NEWTON - Iowa forward Melsahn Basabe admitted after the basketball season he has something to prove next year. Apparently he said the same thing to Coach Fran McCaffery in their end-of-season meeting, ...

Melsahn Basabe experienced life altering changes in the off-season that he hopes set him up for a super senior year. The New York native talks about having his mind focused... IOWA CITY, Iowa - ...

IOWA CITY - Melsahn Basabe missed Iowa City. The usually brash New Yorker went home this summer and spent quality time with his family. He worked a couple of camps, made some deliveries for a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa’s high-scoring, up-tempo attack has made it tough for its big inside players to get much notice. Still, it has been the consistent efforts of players like Melsahn Basabe, ...

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa --- That leaner, fitter version of Melsahn Basabe has teased Iowa men’s basketball fans before. Now it’s up to the big man from Glen Cove, N.Y., to desert the sophomore slump and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa's high-scoring, up-tempo attack has made it tough for its big inside players to get much notice. Still, it has been the consistent efforts of players like Melsahn Basabe, Adam ...

Melsahn Basabe never lacked for confidence, even while coming off the bench as an underclassman at St. Mark's High School in Glen's Cove, N.Y. He didn't lack for confidence when the best collegiate ...

After visiting Iowa City this week, Melsahn Basabe felt comfortable enough to commit to the Hawkeyes on Saturday. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from New York became new I... Melsahn Basabe might not ...

IOWA CITY — Always a competitor, Melsahn Basabe wants to be a part of the starting five for the Iowa basketball team in the worst way. Always humble, Basabe takes whatever role he is handed and works ...

IOWA CITY --- After an inconsistent sophomore season, Melsahn Basabe doesn’t expect to return to the form he showed during a successful freshman year on the Iowa basketball team. He expects more. “I ...