The Lowest Day for Hawkeye Basketball? March 27, 2009

Today Todd Lickliter confirmed every Hawk fan’s worst fear.
Four guys are gone.
Palmer and Davis were for the most part role players. There will be an impact felt, but by themselves the Hawks would have been okay.
The Kelly rumors had been circulating so there wasn’t much surprise. And who can blame him? I have no idea [...]

Who Will Dance The Longest? March 17, 2009

The bids are out for the 2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments.  The state of Iowa has 3 teams in the Big Dance(s):
The UNI men – A 12-seed in the West Region, the Panthers have to play 5-seed (and Big Ten tourney champ) Purdue in round one.  UNI has not won an NCAA tourney game [...]

The State of Iowa Basketball March 12, 2009

Looking back at my pre-conference season basketball predictions … um … well, I went 1-4.
Iowa State struggled.  I nailed that one (wasn’t hard).  I called the Hawks a borderline NIT team, so I wasn’t WAY off on that one.  Maybe I went 1.5-4.  The rest stunk.
I thought Ben Jacobson would be looking for a new [...]

Harrison Barnes Leaving Early? March 6, 2009

What is it with Ames basketball players leaving before their eligibility expires?  We all know ISU head coach Greg McDermott has had more than his share of defections from Hilton Coliseum.  And many believe Craig Brackins will follow suit (more on that in previous posts).
Will Ames High School junior phenom Harrison Barnes follow suit?  Will Barnes leave [...]

Bulldog Bummer March 6, 2009

The magic is gone (if there was any left).
The Drake Bulldogs season is over after being thumped by Indiana State in a game that was close (a 62-55 Sycamore victory), but like many games down the stretch, the Dogs came up short.  A team that was as dominating as any in college basketball a year [...]