*** 2026-2027 Iowa Women’s Basketball Season Thread ***

[Hawk24]

BT media days today, so might as well start the new season thread. Season tix sold out for the 4th consecutive year.

 

[Lil Scamp]

Most talented team since 1993.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Laurie Aaron ain’t walking through that door

 

[Stomper15]

Beebs moved all the way to Madagascar and thought he could get away from this thread. Not so fast @BBK

 

[BBK]

Is there really anything in this world more compelling than Women's basketball Big Ten media day?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Your mom.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Who is your starting 5?

 

[Lil Scamp]

Chit chat
Carnegie
Whiting
Wolizcko
Heiden

 

[Hawk24]

Chit chat
Carnegie
Whiting
Wolizcko
Heiden

Possibly. I could also see Stremlow/Houston instead of Whiting/Wolizcko.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

It doesn't really matter. The top 8 are going to play starters minutes

 

[BBK]

It doesn't really matter. The top 8 are going to play starters minutes

I'd like @Jim Tebow to handle this. Thank you

 

[Lil Scamp]

Possibly. I could also see Stremlow/Houston instead of Whiting/Wolizcko.

Whiting is a lock

WoliCko is a maybe

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Fennelly retiring after 2026-27. Did he announce it so they don't fire him?

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Not sure

 

[Ingles]

ISU is short on NIL money and elected to give what they had to the money sports, football and men's basketball. Therefore nearly the entire women's team bailed. It is impossible to be competitive in that environment. Audi Crooks is reportedly getting $1.4M at Oklahoma State.

 

[Malickfan]

Audi Crooks is reportedly getting $1.4M at Oklahoma State.

That's a lot of food.

 

[RiotFan]

That's not enough food.

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

That's a lot of dough.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Is this you @Herbie2 ?

 

[JR Hawks]

ISU is short on NIL money and elected to give what they had to the money sports, football and men's basketball. Therefore nearly the entire women's team bailed. It is impossible to be competitive in that environment. Audi Crooks is reportedly getting $1.4M at Oklahoma State.

Iowa should do the same.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Is that @brantshawks

 

[brantshawks]

I don't think so.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

What the fuck is that account

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

LOL, someone needs to shop that into the guitar clock picture

 

[douglasbader]

Stremlow is in way better shape than last year. Looks a lot more fluid.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

That's a lot of food.

They paid her in sweet pepper bacon.

 

[Stomper15]

@BBK

 

[CleteyColgate]

Iowa wins

 

[Stomper15]

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Seems decent

 

[Hawk24]

If Carnegie can be a consistent multi-level scoring threat to help open up the paint for Heiden....this team could be quite good.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

If woliczko can give you a reliable 10 points per game that would be huge

 

[AZmessDAWG]

This team is going to be so much better than the last two teams.

Solid guards, two 4’s that are a threat to shoot.

Heiden is a first team big ten center. Hays will be a lot better after an offseason to work on footwork.

Carnegie is going to be what we were hoping Rodriguez was going to be last year, but better.

Bring it in.

 

[Hawk24]

This team is going to be so much better than the last two teams.

Solid guards, two 4’s that are a threat to shoot.

Heiden is a first team big ten center. Hays will be a lot better after an offseason to work on footwork.

Carnegie is going to be what we were hoping Rodriguez was going to be last year, but better.

Bring it in.

They should be a lot more versatile and much tougher to defend with multiple scoring options.

 

[Lil Scamp]

Been sayin

 

[Stomper15]

This team is going to be so much better than the last two teams.

Solid guards, two 4’s that are a threat to shoot.

Heiden is a first team big ten center. Hays will be a lot better after an offseason to work on footwork.

Carnegie is going to be what we were hoping Rodriguez was going to be last year, but better.

Bring it in.

To be fair, Rodriguez was not first team all SEC and a top portal get. Our aspirations for her do not even come close to what they are for Carnegie.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

To be fair, Rodriguez was not first team all SEC and a top portal get. Our aspirations for her do not even come close to what they are for Carnegie.

Oh I know but she was definitely looked at as an upgrade physically and athletically.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Unfortunately she had an lwade brain