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IU Basketball game day essentials: Indiana back home to face Iowa

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January 30, 2024

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Game Day essentials:

Iowa (12-8, 4-5) vs. Indiana (12-8, 4-5)

Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Brian Butch)
Stream: Fox Sports
IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network
Point Spread: Iowa is around a 1.5 point favorite.
KenPom Projected Score: No. 92 Indiana 80 – No. 44 Iowa 82
Series: Indiana leads series, 106-82.

Iowa’s Fran McCaffery

Fran McCaffery is in his 14th season as head coach of the Iowa men’s basketball program, after being hired as the program’s 22nd head coach in the spring of 2010. McCaffery currently sits as Big Ten’s third-longest tenured head coach, behind Purdue’s Matt Painter and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo.

McCaffery has led Iowa to a record of 273-184 overall record, with a 130-123 record in Big Ten play since taking over as head coach. Across his 14 seasons, Iowa has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, along with three stints in the NIT. McCaffery’s highest Big Ten standing has been third three separate times, with the most recent coming in the 2020-21 season. The Hawkeyes have one Big Ten tournament title under McCaffery’s tenure, with a championship in the 2021-22 season.

McCaffery had some impressive stints at mid-major programs before making his way to the Big Ten. Prior to Iowa, McCaffery led Siena to three NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons, with all three of those years also yielding a conference regular season and tournament championship. McCaffery would win MAAC Coach of the Year in the 2008-09 season, where his team went 27-8 overall with a 16-2 record in conference.

Before Siena, McCaffery had a six-year stint with UNC Greensboro, where he also led them to an NCAA Tournament appearance, after earning an automatic bid while winning the conference tournament championship in the 2000-01 season. The year after, the Spartans finished tied for first in the conference, handing McCaffery a regular season title as well.

Before becoming a full-time head coach, McCaffery spent time as an assistant at Notre Dame, Lehigh, and Penn. McCaffery was named head coach at Lehigh after being an assistant for two seasons and earned an NCAA Tournament appearance there as well. After that season, McCaffery would step down and take an assistant job at Notre Dame, before becoming head coach for UNC Greensboro.

Iowa’s results and roster

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME/RESULT
11/7/2023	North Dakota	Iowa City, Iowa	W 110-68
11/10/2023	Alabama State	Iowa City, Iowa	W 98-67
11/14/2023	at #8 Creighton (Gavitt Games)	Omaha, Neb.	L 84-92
11/17/2023	Arkansas State	Iowa City, Iowa	W 88-74
11/23/2023	vs. Oklahoma (Rady Children’s Inv.)	San Diego, Calif.	L 67-79
11/24/2023	vs. Seton Hall (Rady Children’s Inv.)	San Diego, Calif.	W 85-72
11/29/2023	North Florida	Iowa City, Iowa	W 103-78
12/4/2023	at #4 Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	L 68-87
12/7/2023	at Iowa State	Ames, Iowa	L 65-90
12/10/2023	Michigan	Iowa City, Iowa	L 80-90
12/16/2023	vs. Florida A&M	Des Moines, Iowa	W 88-54
12/20/2023	UMBC	Iowa City, Iowa	W 103-81
12/29/2023	Northern Illinois	Iowa City, Iowa	W 103-74
1/2/2024	at #21 Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.	L 72-83
1/6/2024	Rutgers	Iowa City, Iowa	W 86-77
1/12/2024	Nebraska	Iowa City, Iowa	W 94-76
1/15/2024	at Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.	W 86-77
1/20/2024	#2 Purdue	Iowa City, Iowa	L 70-84
1/24/2024	Maryland	Iowa City, Iowa	L 67-69
1/30/2024	at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	W 88-78

Iowa’s game notes (via Iowa Athletics)

McCAFFERY: IOWA’S WINNINGEST HEAD COACH

Head coach Fran McCaffery, who is in his 28th season as a head coach and 14th at Iowa, won his 272nd game as a Hawkeye on Jan. 15 at Minnesota, making him the winningest coach in program history. McCaffery has 273 career wins as Iowa’s head coach.
Iowa defeated Rutgers, 86-77, on Jan. 3, giving McCaffery his 127th career Big Ten victory. He has a school record 129 Big Ten wins.

B1G TONY

Senior Tony Perkins is averaging a team-best 18.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in Big Ten play. The guard is shooting 49.6 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Over his last three games, Perkins is averaging 22.7 points on 57.5 percent shooting, while making 90.5 percent (19-of-21) of his free throw attempts. He also averages 3.7 assists (against four combined turnovers), three rebounds and 2.3 steals.
The Indianapolis native has scored in double figures in every Big Ten game with four 20-point contests and six 15+ games. He has five games with three or more steals against league opponents.

PAYTON CATCHES FIRE

After scoring a season-low six points in the home loss to Maryland on Jan. 24, junior Payton Sandfort responded in a big way in a road win at Michigan.
The Waukee, Iowa, native matched a career-high, scoring 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting. He went 6-of-8 from 3-point range, tying a career-high with six makes.
In the second half, Sandfort was deadly. He made eight of his 10 field goal attempts, including 5-of-6 3-pointers. He played all 20 minutes of half No. 2.

THE B1G’S BEST FROSH

Owen Freeman has been one of the best freshmen in the Big Ten. The Illinois native leads the conference in scoring (224), rebounds (123), blocks (34) and is tied for first in steals (20), while ranking second in field goal percentage (.643).
Freeman’s three double-doubles are the most by a freshman in the conference and tied for the ninth most in the league.
Freeman’s 34 blocks are tied for the third-most by a freshman in the NCAA this season.

CONSISTENT KRIKKE

Graduate Ben Krikke has scored in double figures in 16 of Iowa’s 20 games this season. The Canada native is leading the team, averaging 15.7 points on 56 percent shooting.
Krikke ranks third in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.560), eighth in field goals (122) and 12th in scoring (15.7).
He has shot 60 percent or better from the field in eight games and he has three games with 10 or more field goals. He made 8-of-10 field goals (80 percent) in the win over Seton Hall on Nov. 24.
Krikke has two double-doubles — 17 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in the win over UMBC (his first as a Hawkeye) and 19 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Rutgers. Krikke has six career double-doubles.
He has a team-high six 20-point games. He scored 24 points (11-of-18 shooting) at No. 8 Creighton and a season-high 25 points (10-of-14 FG), nine rebounds and four steals in the win over Arkansas State. Against UNF, Krikke scored 21 points (5-of-9) shooting — 17 in the second half — and went 11-for-11 from the free throw line. He netted 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting (8-of-11 FT) against Michigan, 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting against NIU and 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting in the road win at Minnesota.

Iowa’s KenPom notable numbers:

(out of 362 teams)

Tempo – No. 11 (Offense No. 14 / Defense No. 126)

Offensive Efficiency – No. 20

Iowa has an effective field goal percentage of 53.6 percent on the year (No. 66). The Hawkeyes are shooting 34.8 percent from three (No. 125), and 53.8 percent from two (No. 57).
Iowa does not shoot a lot of threes. Their attempt rate (3FGA/FGA) at is very low at 30.6 percent (No. 320). The Hawkeyes score 57.1 percent of their points from two (No. 33).
Iowa has one of the higher assist rates in the country, with a 60.5 assist percentage for every field goal made (No. 20). They also take very good care of the basketball, with turnovers on just 13.7 percent of possessions (No. 9).
The Hawkeyes don’t get to the line at a high rate (FTA/FGA is 31.4 percent, No. 219), but they do convert their chances with a 76.8 team free throw percentage (No. 31).

Defensive Efficiency – No. 111

Opposing teams hold a 50.6 effective field goal percentage against Iowa on the season. That comes in at No. 196 overall. Teams are shooting 33.1 percent from three (No. 151) and 51.1 percent from two (No. 215).
The best adjective to give Iowa’s defense is average. Almost all of their stats rank near the middle of all Division 1 teams (No. 150-200 range).
An area where they have exceeded average is in their steal percentage, with a 10.5 percent steal rate on the year (No. 96).
Teams have been able to get offensive rebounds at a decent clip against Iowa (30.1 percent rate, No. 222).

Extras

Iowa has been handed the 35th-hardest schedule of all Division 1.
Indiana native Tony Perkins has the 248th-highest assist rate in the country, as well as the 162nd-highest steal rate.
Former IU recruiting target Owen Freeman is 81st in the country in two-point percentage, and 41st in block percentage.
Josh Dix has the tenth-best offensive rating in the Big Ten.

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Iowa City police seek help identifying persons of interest in vandalism investigation

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May 11, 2026

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Iowa City police seek help identifying persons of interest in vandalism investigation

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa City police are asking the public’s help identifying persons of interest connected to a vandalism investigation.

Police said a business was vandalized in the alley behind the 200 block of East Washington Street on Sunday at 2:35 a.m.

Investigators would like to speak with the persons of interest pictured. Police ask anyone who recognizes these individuals to contact them.

Iowa City police are asking the public’s help identifying persons of interest connected to a vandalism investigation. (KCRG)

Anyone with information or security camera footage of the incident should contact the Iowa City Police Department at 319-356-5275. Iowa City Area Crime Stoppers is also offering a reward up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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The ‘What Ifs’ of 2025-26 for Iowa State athletics | Hines

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May 11, 2026

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The ‘What Ifs’ of 2025-26 for Iowa State athletics | Hines

Spring commencement arrives at Iowa State this weekend, with a whole new generation of Cyclones set to get their diplomas and move on to the next things in their lives.

The options and choices will set their path for, potentially, the years and decades ahead.

Which got me thinking about the choices and circumstances of this school year that came for Iowa State athletics. There were no shortages of inflection points at which, it seems, programs and an entire athletics department pivoted to new directions.

Let’s explore.

What if Iowa State had hired Taylor Mouser as head football coach?

This seems to be the most discussed “Sliding Doors” moment for Iowa State football fans regarding head coach Matt Campbell’s departure to Penn State. And with good reason. It’s the most obvious, could have had the most immediate impact on the program and would have been largely seen as a continuation of the most successful run in school history.

Would promoting the Iowa State offensive coordinator, though, have been the right move?

If you assume a best-case scenario in which some of the star Cyclone players on offense – think Rocco Becht, Ben Brahmer, Carson Hansen, etc. – stay at Iowa State and a bulk of the coaching staff does as well, there are still likely defections that weaken the roster. Nothing like we saw back in December, but, still, there would be holes – and Campbell’s shoes – to fill by a first-time head coach taking over for a legend.

The calculation, as I see it, has to be – does the Year 1 continuity and relative stability gained by hiring Mouser provide for better long-term results than hiring Jimmy Rogers, who has the benefit of head-coaching experience?

It certainly would have made the fan base feel better back in December, but would it have positioned Iowa State to have better results in 2027 and beyond?

The roster almost certainly would have been “better” in 2026 if Iowa State retained Mouser, but would that have created a more solid foundation for the future or just delayed decay?

This “What If” becomes a lot less intricate and interesting if Rogers just wins a ton this fall and going forward.

What if Penn State had been able to hire Kalani Sitake as its football coach?

I think this is the most interesting question on the list.

By reports, Penn State was on the verge of hiring Sitake from BYU when the Cougars’ boosters – led by the Crumbl Cookie fortune – banded together to put together a financial package to keep Sitake in Provo.

What if they hadn’t, though?

Sitake goes to Penn State, and Dec. 5, 2025, is an uneventful day in Iowa State history rather than one of its most feverish.

But … what happens a few weeks later when Sherrone Moore is fired at Michigan?

Rather than plucking 66-year-old Kyle Whittingham from Utah/forced retirement, do the Wolverines try to make a Michigan Man out of an Ohioan? Does Campbell inherit the seat of Bo Schembechler?

And, for the sake of this thought exercise, if Campbell did move to Ann Arbor, does the timing of that decision change athletics director Jamie Pollard’s options and calculus about Iowa State’s opening? Is Jimmy Rogers still available? Or would he have taken a different opening or opted not to leave Pullman at that later date? Is Mouser the answer in this scenario?

Or is the Buckeye State distaste for the state Up North too much and Campbell returns for Year 11 at Iowa State?

Addy Brown on what went wrong in Iowa State’s loss to Syracuse

Iowa State’s Addy Brown talks about her team’s struggles in a loss to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.

What if Addy Brown doesn’t get hurt?

Iowa State women’s basketball was 14-0 on Jan. 4 when it played Baylor in Waco, and the season felt sure to realize the potential that was clear before it started with one of coach Bill Fennelly’s best rosters.

The Cyclones, though, returned home with their first loss and with Addy Brown sidelined with a back injury.

Four more losses in a row followed, and when Brown returned to the floor after six weeks, the Cyclones’ season was floundering.

They salvaged an NCAA Tournament bid, but a first-round exit gave way to a roster collapse with nine players – including Brown and superstar Audi Crooks – leaving via the transfer portal, putting Fennelly’s tenure and future under fire.

If Brown doesn’t get hurt – or just isn’t out as long – does that change the trajectory of the season? The offseason? And what the eventual end of Fennelly’s Iowa State career looks like?

What if Joshua Jefferson doesn’t roll his ankle?

The most recent “What If” I think is also the most straightforward.

If Jefferson’s ankle doesn’t roll in the early minutes of Iowa State’s first-round NCAA Tournament blowout win over Tennessee State, I think the Cyclones get a long second weekend in Chicago, but the Final Four drought probably remains intact.

Jefferson’s rebounding and offensive impact are, I think, enough to give the Cyclones the edge against Tennessee, but Michigan, the Cyclones’ would-be Elite Eight opponent, was just a juggernaut.

I’m not sure even a full-strength Iowa State team would have had more than a puncher’s chance. The Wolverines were just one of the best college basketball teams we’ve seen over the last few decades.

Iowa State columnist Travis Hines has covered the Cyclones for the Des Moines Register and Ames Tribune since 2012. Contact him at thines@amestrib.com or (515) 284-8000. Follow him on X at @TravisHines21.

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Top Iowa High School Football Prospect Makes His Decision

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May 10, 2026

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Top Iowa High School Football Prospect Makes His Decision

One of the top Iowa high school football prospects in the state has made his college decision official.

Iowa City Regina High School senior-to-be Tate Wallace has announced he has verbally committed to the University of Minnesota in the Big Ten Conference. Wallace picked the Golden Gophers and head coach PJ Fleck over a finalists Notre Dame, Nebraska, Arizona, Arizona State and Wisconsin.

Wallace narrowed down his list of schools to six at the end of April before making his final decision.

Iowa City Regina Football Standout Tate Wallace Ranked As No. 2 Overall Prospect In Iowa High School Football

The 6-foot-2, 226-pound linebacker is considered the No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Iowa for high school football, and is the No. 21 linebacker in the Class of 2027, according to 247Sports.

In the 247Sports Composite rankings, Wallace is No. 2 in Iowa high school football, No. 29 at linebacker and No. 359 for the Class of 2027.

Along With Minnesota, Tate Wallace Currently Holds Offers From Schools Such As Arizona, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Iowa State

Wallace currently holds 16 total offers including from the previously mentioned Minnesota, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Arizona, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Kansas State, Purdue, Tennessee, West Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Toledo, UNLV, North Dakota and North Dakota State.

As a junior, Wallace registered almost 50 tackles on defense, with 29 of them being counted as solo stops. He had 18 tackles for loss, 8.5 quarterback sacks and forced two fumbles, as Iowa City Regina advanced to the state championship game of the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Football Championships.

Future Minnesota Golden Gopher Has Been Key Two-Way Starter For Regals

Wallace also hauled in 40 passes for 611 yards with 10 receiving touchdowns on offense for the Regals. As a two-way player for Iowa City Regina during his sophomore season, Wallace had 27.5 tackles, including 16 solo stops, four tackles for loss and a quarterback sack, adding 51 receptions for 752 yards and eight touchdowns.

Back in March, Wallace announced seven spring visits to Notre Dame, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas State and Arizona State. He also visited Tennessee this past fall, taking in an SEC contest with the Volunteers.

Along with his success on the football field, Wallace helped lead the Regals to the Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Basketball Tournament this past winter. He earned High School on SI all-state honors in the process.

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