[Herky] Veterans continue to carve up Big Ten

[Sue Bailey]

Veterans continue to carve up Big Ten

IOWA CITY - The serendipity of it was probably missed by the 12,596 fans 
in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Adam Woodbury of Sioux City had 10 of his career high 15 rebounds in the 
first half of Iowa's 73-49 basketball rout of Penn State last night.

Then, twin red-shirt freshmen Landan and Levi Paulsen of Woodbury 
Central High School in Moville, Iowa, joined 16 of their Hawkeye 
football teammates in a halftime routine with members of the Iowa dance 
team. Two weeks of rehearsal went into it, we were told.

Moville is 20 miles east of Sioux City. Woodbury is 7-foot-1. The 
Paulsens are 6-6, 290 pounds.

'We've had some big kids come through up there,' Woodbury said after the 
bigwin. 'Must be something in the water.' Woodbury has blossomed in the 
last few weeks. Neverbefore a great rebounder in volume, he had 40 over 
the previous four games.

'The ball bounced myway a couple times tonight,' Woodbury said, 'and 
they missed some shots.' Yes, but Woodbury out positioned and outfought 
the out manned Nittany Lions.

Guard Anthony Clemmons (nicknamed 'Sapp') is right there with Woodbury 
as seniors whose light bulbs are on and burning brightly.

Clemmons was the best player on the court in the first seven minutes 
when he racked up 8 points, 4 rebounds and an assist on his way to 12, 6 
and 4 in 24 minutes. He played with focus and purpose.

'I'm just getting smarter, picking my spots a lot more,' Clemmons said. 
'I'm just attacking.

'I've had a lot more opportunities this year than

Iowa point guard Mike Gesell (10) guards Penn State's Shep Garner (left) 
during the first half of their Big Ten Conference game last night at 
Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette


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in previous years. I'm being me and just getting better as time goes.' 
The Hawkeyes got a regional cover and five-page spread in the Sports 
Illustrated issue that arrived in many Iowa mailboxes Wednesday. Senior 
forward Jarrod Uthoff was a focal point in the story, for obvious reasons.

But Clemmons, like Woodbury and Uthoff, has gone from being a bit of an 
up-and-down player through much of his career to a senior who has been 
vital in Iowa being tied for the Big Ten lead at 9-1.

'There's a lot to be said for going through it and getting experience in 
this league,' Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said. 'It's tough to be a young 
guy in this league. We all know that.

'The fact is that (the seniors) are experienced; they play with a 
tremendous amount of confidence, and they are good players.' As for the 
Paulsens? It's almost one year to the day when Kirk Ferentz got their 
names on national letters of intent.

They are folk heroes-in waiting. They have to be. With their long hair, 
beards and dark glasses, they are the Hawkeyes' version of the Hanson 
brothers of 'Slap Shot.' Except they're real. I think.

And, one would assume, they aren't practitioners of flat-out assault 
during games and playing with toy cars in their spare time.

Both played trombone for their high school's jazz band. One did a split 
during last night's dance routine.

The Paulsen brothers of Woodbury Central. They're coming, Big Ten. But 
first, Woodbury County's Adam Woodbury isn't done causing problems for 
other conference teams.

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Iowa's Dom Uhl (left) and Ahmad Wagner (right) double-team Penn State 
forward Julian Moore last night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette

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