Deal is a five-star signee per ESPN and ranked as the No. 18 player nationally, while Houston is rated as a four-star signee and the No. 85 player nationally. The Hawkeyes also signed four-star post Layla Hays who is ranked as the No. 70 player in the country per ESPN in their 2025 class.

The Iowa women’s basketball team will play in the Shark Beauty Women’s Championship Classic on Dec. 20, Horizon Sports & Experiences and Fox Sports announced Wednesday morning.  The Hawkeyes are slated to take on the UConn Huskies at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,

The Women’s Champions Classic is coming back to Brooklyn in 2025. After more than 11,000 fans packed into Barclays Center in December for the inaugural marquee college basketball event, organizers announced Wednesday the two-game showcase will return for a second season.