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Hawkeyes draw Hokies in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Posted on 14. May, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa will play at Virginia Tech on Nov. 27 as part of the 2012 Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the two conferences announced Monday. This marks the third time in the last seven seasons the Hawkeyes and Hokies will meet on the hardwood since the Big Ten/ACC Challenge first began back in the [...]

Nelson receives degree from UI

Posted on 12. May, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — Don Nelson’s graduation ceremony was everything he envisioned it being. Fifty years have passed since Nelson last suited up in an Iowa basketball uniform, but the Hawkeyes’ 11th all-time leading scorer was at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday to finally receive his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, something [...]

PTL to only have four teams this summer

Posted on 07. May, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com The 2012 Prime Time League will only feature four teams instead of six and that Northern Iowa will not be participating in the league this summer, PTL commissioner Randy Larson said in a release sent Monday afternoon. Prior to the release being sent, KGAN-TV’s Jared Aarons had received confirmation from UNI [...]

McCaffery throwing out first pitch at Cubs game

Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on Aug. 31 when the Chicago Cubs play the San Francisco Giants. The announcement came Friday from Iowa sports information director Matt Weitzel. McCaffery’s first pitch at “The Friendly Confines” takes place one day before the [...]

Woodbury to attend USA U18 training camp

Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa incoming freshman center Adam Woodbury will be attending the training camp for the USA Men’s Basketball U18 National Team scheduled to take place June 5-12 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Woodbury is one of 24 players to be invited to the camp and one of 17 among 2012 high school recruits. [...]

Iowa to play UNI in inaugural Big Four Classic

Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Drake have all agreed to take part in the inaugural Big Four Classic, a doubleheader of games that will take place Dec. 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Hawkeyes will face the Panthers in this year’s event and will rotate playing UNI [...]

Nelson to be inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame

Posted on 02. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa men’s basketball player Don Nelson will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 7 in Springfield, Mass. The announcement came Monday, as Nelson will be one of 12 inductees representing this year’s Hall of Fame class. Nelson, who played at Iowa from 1959-62, is [...]

White named freshman all-American

Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa forward Aaron White was one of 16 freshmen to find himself named to the 2012 Kyle Macy Freshman All-America team on Tuesday. The Strongsville, Ohio native received the honor following a campaign that consisted of averaging 11.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. White led the Hawkeyes in rebounding during [...]

2011-12 Big Ten men’s basketball TV schedule: NCAA/NIT (March 27-31)

Posted on 25. Mar, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

Every week, we will post the TV schedule for all games featuring Big Ten teams. Here is where and when you can watch them this week: March 27: NIT Semifinals: Minnesota vs. Washington (at New York City, N.Y.), 8 p.m., ESPN March 31: NCAA Final Four: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Kansas (at [...]

2011-12 Big Ten men’s basketball TV schedule: NCAA/NIT (March 19-23)

Posted on 18. Mar, 2012 by in Iowa Basketball

Every week, we will post the TV schedule for all games featuring Big Ten teams. Here is where and when you can watch them this week: March 19: NIT Second Round: Minnesota at Miami (Fla.), 8 p.m., ESPN March 22: NCAA Sweet 16: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 Syracuse (at Boston, Mass.), 6:15 p.m., [...]

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