdes picked up a scholarship offer from a second in-state school,