The Chicago Bulls of the NBA have fired Fred Hoiberg. The 46-year-old Hoiberg spent just over three seasons as the Bulls head coach. He's been fired after the team started this season 5-19, the third-worst record in the NBA. Hoiberg grew up in Ames and was a star player at Iowa State. After playing … [Read more...]
DeVries happy to be home in Iowa as Drake’s new head basketball coach
Aplington native Darian DeVries took over the Drake mens' basketball program today in a ceremony in Des Moines. Drake athletic director Brian Hardin introduced DeVries who has been at Creighton for 17 years as an assistant coach and spent 20 years on the staff there. He played college ball at the … [Read more...]
Iowa native’s move closer to home lands him in midst of Loyola’s dream season
A Cedar Falls native has been along for the ride as the Loyola of Chicago basketball team has become the darling of America in the NCAA tournament. Austin Hansen graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 2012 and then the University of Northern Iowa in 2016. He worked for one year at Tulane … [Read more...]
Oskaloosa man charged in stabbing death of William Penn basketball player
An arrest was made today in connection with the stabbing death of a William Penn University basketball player nearly two weeks ago. Iowa DCI Special Agent Mike Motsinger, at a news conference this afternoon in Oskaloosa, announced 23-year-old Luke VanHemert is in the Mahaska County Jail charged … [Read more...]
NAIA basketball tourney underway in Sioux City
While fans of the state's four major college basketball programs aren't going to get to cheer them on in the NCAA Tournament -- residents of one western Iowa city have plenty of tournament action to watch in their own back yard. The opening round of the NAIA women's Division Two National Basketball … [Read more...]
Coe College dedicates new athletic facility
Coe College in Cedar Rapids is showing off its new gym and athletic facility today. The $21 million project, launched in 2015 and funded primarily by donations, was the largest capital project in Coe College history. Coe President Dave McInally told KCRG-TV it's already paying off. "It's … [Read more...]
Hawkeyes already benefiting from preparation for trip to Europe
The Iowa Hawkeye basketball team is preparing to travel to Europe for a 12-day trip. Coach Fran McCaffery spoke with reporters about the trip and says they were allowed 10 practices to prepare. "It was great to be able to get everybody together because we were able to use the other time … [Read more...]
Drake athletic director leaving at end of the week
Drake University announced today that Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb will be leaving the university this Friday. She has is taking a new job as senior partner with the Pictor Group, an intercollegiate athletics consulting firm. Hatfield Clubb was the first female athletic director for a … [Read more...]
Book on 1956 Maynard state basketball champions could become a movie
A book that highlights the story of a championship Iowa girls six-on-six high school basketball team could become a Hollywood movie. Brian Borland self-published the book, "Maynard 8 Miles," in 2014 -- just a few years after learning his mother was the star of Maynard's 1956 title-winning team. "I … [Read more...]
Organizers excited NCAA basketball tourney coming back to Des Moines
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is returning to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines in 2019. The president of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greg Edwards, got emotional a couple of times Tuesday as he talked with reporters following the announcement by the NCAA. Edwards … [Read more...]