college basketball

Student-athletes at the University of Northern Iowa are cracking the books and the national organization that governs collegiate sports has taken notice.

Funeral arrangements are pending for Murray Wier, a long-time ex-coach and athletic director at Waterloo East High School and former standout basketball player at the University of Iowa.

Former football coach Dan McCarney and seven other ex-stars of the Iowa State Cyclones make up the school's 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame class.

UNI forward Amber Sorenson missed an off-balance 3-pointer as time expired, giving South Dakota a 51-50 home court win over the Panthers in the Sweet 16 round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Thursday night (March 24, 2016).

On the brink of celebrating their second trip to the Sweet 16 in school history, everything went all wrong so quickly for the UNI Panthers.

The University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team advanced to the third round of the WNIT, broke two school records and took down the Drake Bulldogs, 64-58, at home on Saturday night (March 19, 2016).

The Wartburg Knights women's basketball team fell in their NCAA D-III 'Final Four' game. The Tufts (University) Jumbos defeated Wartburg 63-50 ending the Knights' season.

Another shining moment for the UNI Panthers in Oklahoma City.

It's on to the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) for the UNI Panthers after a 64-62 first-round victory at Nebraska Thursday night (March 17, 2016).

The UNI Panthers received an automatic bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament after winning the regular season Missouri Valley Conference title.