IOWA CITY — Tom Izzo might have the Big Ten’s sixth-best basketball team, and his Michigan State Spartans rank 19th in both major polls. “This league, definitely, has to be the best in my era,” Izzo said Monday morning. Izzo has coached the Spartans since 1995 and taken the team to seven Final Fours and one [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — Luke Recker and Matt Gatens share mutual admiration for one another, and some of it pertains to the Big Ten Tournament. Gatens, an Iowa senior, attended the 2002 Big Ten Tournament when Recker spectacularly elevated Iowa to the title game. Recker twice provided game-winning heroics in the final 1.4 seconds to beat Indiana [...]

IOWA CITY — Iowa’s men’s basketball schedule could have the team headed in a favorable direction next season. The Hawkeyes played a grueling schedule last year that included 12 postseason teams and eight ranked opponents. The Hawkeyes finished 11-20, the second-most losses in school history, but seven losses were by five points or less. Of [...]

Iowa’s Big Ten opponent list is set for the upcoming season. The Hawkeyes know who and where they’re playing; they just won’t know when for a few more months. Until we get the dates and can dissect the Big Ten schedule in entirety, here’s a look at three opponents Iowa will face home-and-home in the [...]

It’s the homestretch for Cedar Rapids Washington swingman Josh Oglesby and the recruiting process. The 6-foot-5 senior had an official visit to Iowa last weekend and will travel to the Twin Cities this weekend for an official visit to Minnesota. He’ll also take officials to Arizona State and Illinois in the next couple of weeks [...]