Mike Hlas

Otzelberger’s Cyclones will try to reach their third NCAA tournament Sweet 16 in his four years as head coach Sunday, and in his Milwaukee hometown.

The Cyclones’ are vying for their Sweet 16 berth in the last four years. Ole Miss hasn’t been there since 2001.

McCollum’s Bulldogs have a second-round NCAA tournament game Saturday against Texas Tech

Sophomore guard played 18 minutes and had career-highs in almost everything during Iowa State’s 82-55 romp.

What: No. 3-seed Iowa State (24-9) vs. No. 14-seed Lipscomb (25-9) in an NCAA men’s basketball tournament South region first-round …

Koch got off to a nice start in his freshman season, but health issues limited him to 10 games

Dix averaged 14.4 points and made 42.2 percent of his 3-pointers for Hawkeyes this season.

Saville’s 29-year stint as a reporter and anchor at KCRG-TV9 was built on good-natured fun and hard work. His last newscast with the station is Friday.

Just throwing names at a wall here, but it’s a sample of the many successful coaches out there

Junior center will continue his career as a graduate student. He is the Hawkeyes’ fourth player to enter the portal.

Two days after Owen Freeman went portaling, his sophomore Iowa teammates Brock Harding and Pryce Sandfort have done the same. There may be more to come.

Forward from Waukee has two seasons of college eligibility left. Also, 4-star Iowa 2025 recruit Joshua Lewis of Florida re-opens his recruitment.

Harding started 24 games, led Iowa in assists and steals

Whomever Fran McCaffery’s replacement will be, he may be preparing his team for March Madness at the moment. Or his team may have been excluded from the Field of 68.

The 6-foot-10 Freeman has two seasons of eligibility remaining after averaging 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds