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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Kon Knueppel's Mom Turns Heads With Her Looks During NBA Draft Lottery
The 2025 NBA Draft lottery has come and gone, and, despite having only a 1.8% chance, the Dallas Mavericks walked away with the No. 1 overall pick. The grand prize in this year's draft is likely Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg. The freshman forward from Maine finished his lone season in Durham averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Advertisement But Duke has other stars that are projected to become a lottery pick, including center Khaman Maluach and guard Kon Knueppel. During the 2025 ACC Tournament, Knueppel stole the show after Flagg missed nearly every game with an injury. The Wisconsin-native led his team to a conference championship, winning the ACC Tournament MVP in the process. Knueppel was in attendance for Monday night's lottery in Chicago along with his parents, Kon Sr. and Chari. During the event, his mom took to social media to share some photos of the three Knueppels together at the draft lottery. "🤯🤯🤯," Chari Knueppel wrote on X. Despite the likely heartfelt message Chari was trying to send, some NBA fans noticed her appearance at the event, leaving their comments on social media. Advertisement "Look at YOU!!!! Ok, look at ALL OF YOU!!! G O R G E O U S !!!" one fan said. "I love how you can wear heels and still be shorter than your husband and your son. The three of you look amazing," added another. "Mama Chari y'all truly deserve every second of this. You look so incredible," wrote a third. "You are looking fabulous @ChariNKnueppel!!" commented a fourth. "Beautiful Family," posted a fifth. "Looking great! Best of luck @Kon2Knueppel," added a sixth. Duke Blue Devils guard Kon KnueppelRobert Deutsch-Imagn Images Kon is the oldest of five basketball-playing Knueppel brothers, including Kager, the second oldest, followed by Kinston, Kash, and Kid. Chari was a college basketball player herself, becoming UW-Green Bay's all-time leading scorer. She also won the Horizon League Player of the Year in 1999. Related: Luka Doncic Makes First Post After Mavericks Win Cooper Flagg Lottery
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Iowa basketball inside initial 2025-26 ESPN bracketology projection
Iowa isn't done building its finalized roster for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. But, ESPN has seen enough from first-year head coach Ben McCollum and the Hawkeyes' current additions to the roster to place Iowa within its initial bracketology. Iowa returns forward Cooper Koch and added Drake transfers Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu, Kansas State transfer Brendan Hausen and Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgueiras. Advertisement Stirtz was honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year after averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game on 49.8% field goal shooting and 39.5% 3-point shooting. Folgueiras was the Horizon League Player of the Year after posting averages of 14.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on 54.8% field goal shooting and 41.3% from beyond the arc. Here's a look at ESPN's initial bracketology projection for the Hawkeyes. Iowa basketball initial ESPN bracketology projection Mar 9, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Drake Bulldogs head coach Ben McCollum hugs guard Bennett Stirtz (14) after defeating the Bradley Braves to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Seed: No. 9 in the West Opponent: No. 8 Vanderbilt Iowa earns the No. 9 seed in the West Region and is slated to face No. 8 seed Vanderbilt. First- and second-round games would be played in Oklahoma City from inside the Paycom Center with the regional semifinals and regional final taking place in San Jose. Full West region Apr 7, 2025; San Antonio, TX, USA; Houston Cougars guard Milos Uzan (7) walks off the court after losing to the Florida Gators in the national championship game of the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State Advertisement No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Iowa No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Yale No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Charleston No. 6 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 VCU No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 McNeese No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Miami No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Youngstown State No. 1 seeds St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino during the team introductions Thursday at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, NCAA Tournament. 3/20/25 No. 1 seeds: Purdue, St. John's, Houston, Duke Conference bids breakdown The Big Ten logo dominates a lightly trafficked Monument Square in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday after the conference announced it was pulling the plug on the men's basketball tournament over coronavirus concerns. Bigten Jpg SEC: 13 Big Ten: 12 Big 12: 8 ACC: 5 Big East: 4 Big Ten teams in the field of 68 Iowa's new head men's basketball coach Ben McCollum walks into his introductory press conference with his family, President Barbara Wilson and Athletic Director Beth Goetz Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. No. 1 Purdue (top overall seed) No. 2 Michigan No. 4 UCLA No. 4 USC No. 4 Michigan State No. 5 Ohio State No. 6 Wisconsin No. 7 Illinois No. 8 Oregon No. 9 Iowa No. 10 Maryland No. 10 Indiana Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa basketball inside initial 2025-26 ESPN bracketology projection
USA Today
11-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa basketball inside initial 2025-26 ESPN bracketology projection
Iowa basketball inside initial 2025-26 ESPN bracketology projection Iowa isn't done building its finalized roster for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. But, ESPN has seen enough from first-year head coach Ben McCollum and the Hawkeyes' current additions to the roster to place Iowa within its initial bracketology. Iowa returns forward Cooper Koch and added Drake transfers Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu, Kansas State transfer Brendan Hausen and Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgueiras. Stirtz was honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year after averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game on 49.8% field goal shooting and 39.5% 3-point shooting. Folgueiras was the Horizon League Player of the Year after posting averages of 14.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on 54.8% field goal shooting and 41.3% from beyond the arc. Here's a look at ESPN's initial bracketology projection for the Hawkeyes. Iowa basketball initial ESPN bracketology projection Seed: No. 9 in the West Opponent: No. 8 Vanderbilt Iowa earns the No. 9 seed in the West Region and is slated to face No. 8 seed Vanderbilt. First- and second-round games would be played in Oklahoma City from inside the Paycom Center with the regional semifinals and regional final taking place in San Jose. Full West region No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Iowa No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Yale No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Charleston No. 6 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 VCU No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 McNeese No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Miami No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Youngstown State No. 1 seeds No. 1 seeds: Purdue, St. John's, Houston, Duke Conference bids breakdown SEC: 13 Big Ten: 12 Big 12: 8 ACC: 5 Big East: 4 Big Ten teams in the field of 68 No. 1 Purdue (top overall seed) No. 2 Michigan No. 4 UCLA No. 4 USC No. 4 Michigan State No. 5 Ohio State No. 6 Wisconsin No. 7 Illinois No. 8 Oregon No. 9 Iowa No. 10 Maryland No. 10 Indiana Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF
USA Today
21-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa basketball to take part in 2025 Thanksgiving week classic
Iowa basketball to take part in 2025 Thanksgiving week classic Iowa basketball will be taking part in a Thanksgiving week holiday classic in 2025. As more details about next season's non-conference schedule take shape, Total Sports Consulting announced on Monday that Iowa basketball will take part in the 2025 Acrisure Series. Iowa will play two games in the event on Nov. 25 and on Nov. 26 from Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif. Other confirmed teams for the Acrisure Series include Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, Stanford, Washington, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Jose State, California Baptist, San Diego, Nevada, Loyola Chicago, Tulsa and Northern Iowa. The schedule for the Acrisure Series is still being finalized and matchups will be announced at a later date. All games will be televised on TNT Sports, truTV or MAX. The Hawkeyes will also be playing Xavier on Friday, Nov. 14. CBS Sports reporter Jon Rothstein broke the news last week that Iowa basketball had locked in a home-and-home series with the Xavier Musketeers. As anticipation for Ben McCollum's inaugural season directing the Hawkeyes builds, he and the Iowa coaching staff continue to do a terrific job putting their first roster together. On Monday, Iowa announced it had signed former Robert Morris forward and reigning Horizon League Player of the Year Alvaro Folgueiras to a scholarship agreement. The 6-foot-9, 215 pound forward averaged 14.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game while shooting 54.8% from the field, 41.3% from 3-point range and 78.4% from the free-throw line. A native of Málaga, Spain, Folgueiras played in and started all 35 games last season as he led the Colonials to the Horizon League regular season and tournament championships. Folgueiras joins a group of that includes Drake transfers Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard and Tavion Banks, high school signee Trevin Jirak and Hawkeye returnee Cooper Koch. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Iowa basketball transfer portal target signs with Big 12 foe
The Iowa Hawkeyes were one of two finalists for Utah Valley transfer guard Tanner Toolson. A 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard, Toolson was down to Iowa or TCU. On Sunday night, reports broke that Toolson had signed with TCU. CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz broke the Sunday night news. Advertisement The junior-to-be visited Iowa last week before inking with the Frogs. Toolson played in and started all 34 games with Utah Valley where averaged 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 45.3% from the field, 34.9% from 3-point range and 79.2% from the free-throw line. Toolson scored in double figures 25 times last season, including a season-high 28 points against Grand Canyon in the WAC Tournament championship game. The Vancouver, Wash., native helped lead Utah Valley to the WAC regular-season championship and an appearance in the NIT. Toolson was honored as a second-team All-WAC selection last season. Toolson began his career at BYU before transferring to Utah Valley and starting 65 games over the past two seasons. Advertisement While Iowa will have to look in another direction in its backcourt, the Hawkeyes got big news of their own on Sunday night. Reigning Horizon League Player of the Year and former Robert Morris forward Alvaro Folgueiras committed to the Hawkeyes. The 6-foot-9, 215 pound forward averaged 14.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game while shooting 54.8% from the field, 41.3% from 3-point range and 78.4% from the free-throw line. A native of Málaga, Spain, Folgueiras played in and started all 35 games last season as he led the Colonials to the Horizon League regular season and tournament championships. Iowa has also been in contact with former Southern Illinois guard Kennard Davis Jr. as the Hawkeyes work to finalize their first roster under new head coach Ben McCollum. Advertisement Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa basketball transfer portal target signs with Big 12 foe
