fran mccaffery--"people want to make assessments, you know with woody. he plays hard, he competes and he's going to battle you, but he's going to do it the right way. chris palmquist--"ultimatel y, gesell and woodbury have grown and are playing their best adam woodbury--"you try to improve just a little bit every year ani think i've done mike gesell--"each gotten so much better. i know what chris palmquist--"while their stats have improved every season, more importantly so have the hawkeyes. going from the nit to the ncaa tournament to a top-five ranking this year. mike gesell--"one of my favorite accomplishments is being able to look back and say we've made strides each and every year." adam woodbury--"we've got a chance to do something special this year. every year you look into it going, i want to win a big ten title and i want to get to the ncaa tournament and go as far as i can." chris palmquist--"whether the hawkeyes make it houston or not, gesell and woodbury have led a resurgence in iowa city, and that's what they want their legacy to be." adam w

fran mccaffery--"i wanted iowa kids moving the iowa program forward." chris palmquist--"two of his highest priorites became sioux city east's adam woodbury, and south sioux city's mike gesell, nat a pair of top-100 recruits." fran mccaffery--"i went to every game they played essentially for two years in the summer and i maxed out every recruiting opportunity that we had in the winter. nobody else did that." mike gesell--"he and adam to come here. he really made it known that we could have an impact in turning the program around." chris palmquist--"the work right away. woodbury stepped into the starting lineup as freshmen and they've been there evev since. nat in that time, they've had growing pains, but their coach has never lost confidence." fran mccaffery--"he's h great games, he's had some off games. it's not a game of perfect. you're going to turn it over you're going to miss shots. but for the most part, mike gesell is going to make great plays. nat adam woodbury--"nobody will ever be harder on me than myself. so i always put a lot of pressure on m

fran mccaffery not a fan of these ceremonies before a big game, and tonight won't change his mind. 1st half. clemmons buries the 3. hawks lead indiana by 1 early. more from deep. gesell from downtown. hawks lead 8-5. and they stay outside. jarrod uthoff hits the 3. back and forth in the 1st. but the hoosiers hit 8 threes in the first half to lead 47-41. second half, yogi farrell hits a 3, iu leads. by 14. it feels over. but it's not. the loud crowd helps iowa come- back. nicholas baer, the walk-on, hits a three, and iowa ties the game. but great players, make great yogi ferrell hits the three! iowa doesn't go away. down 3, peter jok can tie it! no. indiana wins the outright big ten title, 81-78. iowa has lost four straight, five of six. #22 west virginia too much for iowa state, even at hilton coliseum. back to back threes by the mountaineers, it's all west virginia, 82-57. day two girls state basketball, and like day one, the girls compete against a college basketball senior night for attention, but today, far more central iowa teams took the court. that includes ballard, a team with

fran mccaffery not a fan of these ceremonies before a big game, and tonight won't change his mind. 1st half. clemmons buries the 3. hawks lead indiana by 1 early. more from deep. gesell from downtown. hawks lead 8-5. and they stay outside. jarrod uthoff hits the 3. back and forth in the 1st. but the hoosiers hit 8 threes in the first half to lead 47-41. iowa indiana iowa's fading hopes of sharing the title with indiana rely on a win tonight. the hoosiers have two games on iowa, and three other big ten teams. iowa state, even at hilton coliseum. back to back threes by the mountaineers, it's all west virginia, 82-57. day two girls state basketball, and like day one, the girls compete against a college basketball senior night for attention, but today, far more central iowa teams took the court. that includes ballard, a team with a reserved parking spot at state. bombs away against keokuk. taylor larson for three. bombers up by one. then gabbie doud surrounded by purple. still scores. ballard keokuk half of nevada shows up to see the champs play sioux center.. surprisingly, the cubs trail

local guy coaches them, fran mccaffery from the university of pennsylvania.hat. we are not going too far away. a a lot of our fans and students can come up to brooklyn, this to watch us play. but again we are thrilled to be in. >> you might have a huge philadelphia contingent up in brooklyn if you, and then villanova wildcats advance because you will take on each other and eliminate one another. >> i usually don't say this but would i love to play villanova sunday because that means we did a good job against iowa. we're excited about being in the tournament. great the for temple university and philadelphia we are excited. another philadelphia connection, another fran, fran mccaffery born in philadelphia and he coached locally. >> he did, well, he coached a number of places and done great in all of them. he has taken four or five teams to the ncaa tournament which is pretty impressive. >> yes, yes. >> how do you motivate your guys and keep them focused, they are basically college kid, and how do you keep their egoness check and keep them focused on is what goi