IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 2022 NCAA First Round games set for Friday, March 18 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena are sold out. The announcement was made Wednesday by the University of Iowa Athletics Department.

No. 7 Colorado and No. 10 Creighton square off at 12:30 p.m. CT before No. 2 Iowa hosts No. 15 Illinois State at 3 p.m. It is the second women’s basketball sell out in Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season and the fourth women’s basketball sellout in program history (1985, 1988, 2022). Due to the removal of floor seating to accommodate the NCAA layout, capacity of Carver-Hawkeye Arena for this event is officially 14,382.

Doors will open 60 minutes prior to Friday’s first game. Below is a list of parking options for fans. For all the latest information, visit hawkeyesports.com/wbbgameday.

The tip time for Sunday’s NCAA Second Round game is still to be determined. Tip times will be announced at the conclusion of all of Friday’s first round games. For tickets, visit hawkeyesports.com/tickets.

BUFFALO, New York — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named second team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and first team All-America by The Athletic on Wednesday.

The NABC is one of four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News, and NABC). In addition to today’s NABC honor, Murray has already been recognized as first-team All-America by Sporting News and the Associated Press, with the USBWA expected to make its announcement later this week.

Murray is also a Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award Semifinalist, a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist, and named to the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Midseason List.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State guard Izaiah Brockington has earned a spot on the NABC All-District 8 First Team after averaging 17.2 points and 7.1 rebounds in his first season in Ames.

Brockington, a senior from Philadelphia, was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a first team all-conference selection for the Cyclones. He reached double figures in 27 of 32 games and posted seven double-doubles.

Brockington’s season high came against West Virginia when he poured in 35 points as the Cyclones rallied to defeat West Virginia at Hilton Coliseum.

Brockington and the Cyclones face LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 6:20 p.m. (CT) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

NABC All-District 8

First Team

• Ochai Agbaji – Kansas
• James Akinjo – Baylor
• Izaiah Brockington – Iowa State
• Nijel Pack – Kansas State
• Bryson Williams – Texas Tech

Second Team

• Timmy Allen – Texas
• Christian Braun – Kansas
• Adam Flagler – Baylor
• Mike Miles Jr. – TCU
• Taz Sherman – West Virginia

Coach of the Year: Scott Drew – Baylor

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Keegan Murray (15) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been voted a first team All-American by the Associated Press (AP). The announcement was made on Tuesday.

Joining Murray on the first team are Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky), and Ochai Agbaji (Kansas).

After going 52 years without an AP All-American, head coach Fran McCaffery has recruited and coached a first-team All-American each of the last three seasons (Luka Garza in 2020 and 2021; Murray in 2022).

The Associated Press is one of four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (AP, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association, and Sporting News). Murray was named to the first-team All-America squad by Sporting News last week with USBWA and the NABC expected to make their announcements in the coming weeks.

Murray is also a Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award Semifinalist, a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist, and named to the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Midseason List.

Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) ranks first in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (38.2); fourth in points per game (23.6); 32nd in field goal percentage (.555); and 45th in blocks per contest (2.0) and double-doubles (10). His 23.6 points per game average is tops among players from a major conference.

Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks this season and one of three players from a major conference with those averages over the last decade.

Murray averaged 7.2 points per game last year and is averaging 23.6 this season (+16.4). The last Big Ten player to increase his scoring by 16 points per game from one season to the next was Illinois’ Rick Schmidt, who went from 3.8 ppg in 1972-73 to 21.4 ppg in 1973-74 (+17.6).

The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native has tallied 20+ points 25 times and 25+ points 16 times this season, both of which rank first nationally. Murray was voted the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player after totaling a tournament record 103 points and 38 field goals made in four games in leading the Hawkeyes to their third tournament championship and first since 2006.

He has been named Big Ten Player of the Week a program-best six times this season (Nov. 22; Dec. 20; Jan. 3; Feb. 14; Feb. 28, March 6). Murray joins Ohio State’s Evan Turner (7 in 2009-10) and Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan (6 in 2016-17) as the only Big Ten players since the weekly award was introduced prior to the 1981-82 season to earn six or more weekly honors by the Big Ten in a single season.

Murray and the 16th-ranked Hawkeyes (26-9, 12-8) open NCAA Tournament play on Thursday against Richmond (23-12, 10-8) at approximately 2:10 p.m. (CT) at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Murray is also one of five players voted to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 7 Team on Tuesday. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.

Murray joins Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), E.J. Liddell (Ohio State), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), and Jaden Ivey (Purdue) on the first team.

Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) ranks first in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (38.2); fourth in points per game (23.6); 32nd in field goal percentage (.555); and 45th in blocks per contest (2.0) and double-doubles (10). His 23.6 points per game average is tops among players from a major conference.

SAN DIEGO – A six-run first inning propelled the University of Iowa baseball team to a 6-4 victory over San Diego State on Tuesday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium.  The win was the Hawkeyes’ second straight and moved the team’s record to 8-7 heading into an eight-game homestand.

Iowa started fast against Aztec starter Cole Carrigg as Michael Seegers drew a leadoff walk and Anthony Mangano doubled to start the game.  Redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams made the score 3-0 with one swing of the bat, as he belted a 1-2 pitch to center for a three-run homer – his team-leading fourth of the season.

The Hawkeyes put two more base runners on via walks before Kyle Huckstorf singled home a run and senior Brett McCleary’s two-run double to left center pushed the lead to 6-0.

Iowa’s pitching staff struck out the side in three of the first four innings before San Diego State plated two runs in the fifth.   The Aztecs added a single run in the eighth and brought the game-tying run to the plate, but redshirt sophomore Luke Llewellyn fanned Trevor Hazelhurst to end the threat.

San Diego State plated one run in the ninth, before redshirt sophomore Casey Day got a strikeout and ground out to end the game and notch his second save.

Redshirt junior Duncan Davitt (2-1) got the win, allowing one hit and fanning five over two shutout innings.  Ten different Hawkeye pitchers limited the Aztecs to three runs on eight hits in the game, while striking out 20, tying a season high.

Williams led Iowa at the plate, finishing 4-for-4 with three RBIs, tying a career-high for hits.  The Johnston, Iowa, native reached safely in all five plate appearances.  McCleary also had a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will host No. 12/17 Texas Tech for a three-game series this weekend at Duane Banks Field.  Friday’s opener will begin at 4:05 p.m. (CT).

(Radio Iowa) – Basketball fans love tournament time in March and there’s no doubt sports gambling companies in Iowa do too. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says March is the top seed when it comes to money wagered on sports. “Last year, March was our highest month of handle. Of course the year before that it was disrupted by the pandemic — but 2021 was the largest month for the fiscal year,” Ohorilko says.

Sports betters wagered more than 161-million dollars last March. Ohorilko says that could be eclipsed this year as there are more sports gambling companies licensed — and lots of Iowa representation in the post-season tournaments. “Generally with more operators it’s reasonable to assume that we’ll have increased revenue from last year at this time,” he says. “The other factor is we have success from the Iowa teams. When there are Iowa teams participating it will draw the more casual fan and increased traffic.”  He says that school spirit may make some people place a bet on their favorite team. “March Madness is a time when we’ll see people fill out their brackets and maybe make an occasional bet — even though they may not have done that in some time,” Ohorilko says.

The sports gambling companies offer what are know as prop bets — betting on things like how many points a player can score — along with bets on which team will win. Ohorilko says prop bets are one area where your favorite Iowa team is out of play. “The one exception will be if the game involves an Iowa college team. In those instances, prop betting on individual athletes is not permitted. But those would be limited to the games that Iowa teams are participating in,” according to Ohorilko.

Ohorilko reminds everyone to not get carried away with March Madness. “Sports wagering — no different than casino gambling or probably any form of wagering — it really is something that should be fun, should be discretional income, and certainly not something that should be done if someone is susceptible to tendencies to wager too much,” he says. Ohorilko says sports gambling companies offer controls on their apps where you can set betting limits. If you think you may have a gambling problem — you can get free help at 1-800-Bets-Off.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are 16th in the final AP basketball poll. The Hawks won their first Big Ten Tournament title since 2006 on Sunday with a 75-66 win over Purdue. Iowa caught fire late after starting Big Ten play 1-3.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says the Hawkeyes have become very good at absorbing and executing game plans.

Iowa is 26-9, the second most wins in program history. All from a team that was picked to finish ninth in the Big Ten in the preseason.

That’s sophomore forward Keegan Murray. The Hawkeyes will have a quick turnaround as they open the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon in Buffalo against Richmond.

That’s senior guard Jordan Bohannon.

The UNI women’s basketball team will play in the 2022 WNIT.

The Panthers will begin post-season play this week on Thursday, March 17 against the Kansas City Roos’ at home in the McLeod Center. This will be the second time that UNI has hosted the opening round of the WNIT tournament in five years and the first since 2018 against Milwaukee. Tip-off on Thursday is set for 6 p.m. from Cedar Falls.

UNI made their longest run in the WNIT Tournament last season, getting all the way to the semifinals against Ole Miss. The Panthers were the Rockford Regional Champions with wins against Dayton, Creighton, and Saint Louis with junior guard Kam Finley named as the regional MVP along with making the All-Tournament team.

The Drake University women’s basketball team has accepted an at large bid into the Women’s National Invite Tournament and will face Missouri in the opening round on Thursday March 17 at 7pm.

Drake is one of 64 teams in the tournament and one of three Missouri Valley Teams to accept a bid. This will mark the Bulldogs 13^th appearance at the WNIT in program history and their first since 2016.

The Bulldogs 18-13 are coming off a Missouri Valley Tournament run that ended in the quarterfinals when they fell to No. 2 Missouri State, 63-49.

The last time Drake faced Missouri was in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Iowa City, where the Bulldogs fell 77-76 in overtime.

The 18-12 Tigers are coming off its SEC tournament run, where they fell to No. 8 Arkansas, 61-52.

Missouri was one of only two teams to defeat nationally ranked South Carolina, who remained in the number one spot all season.

Tickets are available for purchase at www.draketix.com/wbb .