Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL | IOWA Drake guard, MVC Sixth Man of the Year commits to Iowa men's basketball ethan.petrik Apr 4, 2025 Apr 4, 2025 Updated Oct 9, 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. 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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.
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.
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.
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 transfer portal tracker: Sophomore defensive back enters portal The 2024 winter transfer portal window opened for college football players on Monday. Keep track of all the departures and commitments.
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 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…
Second Drake Bulldog follows Ben McCollum to Iowa, joins Hawkeyes A second member of Drake's 2024-25 NCAA Tournament team made the decision to follow head coach Ben McCollum to Iowa Wednesday. Tap the link to…
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.
Iowa volleyball finds cohesion, contributors in spring season An influx of talent and depth helped the Iowa volleyball team find new contributors and cohesion over the first three weekends of its spring e…
Ben McCollum adds Drake assistant to Iowa men's basketball staff New Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum announced the addition of Drake assistant coach Connor Wheeler to his Hawkeyes' coaching staff on…
Former Iowa Athletic Director to be inducted into Hall of Fame The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced former Iowa director of athletics Gary Barta will be inducted …
Iowa junior wins USA Wrestling's Women's College Wrestler of the Year Kennedy Blades, a junior at Iowa and a silver medalist at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, went 25-0 during the 2024-25 season.
What three words set the standard for Iowa coach Ben McCollum’s previous success? New Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum drew the motto from the “Art of War” by Sun Tzu during his time at Northwest Missouri State.
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.
How is Iowa transfer QB getting reps, building rapport with teammates despite offseason surgery? Despite an offseason surgery, Iowa transfer quarterback Mark Gronowski hit the ground running early in his Hawkeye tenure with an eye towards …
Pleasant Valley alum, Iowa freshman offensive lineman enters transfer portal Joey VanWetzinga announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal and depart the Iowa football program as an early enrollee on Thursday.
If you suck, you lose: How a New Zealander found a home and a career with Iowa softball When Karl Gollan retired from professional softball in 2019, coaching was not his immediate plan, but he knew he wanted to stay "in the game."…
Former walk-on, Hawkeye legacy player enters transfer portal Carter Kingsbury, the son of former Hawkeye Chris Kingsbury, announced his decision to enter the portal in a post to X, formerly known as Twit…
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…
Iowa's Lucy Olsen selected by Washington Mystics in WNBA Draft Olsen is the sixth Hawkeye to be drafted into the WNBA since 2019 and the 20th former Iowa women's basketball player drafted or signed to the …
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 to play in 2025 Acrisure Series, field also includes Northern Iowa The Hawkeyes will play two games against a field which includes Colorado, Minnesota and Northern Iowa among others in Palm Desert, California …
Iowa’s wide receivers are ‘not thinking’ — Why Tim Lester says that’s good Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester described himself as "cautiously excited" about the growth he's seen from the Hawkeyes' passing attack d…
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…