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WBB Preview – Hawkeyes Host #6 Michigan for Senior Day

FOLLOW LIVE
Radio: Games air on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Rob Brooks (pxp) and Kathryn Reynolds (color) on the call. The network includes more than 40 stations that blanket the state of Iowa and include portions of Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes a 30-minute pregame show.
How 2 Watch: Sunday’s game will air nationally on FOX. 

PROGRAM QUICK HITS
» Iowa was the first program in the Big Ten conference to compete in back-to-back National Championships. (2023 and 2024)
» Iowa (2023-24) tied Purdue (1998-99) and Maryland (2014-15) for most wins in B1G history in 2023-24. (34)
» Iowa has been ranked in the national attendance top 10 each of the past six seasons. (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
» Iowa won four of the last seven Big Ten Tournament titles (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
» Iowa has earned nine straight 20-win seasons, which is the second longest streak in program history. (1984-94)
» The Hawkeyes are 139-21 in Iowa City dating back to Nov. 11, 2016.
» Iowa is 105-33 against Big Ten foes since the 2019-20 season.
» Six Hawkeyes drafted have been into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin and Lucy Olsen.
» Iowa has had at least one First Team All-Big Ten honoree in nine straight seasons dating back to 2017.
» Jan Jensen became Iowa’s sixth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024.
» Jensen is the first coach in Iowa women’s basketball history to record 20+
in their first two seasons.
» Jensen surpassed Lisa Bluder and now has the second most wins by a head coach in their first season at the University of Iowa. (23)
» Jensen owns a 44-16 record and a 22-11 conference mark at Iowa.

FROM 30,000 FEET
» Iowa has made postseason tournament appearances in 23 of the last 25 seasons, receiving 19 NCAA Tournament and four WNIT bids.
» The 2025-26 Hawkeyes have nine freshmen and sophomores, which is the most since 2012-13.
» Iowa is 20-5 in their last 25 Big Ten regular season games.

SERIES HISTORY
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 56-20.
» The Hawkeyes have won the last five meetings with Michigan.

SCOUTING #6 MICHIGAN
» The Wolverines (22-4, 13-2 B1G) enter Sunday’s showdown after defeating Michigan State, 86-65 on Feb. 15.  
» Michigan leads the Big Ten and is fifth nationally in scoring offense at 86.6 points per game after reaching the 80-point mark in each of the last two games.
» The Wolverines are sixth in the NET Ranking and 6-4 against Quad 1 competition this season.

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