Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL | IOWA Second Drake Bulldog follows Ben McCollum to Iowa, joins Hawkeyes ethan.petrik Apr 2, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 Updated Oct 6, 2025 0 × Ben McCollum is introduced as the 23rd head coach in Iowa men's basketball program during a press conference in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Another Drake men's basketball player made the decision to follow head coach Ben McCollum to Iowa.kAm$@A9@>@C6 8F2C5 z26= r@>3D 2??@F?465 9:D 4@>>:E>6?E E@ E96 w2H<6J6D @? (65?6D52J :? 2 A@DE E@ )[ 7@C>6C=J <?@H? 2D %H:EE6C]k^AmkAm%96 e\7@@E\c 8F2C5 DE2CE65 9:D 4@==68:2E6 42C66C 2E (J@>:?8 367@C6 EC2?D76CC:?8 E@ sC2<6 7@C E96 a_ac\ad D62D@?]k^AmkAmr@>3D 2AA62C65 :? b` 82>6D H:E9 E96 qF==5@8D 2?5 2G6C2865 b]g A@:?ED[ EH@ C63@F?5D 2?5 _]h 2DD:DED :? `a]h >:?FE6D A6C 82>6]k^Am kAmr@>3D >2E4965 9:D 42C66C 9:89 :? A@:?ED W`bX 2?5 C63@F?5D WdX :? sC2<6VD ff\ec =@DD E@ %6I2D %649 :? 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Ben McCollum Press Conference | March 25 Ben McCollum is introduced as the 23rd head coach in Iowa men's basketball program during a press conference in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25.
Ben McCollum Press Conference | March 25 Ben McCollum is introduced as the 23rd head coach in Iowa men's basketball program during a press conference in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25.
Ben McCollum Press Conference | March 25 Ben McCollum is introduced as the 23rd head coach in Iowa men's basketball program during a press conference in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25.
Ben McCollum Press Conference | March 25 Ben McCollum is introduced as the 23rd head coach in Iowa men's basketball program during a press conference in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25.
Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz discusses key position battles as spring practice begins After graduation and the NFL Draft pilfered the program, the Iowa football team began the search for replacements at key positions as spring p…
Ben McCollum announces additions to Iowa men's basketball staff New Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum announced the addition of two former Drake assistants to his Hawkeye coaching staff on Tuesday.
Freshman guard becomes first Iowa women's player to enter portal Aaliyah Guyton became the first member of the Iowa women's basketball team to enter the transfer portal on Monday. The freshman appeared in 29…
What made new Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum develop his signature look? New Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum caught national attention during March Madness for his first-year success at Drake — and a distin…
How does Ben McCollum plan to remake Iowa men’s roster? New Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum laid out his plan for remaking the Hawkeyes' roster through the transfer portal and player retent…
Iowa football sets time, date for 2025 open spring practice The Iowa football program will host an open spring practice on Saturday, April 26 as the conclusion to the Hawkeyes' 2025 spring drills.
How is Jan Jensen attacking the transfer portal, offseason for Iowa women? Iowa women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen wants her program to get bigger, stronger and faster during the offseason. The transfer portal m…
New Iowa men's hoops coach Ben McCollum wins Coach of the Year Award CollegeInsider .com presented new Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum with the Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year award on Monday.
Ben McCollum convinces top freshman to exit portal, return to Iowa Cooper Koch, a four-star in the Iowa men's basketball recruiting class of 2024, announced his decision to withdraw from the transfer portal on Sunday.
Iowa transfer portal tracker: Four-star forward commits to Iowa A 30-day window opened on Friday for Iowa men's basketball players to enter the transfer portal following the program's coaching change. Keep …
Lone remaining member of Iowa men's basketball 2025 recruiting class decommits The Iowa men's basketball recruiting class, which once featured three commits and ranked inside the Top 20, lost its final remaining member on Friday.
McCollum Madness: Inside the timeline of Ben McCollum landing the Iowa men’s basketball job As Iowa vied for the services of Ben McCollum after a successful debut season at Drake, reports differed Sunday. Comments from Monday and Tues…
What convinced Beth Goetz to hire Ben McCollum as Iowa’s next men’s hoops coach? Iowa director of athletics Beth Goetz did not need long to land on Ben McCollum as the right man to lead the Hawkeye men's basketball team.
Does Ben McCollum plan to revive in-state rivalries with Northern Iowa, Drake? The Hawkeyes last faced both the Bulldogs and Panthers in the same season during the 2011-12 season and has not played either team since the 2…
Drake forward commits to Iowa, joins Ben McCollum, others with Hawkeyes The forward announced his decision on Wednesday and became the third Bulldog to follow Ben McCollum from Drake to Iowa after an NCAA Tournamen…
Iowa women's head coach Jan Jensen named Rookie Coach of the Year The Women's Basketball Coaches Association recognized Iowa head coach Jan Jensen as the 2025 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coac…
Drake freshman guard to transfer to Iowa men's basketball team The guard announced his decision on Thursday, joining a trio of other Bulldogs who followed Ben McCollum from Drake to Iowa after an NCAA Tour…
Former transfer forward departs Iowa after one season Following the departure of Seydou Traore on Thursday, only Cooper Koch and Carter Kingsbury remain as scholarship players from the 2024-25 Iow…
How does Iowa defensive back Deshaun Lee plan to improve during offseason Entering his third spring season, Iowa defensive back Deshaun Lee wants to improve his "entire game." Some recent advice from a teammate might…
Iowa women's basketball guard Lucy Olsen earns All-America honor The former Villanova transfer averaged 17.9 points, 5.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds and surpassed 2,000 career points, 500 career rebounds and 50…
Josh Dix makes transfer portal decision, gets closer to home The junior guard spent three seasons as a Hawkeye and averaged 8.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 97 appearances for Iowa.
Iowa women's basketball assistant named Florida Gulf Coast head coach Iowa women's basketball assistant coach Raina Harmon will take over as the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast. The Eagles went 29-1 overall last season.
Pryce Sandfort commits to Nebraska out of transfer portal In two seasons at Iowa, the former four-star forward appeared in 65 games and averaged 5.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists.
Drake guard, MVC Sixth Man of the Year commits to Iowa men's basketball Tavion Banks became the fifth former Drake Bulldog to join the Hawkeyes on Friday. He averaged 10.1 points, five rebounds and one assist in 20…
This Week in Iowa Athletics: April 7 - 13 Nine different Hawkeyes sports programs are in action this week. Click the link for the full schedule.
3 things to know about new Iowa assistant coach Luke Barnwell Ben McCollum added former prep coaching star Luke Barnwell to his Iowa staff on Wednesday. Barnwell spent the last two seasons at Texas Tech.
What was Rick Heller's message to Iowa after series finale loss to Nebraska The Iowa baseball program picked up a series win against Nebraska over the weekend, but showed some looked out of character in a loss in the s…
Is Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones a fitting comp for Iowa's Kamari Moulton? Iowa running backs coach Omar Young became the latest coach to compare Hawkeye sophomore running back Kamari Moulton to a certain NFL Pro Bowl…
Iowa men's basketball releases non-conference schedule Iowa opens the Ben McCollum era with seven home games, three neutral site contests and one road matchup before beginning Big Ten play.
Four-star power forward commits to Iowa men's basketball, first 2026 commit for Hawkeyes The Iowa men's basketball program landed its first commit in the 2026 recruiting class, landing the top player from the state of Washington on…