men's basketball

After five straight departures on the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Gonzaga is back in the Sweet 16. For Iowa, a return to the regional semifinals is now 16 years and counting.

Rick Pitino's teams have been known for their solid defense his entire career. The Louisville coach's harassing 2-3 zone made life rough on UNI Sunday night (March 22, 2015).

College basketball fans have spent most of the last week gorging themselves on a buffet of hoops action, as the NCAA tournament field went from 68 to 16. Here’s what we've learned:

The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team breezed by Davidson (83-52)  in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 20, 2015. The margin of victory set a record.

Kyle Denning's late-game shot seemed insignificant at the time, but it turns out the three-pointer helped Iowa set an NCAA Tournament record in its blowout win Friday night (March 20, 2015).

Kurt Warner's rise to stardom in the NFL is one of the best-known underdog stories in sports. The former Pro Bowl quarterback is hoping the rags-to-riches journey he experienced will help his alma mater in the NCAA basketball tournament.

Not many teams can get outscored 14-0 in the second half of an NCAA Tournament game and advance to the next round. UNI not only withstood the rally, it regained control and posted a lop-sided victory over Wyoming this afternoon (March 20, 2015).

As the No. 3 seed in the South Region, Iowa State fully expected to make a deeper run through the 2015 NCAA Tournament than it did a year ago when the Cyclones made the Sweet 16. As it turns out, their journey though Bracketville was more difficult than they anticipated.

President Barack Obama either forgot what he said during a recent visit to Cedar Falls or he's had a change of heart regarding the UNI men's basketball team.

Mississippi and Hampton each won First Four games in the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night. The Rebels and the Pirates advanced to first-round games on Thursday.