Mike Hlas

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

Fans pack Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to watch a men’s/women’s college basketball doubleheader on Dec. 16, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY – The Iowa men’s basketball team will play Bucknell at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Dec. 20. Tickeys will go on sale on June 6, via hyveetixcom.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This would normally be a short news item, but let’s give it some room to breathe. On Tuesday afternoon, the Iowa men’s basketball program announced 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward Joey Matteoni is transferring from Drake to the Hawkeyes. Joey Matteoni. That’s a name. No matter how Ben McCollum’s first Iowa team turns out, you can’t say his team doesn’t have good names. Cam Manyawu. Alvaro Folgueiras.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS -- Iowa State has sold more than 10,000 tickets for its season-opening game against Kansas State Aug. 23 in Dublin, Ireland. That’s not loading up a car and driving to Memphis for a Liberty Bowl. We’re talking a bigger commitment, financially, logistically and time-wise. Tuesday, the Cyclone Tailgate Tour reached Veterans Memorial Coliseum for its annual Cedar Rapids stop.

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

Iowa football recruits at Kinnick Stadium in 2019. (The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I don’t understand. Why do so many high school recruits tweet the same basic message after getting offered a scholarship from a college coach? It goes like this: “After a great conversation with Coach X, I am blessed to receive an offer from Coach Y.” At 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, 15 such tweets were posted in the previous half-hour.

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Mike Hlas

Iowa Hawkeyes logo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa men’s basketball team has added a guard to its roster, landing Florida International transfer Ashton Williamson. Williamson, a sophomore-to-be from Gary, Ind, started 16 of FIU’s 33 games and averaged 24.2 minutes per game last season for the 10-23 Panthers of Conference USA. He averaged 7.3 points, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals. He made 28 of 85 3-pointers for 32.9 percent.