 Scott DochtermanI'm originally from Burlington, and I'm a 1997 Western Illinois University graduate. I've worked in Burlington, Muscatine, Fort Dodge and St. Joseph, Mo., before coming to The Gazette in 2006 with my wife, Meredith, and our two children. I enjoy sports, politics and history.At The Gazette, I cover Iowa men’s basketball, Iowa's athletics department and assist with Iowa football. |
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Indiana AD: Everyone has ‘expansion fatigue’
CHICAGO — Expansion talk has dulled to a whisper at the Big Ten meetings, a complete flip from the recent past. After adding Nebraska in 2011 and accepting Maryland and Rutgers as new members in 2014, the Big Ten appears content at the moment to stay at 14 members. It’s possible the rest of the [...]
B1G meetings: No divisions, 18 games for hoops
CHICAGO — Any changes to the Big Ten’s basketball foundation will be subtle, not forceful, Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said Wednesday. “There’s no appetite for regional divisions in basketball,” Delany said. “I think 18 games is about right. I thought this year, as enjoyable as the season was, as competitive it was and as [...]
Breaking down Iowa’s B1G single-plays
The Big Ten really didn’t do the Iowa men’s basketball team any favors when it came to single-play match-ups next year. Last year there were four Big Ten teams with losing records, and Iowa plays three of them only once next year. Iowa’s only single-play against a team with a winning record was league champion [...]
Iowa AD won’t speculate on baseball coach’s future
CHICAGO — Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta won’t discuss the future of Iowa baseball coach Jack Dahm until the season is completed. Dahm, who is in his 10th season as head coach, has compiled a 232-302 record. He has two winning seasons in his tenure: 31-23 (2007) and 30-28 (2010). “I think my common response, [...]
Source: B1G to send 3rd pick to Holiday
CHICAGO — The Jell-O mold of the Big Ten’s future football lineup is taking formation by the minute. An industry source said the Holiday Bowl and Big Ten are close to finishing a six-year agreement. The bowl will pick second in the Pac-12 and third in the Big Ten after the playoff and access bowls make [...]
B1G meetings: MBB single plays, quick notes
CHICAGO — Iowa will face one of the toughest Big Ten slates next year based on its single-play rotation. Coach Fran McCaffery said this morning Iowa’s single-plays include Penn State (road), Indiana (road), Purdue (home) and Nebraska (home). Only Indiana qualified for the NCAA tournament of that four-team group. – It seems the league will [...]
Iowa’s Pat Ingram will transfer
CHICAGO — Iowa freshman guard Pat Ingram has elected to transfer, Iowa’s sports information department announced today. Ingram, an Indianapolis native, averaged six minutes, 0.9 points and 0.6 rebounds in 19 games last season. “He wanted to be closer to home and obviously he wants to play more,” McCaffery said this morning at the Big [...]
Iowa MBB notes: Future skeds, Marble to Russia?
CHICAGO — Iowa still has a few holes on its schedule for the upcoming basketball season, coach Fran McCaffery said. “We’ve got to schedule at least one more game, maybe two,” McCaffery said from the Big Ten spring meetings at the Sofitel Hotel. “We might go on the road. We’ve got a lot of things [...]
B1G meetings: Coaches yet to discuss divisions
CHICAGO — Big Ten men’s basketball coaches lack the same zeal as their football counterparts to split the league into divisions. After a full day of meetings at the Sofitel Hotel, basketball coaches have yet to discuss a potential divisional alignment, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “I don’t think divisional play is where we’re headed,” [...]
Fully funding scholarships remains divisive
IOWA CITY — Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany wants league programs to fund athletic scholarships to fit the cost of attending a school. Northern Iowa Athletics Director Troy Dannen doesn’t know how his cash-strapped department could pay for it. Whether or not to fund scholarships to include incidental expenses, such as laundry money, as Delany [...]
