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 basketball player Payton Sandfort was overcome with emotions after being subbed out for the final time Thursday in a loss to Illinois at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The senior ...

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 ...

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 ...