Eric May

Iowa guard Eric May (25) celebrates with the fans following the victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the NIT Friday, March 22, 2013 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.  (AP Photo/The Gazette,Brian Ray)

May, Hawkeyes help out at Xavier basketball camp

Camp hosted by former Iowa player Luehrsmann, now Saints' coach

CEDAR RAPIDS – Campers seemed star-struck with the Hawkeye players at the shooting camp held at Xavier High School on Tuesday and Wednesday. “It’s huge for them” said former Hawkeye guard Eric May. “They are fans of Iowa and they supported us all year. And it’s also fun to work with kids.” May, Iowa’s co-captain [...]

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Iowa guard Eric May (25) celebrates with the fans following the victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the NIT Friday, March 22, 2013 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.  (AP Photo/The Gazette,Brian Ray)

Iowa’s Eric May earns Chris Street Award

CORALVILLE — Eric May earned the award that embodies more than just jumpers and high-flying dunks. And that suited the Iowa senior just fine on Thursday night. May, a Dubuque native, picked up The Chris Street Award at the basketball team’s annual banquet. The award is presented each year to a player who best exemplifies [...]

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Iowa Hawkeyes guard/forward Eric May (25) sits dejected on the bench late in the second half of the NIT championship game against the Baylor Bears Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York.  (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Bitter ending for Iowa senior Eric May

NEW YORK — Eric May stood in front of his basketball locker for the final time as an Iowa Hawkeye with red eyes and a visible heart. May, a senior, fouled out with 2:41 left in the game and exited to a standing ovation from a sizable Iowa fan base. He first slapped hands with [...]

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Iowa guard Eric May (25) celebrates as he comes off the court following their victory over the Maryland Terrapins in their semi-final game in the NIT Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York.  (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Photos: Eric May to end Iowa career in style

NEW YORK — Iowa’s team captain covered himself with ice packs after the program’s biggest basketball victory in recent memory. Senior Eric May, Iowa’s leader and catalyst, had ice wrapped around his back and both knees in the wake of Iowa’s 71-60 win Tuesday against Maryland. The fluid and powerful athletic ability he displayed with [...]

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Iowa Hawkeyes guard/forward Eric May (25) dunks the ball over Northwestern Wildcats forward Kale Abrahamson (13) during the first half of their game in the first round of the Big Ten Conference basketball tournament  Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago.  (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Video: Iowa’s May throws down huge dunk

Hawkeye senior crams home transition dunk in Iowa win

In the first half of Iowa’s win over Northwestern Thursday night, Hawkeye senior Eric May used some porous transition defense by the Wildcats into a huge dunk. May’s jam put the Hawkeyes up 18 points at the time, and Iowa would win by 14.

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Iowa forward Melsahn Basabe (1) dunks the ball over Nebraska in the second half of the Hawkeyes' 74-60 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Iowa City. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)

Iowa wrap-up: Players like B1G tourney chances

IOWA CITY — With six wins in his team’s last eight games, Iowa junior Melsahn Basabe likes his team’s chances entering the Big Ten Tournament this week. Not just competing, mind you. Winning the whole thing. “If you’re not going in there thinking that, then you shouldn’t be there,” said Basabe, who scored 11 points and [...]

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Iowa senior Eric May throws down the event-winning dunk during the Black and Gold Blowout Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.  (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Iowa notes: Gesell health, May finale, attendance

Iowa guard Mike Gesell has missed the last three games with a right foot “stress reaction” and will not play Saturday against his native state Nebraska. But Gesell still has a chance to play in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said he’s “guarded … because there’s no guarantee” that Gesell will [...]

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Iowa guard/forward Eric May (25) dunks the ball over Minnesota forward Oto Osenieks (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.  (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Iowa’s Eric May ‘all in’ as ultimate team player

IOWA CITY — Perhaps nobody in Carver-Hawkeye Arena is more nervous than Bill May when his son, Iowa forward Eric May, leaps for a thunderous dunk. That held true Sunday afternoon in the Hawkeyes’ 72-51 win against Minnesota. At a pivotal juncture, May hauled in a pass from Melsahn Basabe in stride and rocketed toward [...]

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Iowa forward Eric May (left) shares a moment with team mates after dunking the ball during the second half an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Dec. 22, 2012 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Kyle Grillot/The Gazette-KCRG)

Iowa dunks over and through Coppin State

IOWA CITY — Iowa blasted 11 dunks in its 80-50 pasting of Coppin State in their non-conference finale Saturday. But the ambiguous method of determining a dunk champion depends on your perspective. Is it volume? Iowa sophomore Aaron White had six dunks en route to a game-high 20 points. Is it the instant reaction? Senior [...]

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Iowa forwards Melsahn Basabe (1) and Zach McCabe (15) defend against a shot by South Dakota forward Tyler Flack (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cedar Rapids Gazette, Brian Ray)  MAGS OUT

Iowa’s veterans sacrifice for team’s benefit as reserves

McCabe, May, Basabe combine for 160 starts but all coming off the bench for Hawkeyes 3

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 [...]

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