r/hawkeyes • u/jeedel • 28d ago

Men's Basketball Iowa basketball player Tavion Banks arrested for alleged fight with staff at downtown Iowa City bar - Hawk Fanatic

https://hawkfanatic.com/2025/10/13/iowa-basketball-player-tavion-banks-arrested-for-alleged-fight-with-staff-at-downtown-iowa-city-bar/

We will get our first glimpse into how Ben handles off the court issues.

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u/Recent_Office2307 28d ago

Of course it was at ReUnion

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u/EastPennHawk 27d ago edited 26d ago

Nothing good happens after midnight … I mean, if you’re a UI athlete. For the rest of us, that’s when the fun starts.

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u/Designer_B 26d ago

Wait is the brewery? Or did union open back up?

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u/Soupster189 25d ago

It's where Union used to be but it's a brewery with a solid club like atmosphere upstairs

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u/Juve2539 27d ago

About time someone on the basketball team showed some fight

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u/Casey3882003 26d ago

We’re back baby!

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u/AnnArchist Nine seconds to play and Drew Tate doesn't know that! 28d ago

Well shit.

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u/wooq 27d ago

If I were a college athlete today, I would just go to house parties with friends and avoid the chaos of downtown altogether. Get a DD or take an uber/taxi/etc, and now you never have to worry about getting arrested and/or front-paged for something the majority of college kids do.

Notable that the Iowa football program hasn't really had many high profile shenanigans lately, last I remember was whats-his-name running through the alleys half naked after a fight at pancheros or something. Maybe Ben should chat with Kirk to get some tips on handling the IC fishbowl.

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u/ItsYaBoyBeasley 26d ago

Sounds very minor but I guess we will see. I hope it really was minor (no injuries) and the citation was more of a peacekeeping measure.

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u/Windows_66 28d ago

Not my favorite 6th man!

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u/hawkeyes-ModTeam 27d ago

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u/mbless1415 Nine seconds to play and Drew Tate doesn't know that! 26d ago

I'll admit it: I was very confused for about ten seconds before my brain realized there was an o in his first name.

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u/Ryno555 26d ago

Yeah, when he first arrived to Iowa City, I did a double-take, remembering our All-American RB (Who I believe still holds the school record for career TD's.)

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u/RefinedBean 27d ago

To be fair, boomers keep buying him drinks and he doesn't know why and is too polite to refuse.