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    Iowa adds home and home with UCONN

    https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48882925/iowa-uconn-schedule-home-home-women-basketball-series
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    NCAA Lifts Foreign Travel Restriction

    https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/48847276/ncaa-discusses-implementation-age-based-eligibility-model-vote-next-month I think that it is a done deal. Now if only they could limit or restrict multiple transfers and/or raise academic standards for eligibility.
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    NCAA Lifts Foreign Travel Restriction

    This was at their meeting last month… https://www.basketballtravelers.com/news-events/ncaa-foreign-tour-rule-change-division-i-programs-can-now-travel-annually https://www.row2k.com/news/4-21-2026/ncaa-oks-annual-foreign-tours-for-all-d1-sports/146620/ This week (Friday) the committee is set to...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    “[Faison] guarded the [opponent’s] best player [including] one of the best players in the SEC…she can play the 2 to the 4… and could be a ‘sleeper’…” “[Strömdahl] is every bit of [six feet tall]… probably six one, long wingspan… she can play 2 through 4 also…” “[Medina] could be another...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    I don’t think it’s a matter of “if she can improve…”, but rather how much she can improve. What is her ceiling if she conditions and drills herself in the offseason which I believe she is doing. I am confident that she will maximize her full potential. Also, if she decides to stay with Iowa...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    If you assume the worst (unless… improvement), then a negative outcome (issue) is a logical conclusion. But the opposite is also true. I say if she puts in the conditioning that I believe she will, she will be the best backup center that the Hawkeyes have seen in maybe forever.
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    “I love our pieces” If the style of play wasn’t answered before (like I thought it was), it is now. Jan literally said “Journey could backup the 4” (because in the new offensive scheme the 4 and 3 are very similar - ‘facing up’ from the perimeter). I think from that can be interpreted two...
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    Rebounding

    I think it’s probably just a misunderstanding
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    Rebounding

    It’s all relative though, don’t you think? She has shown high impact on the highest level of international competition (This has been demonstrated by her since her recovery from knee surgery). So the competition in the B1G is a step above, but she is also no where near her ceiling, which leads...
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    Emely R (again)

    What specifically do we know for sure that she did wrong. My understanding is that her downfall was to bring Addie Deal into reality [check] from her fantasy world by being too competitive for her in practice.
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    2027 Recruiting

    That is the proposal for now and it is expected to pass, but it is not a ‘done deal’ just yet. I personally am in favor of it and hope that it happens. I think a lot of members here are not aware of this potentially imminent rule change or they do not understand the implications. The impact of...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    This is certainly a valid point. Iowa will definitely need to increase the tempo of the game, while keeping turnovers low and also minimizing second chance opportunities for the opponent. I have still not totally given up hope for another, relatively more viable 4. (Jan did tease a possible...
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    2027 Recruiting

    If the NCAA adopts the new ‘5 in 5’ rule (which is quite possible and expected), both Medina and Whiting could be awarded an extra year of eligibility. That is also true for any player that can be accepted into graduate school. For the Iowa women basketball, a program that is well known and...
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    *****Ella Stromdahl commits*****

    This is definitely a value judgement and relative. Iowa has long preferred to play small and fast. One could argue that Journey was an effective backup 4 (in a 3-out offense) last season as a 5’11” freshman. Ally Disterhoft was a career forward (4-out offense) at only 6’0” and at the end of her...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    I don’t think this is considered a demotion. It is a role/position that has limited options. Who else do you suggest to play that role? It is also not about the positions that these two new incoming players play, but rather what position they do not play, which is a good size 4 that could...
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