COLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s nothing Deshaun Thomas can’t do on a basketball court, and Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery will do everything in his power Tuesday to slow down the Ohio State forward. Thomas scored 28 points in the No. 14 Buckeyes’ 59-56 loss at Michigan State on Saturday. Thomas played all 40 minutes, scored 28 [...]

IOWA CITY — Carlton Valentine tapped Anthony Clemmons with the nickname that defines the hard-nosed Iowa freshman point guard. “When he was 8 years old — all the kids were 10 — I coached youth football, and he just kept busting through the line,” Valentine recalled. “We had a scrimmage and he sacked the quarterback [...]

IOWA CITY — Indiana won 27 games, beat the eventual national champion and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year ago. But as effective as the Hoosiers were at virtually every position, there was room for improvement, especially at point guard. No. 5 Indiana (12-1) picked up top-flight Indianapolis point guard Yogi Ferrell, and the [...]

IOWA CITY — Freshmen Adam Woodbury and Anthony Clemmons were pivotal for Iowa in a nine-point win against Iowa State two weeks ago. Woodbury, a 7-foot-1 center, scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds. Point guard Anthony Clemmons directed traffic in his 29 minutes, scoring 14 points and dishing eight assists. But their fortunes changed [...]

IOWA CITY — Eric May, Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe have combined for 160 starts in their Iowa careers, yet none of them will open a game for the foreseeable future. The upperclassmen bring tangible qualities to the basketball court — they average a combined 18.3 points and 12.3 rebounds a game. But it’s their intangibles that [...]

IOWA CITY — They stepped on their biggest stage to date, and it was big. It was damn big. But it wasn’t too big for them. Iowa’s freshman trio of Anthony Clemmons, Mike Gesell and Adam Woodbury felt the energy of a near-packed house for their cross-state rival and didn’t shirk from it. They embraced [...]

IOWA CITY — Anthony Clemmons’ stat line in his second career start was so impressive Tuesday night, it surprised his fellow teammates. Clemmons, an Iowa freshman point guard, dished eight assists without any turnovers and scored four points in 21 minutes. His play elevated the offense, especially in the first half, of Iowa’s 87-63 win against [...]

IOWA CITY — A day after Iowa gave up 95 points at Virginia Tech, Iowa freshman point guard Anthony Clemmons flipped his gold jersey inside out and wore black at his Wednesday practice. “There really wasn’t any explanation,” Clemmons said “(Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery) put me in the lineup and put me on the black team [...]

IOWA CITY — The newbies have so much to learn, and yet they’re learning so quickly in their first few weeks of college basketball. Iowa’s freshman point guards have had their struggles and their high moments through their first seven games. Mike Gesell scored 19 points against Western Kentucky, then withered the next night against [...]

IOWA CITY — Iowa freshman Anthony Clemmons was considered a defensive specialist when he signed his letter of intent last year. Clemmons, a 6-foot-1 point guard from Lansing, Mich., was expected to spell Mike Gesell, move the ball around, play defense and occasionally score. Well, Clemmons has elevated expectations from specialist to potentially special after [...]