Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood was quick to praise Sandfort for his efforts, and for what he's done as a four-year player for the Hawkeyes. "So much respect for Pay ...

But the emotion of it was not. In the area adjacent to Iowa's bench, the 6-foot-8 Payton Sandfort was hunched over low enough ...

IOWA CITY - Payton Sandfort has experienced "a lot of really tough nights" as a leader on the 2024-25 Iowa men's basketball team. "It sucks," Sandfort said candidly. "This season - it hasn't been ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Drew Thelwell got to him first. While Payton Sandfort remained for a postgame media obligation, several of his teammates came rushing back onto the floor. Thelwell was the first ...

But the emotion of it was not. In the area adjacent to Iowa's bench, the 6-foot-8 Payton Sandfort was hunched over low enough to sink into the arms of his mother, Gretchen. They held onto each ...

Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Payton Sandfort has experienced “a lot of really tough nights” as a leader on the 2024-25 Iowa men’s basketball team. “It sucks,” Sandfort ...