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Connor McCaffery, Clark's boyfriend, was a player development intern on the Pacers' staff, and he had played against Haliburton in college -- Haliburton at Iowa State, McCaffery at Iowa -- but their friendship grew once McCaffery joined the Pacers. "Me and Connor would talk all the time about [Clark's] journey," Haliburton said. "But I refused to cheer for Caitlin until she got out of college because I'm not cheering for Iowa." As the season went on and it was clear the Fever would have a good chance at landing Clark with the No. 1 pick, Haliburton finally relented.
Sean Cunningham: recognizable names visit the King’s on Friday: Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga) PG, 5'11", 176 Curtis Jones (Iowa) SG, 6'3", 183 Koby Brea (Kentucky) SG, 6'5", 202 Kadary Richmond (St. John’s) SG, 6'4", 206 Norchad Omier (Baylor) C, 6'5", 246 Vladislav Goldin (Michigan) C, 7'0", 253
Milwaukee Bucks guard A.J. Green is hosting a basketball camp in his home state of Iowa this summer. The former star at the University of Northern Iowa announced June 1 that he would be hosting his second annual two-day shooting clinic for middle school and high school-aged kids in his hometown of Cedar Falls.
UConn's 82-59 win over South Carolina on Sunday averaged 8.5 million viewers across ESPN and ABC. The number represents a 55% decrease from last year's Iowa-South Carolina matchup and a 14% decrease from the LSU-Iowa game from two years ago. It did represent a 75% increase in viewership from 2022, the last time Caitlin Clark didn't appear in the final.
Minnesota Timberwolves PR: NEWS: @Timberwolves recall guard Terrence Shannon Jr. from G League affiliate @Iowa Wolves. Minnesota also transfers guard Tristen Newton from Iowa.
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Chris Hine: The Timberwolves announce Rob Dillingham (ankle sprain) has been cleared for full contact 5-on-5 basketball activities and will be headed to Iowa as part of a rehab assignment.
When an Iowa player got hit in the mouth during a game against Sioux Falls, Wall spent a minute or so telling a story about what it was like to go straight to the dentist from a game after a similar hit. He said he enjoyed the opportunity. “I was here last year working out for a couple teams,” Wall said. “I was on the other court, working out before games. That was fun. This was fun.”
Minnesota Timberwolves PR: NEWS: @Timberwolves recall forward Leonard Miller from G League affiliate @Iowa Wolves. Minnesota also transfers guard Daishen Nix from @Iowa Wolves. In Iowa's win today, Miller finished with 23 pts, 10 rebs and 3 blks while Nix ended with 20 pts, 7 rebs, 7 asts and 4 stls.
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse, a native of Carroll, Iowa, is bringing a fun night of music to Paisley Park on Friday night, September 27th. He’ll be there, mingling and maybe even dancing the night away. The Nick Nurse Foundation is hosting the Purple Experience, featuring performances by Morris Day & the Time, New Power Generation, and Sheila E.
Al was a first-round pick to Indiana in 1998 ... so naturally, we asked him what it'd be like for Caitlin at the next level. "The fact that she's coming from Iowa to that market is obviously a great market," Al said. "I'm sure the WNBA would love for her to be in a bigger market than that, but I think she's gonna thrive." "It's like she's gonna be the female Reggie Miller."
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Iowa junior Payton Sandfort has declared for the NBA draft but isn't giving up his college eligibility — yet. The third-team All-Big Ten selection said Tuesday that he'll go through the draft process this spring before deciding officially whether he'll keep his name in the draft.
That’s because Iowa sensation Caitlin Clark on the previous night poured in 41 points and had 12 assists and seven rebounds as the Hawkeyes’ ousted reigning champion LSU in the Elite Eight – with 12.3 million TV viewers tuned in, making it the most-watched women’s basketball game in history. Among those watching was Doncic, although he had to get rehab treatment and missed much of the second half when, in Doncic’s words, Clark “got it going.” Like most of us, the Dallas Mavericks star saw the game’s highlights afterward. “Amazing,” he said. “I saw the 3-pointers. She had, what 41? Triple-double? She sure let that ball fly.”
Caitlin Clark's got a tough decision ahead of her -- play in the WNBA or take $5 mil to shoot in the Big3 -- but Reggie Theus tells TMZ Sports if he were the Iowa superstar, the choice would be simple ... play in the women's league. We caught up with the 2022 Big3 Coach of the Year out at LAX this week just after it was revealed Ice Cube had offered the Hawkeyes hooper 5 Ms to play in as little as eight games … and it wasn't hard to tell he's glad he's not in Clark's shoes in this situation. He told us on the one hand, the cash would be incredible ... but on the other, playing in the WNBA is lifelong dream material.
Raptors to sign DJ Carton to 10-day deal
Shams Charania: The Toronto Raptors are signing guard DJ Carton to a 10-day contract out of the NBA G League’s Iowa Wolves, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Carton is averaging 18.6 points and 5.7 assists for Iowa this season.
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