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Former Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder is already enjoying her retirement. On Thursday, Bluder was in attendance for Caitlin Clark’s first home game with the Indiana Fever. Bluder proudly endorsed her former star when given the chance. “I’m so excited for Caitlin and for all the Indiana Fever fans,” Bluder said. “Give her a little time. It’s going to be absolutely amazing. She’s an incredible young woman and she’s going to represent this state and this city so well.” Unfortunately, Clark was unable to pick up a win in front of her former head coach. In the Fever’s 102-66 blowout loss to the New Yo...
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June 1, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will square off for the first time in the WNBA. Initially, the game between Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky would be on NBA TV, meaning ESPN missed out on the rematch between the former Iowa and LSU stars. That is no longer the case. The game is moving from NBA TV to ESPN, tipping off at noon ET. That means ESPN will get to show the first professional showdown between Clark and Reese after two high-profile matchups in the NCAA Tournament. Given the viewership surge the duo helped build at the college level, it could turn into a major win for ...
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There is a lot of hype around the WNBA right now with several new stars, most notably Caitlin Clark, coming into the league. However, the league got off to a rough start in the preseason. The WNBA League Pass streaming service experienced severe issues during opening night, which frustrated one of the W’s biggest stars — A’ja Wilson. Wilson recently discussed a number of topics during an interview with Boardroom, including the WNBA needing to take advantage of all the attention it is currently receiving. “It’s like we know the moment is coming, but we don’t know how to just be ready for it,” A...
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Jan Jensen was introduced as the next head coach of the Iowa women’s basketball program on Wednesday, taking over the job for the newly-retired Lisa Bluder after spending over two decades with the Hawkeyes. Jensen has been right next to Bluder on the bench or her entire tenure in Iowa City — so she knows what success looks like. Given her familiarity with the program, similar success is expected from Jensen despite never holding a head coaching job across four decades in the industry. Now that she has the keys to the kingdom, it’s up to her to carve out her own legacy as a coach apart from Blu...
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The Iowa women’s basketball program will undergo a seismic shift in 2024-25, following the departure of superstar Caitlin Clark and the subsequent retirement of head coach Lisa Bluder. New coach Jan Jensen takes over. Jensen described how she found out about Bluder’s retirement, which came as out of the blue for her as it did for most. They were in the facilities one day when Bluder set up a seemingly innocuous meeting. Athletics director Beth Goetz was not yet involved for Jensen. “She came back and said, ‘I want to bring you by some coffee,'” Jensen recalled. “I said, ‘Oh yeah.’ I just thoug...
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Jan Jensen is moving one spot over down the bench to take the place of Lisa Bluder at Iowa. That will make it a more uninterrupted shift, which is why the Hawkeyes are keeping their roster for next season together. Jensen spoke about the cohesion within the program during her first press conference as head coach on Wednesday. She said that she was blessed that all of their pieces would be sticking together with this decision, whether meaning the coaching staff, the team, or their upcoming recruits. “I feel very fortunate with that,” said Jensen. “You know, as I’ve eluded to, it has been a big ...
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Iowa introduced longtime assistant Jan Jensen as its next head women’s basketball coach on Wednesday. Despite Jensen’s reputation as one of the best recruiting and player development coaches in the country, this is her first opportunity to be a head coach at any level of basketball. That isn’t because of a lack of suitors, though. During her introductory press conference, Jensen addressed the numerous times she was approached to leave Iowa City in the past — and why she decided to stay. “I was thinking about that the other night,” Jensen said of her numerous opportunities to become a head coac...
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During Jan Jensen’s introductory press conference after being named the next head coach of Iowa Women’s Basketball, Hawkeyes athletic director Beth Goetz called the hire a “seamless passing of the baton.” After being the newly-retired Lisa Bluder’s right-hand woman for many years dating back to the 1990s and being the assistant head coach in Iowa City for two decades, eventually moving over into Bluder’s seat never seemed far-fetched. However, Jensen is now tasked with finding someone to take her old spot as the top assistant on Iowa’s staff. “Everything has been so fast really,” Jensen said o...
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Just over a month after her time at Iowa came to an end, Caitlin Clark made her long-awaited WNBA debut Tuesday night. Her Indiana Fever took on the Connecticut Sun in the season opener at Mohegan Sun Arena, and ESPN was hoping the ratings success from Clark’s college days would follow her to the next level. That’s exactly what happened. More than 2.12 million people tuned in to ESPN2 for the game, according to Sports Media Watch – the most-watched WNBA game since 2001 when 2.45 million fans watched the Los Angeles Sparks take on the Houston Comets on NBC. Tuesday’s game also became the first ...
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Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk was one of the many players who played for Lisa Bluder throughout her 24-year career at Iowa. Baranczyk was part of the very first team Hawkeyes that Bluder coached in 2000-01, going on to play four seasons in Iowa City. A native of Urbandale, Iowa, the Sooners coach recalled even attending camps coached by Bluder, who was then the coach at Drake, while she was in high school. Bluder announced her retirement on Monday after leading Iowa to back-to-back appearances in the national championship. Baranczyk opened up on her feelings about the move in a press confere...
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