Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL | IOWA Coaching staff, roster carryover make Iowa men’s basketball coaching transition smoother than most ethan.petrik Jul 18, 2025 Jul 18, 2025 Updated Oct 16, 2025 0 × Iowa men's basketball forward Cam Manyawu discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — The Drake men’s basketball team managed one of March Madness’s more notable runs in 2025.kAm&?56C 7:CDE\J62C 9625 4@249 q6? |4r@==F>[ E96 }@] `` qF==5@8D 362E D:I\D66565 |:DD@FC: ef\df :? E96 E@FC?2>6?E’D @A6?:?8 C@F?5 2?5 AF==65 H:E9:? @?6 A@DD6DD:@? @7 }@] b %6I2D %649 :? E96 D64@?5 C@F?5 367@C6 72==:?8 ff\ec]k^Am Iowa's Cam Manyawu, right, drives towards the hoop while Tate Sage, left, defends during a practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena last month. ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times kAm%96 CF? 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Follow him on X or send him an email at ethan.petrik@wcfcourier.com. 0 Comments Locations Davenport ethan.petrik Author email Follow ethan.petrik Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Cam Manyawu | Iowa men's basketball | July 15 Iowa men's basketball forward Cam Manyawu discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Joey Matteoni | Iowa men's basketball | July 15 Iowa men's basketball forward Joey Matteoni discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. 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Cam Manyawu | Iowa men's basketball | July 15 Iowa men's basketball forward Cam Manyawu discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times)
Joey Matteoni | Iowa men's basketball | July 15 Iowa men's basketball forward Joey Matteoni discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times)
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Iowa wants more of Taylor McCabe in senior season with Hawkeyes In her first three seasons at Iowa, Taylor McCabe never shot worse than 40% from three-point range. The Iowa coaching staff wants more in her …
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Iowa men's basketball lands Trey Thompson, set to reclassify to 2025 Iowa won a recruiting battle over offers from Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Purdue, Alabama, Butler, Indiana, Kansas and UConn among others …
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Pair of Iowa offensive linemen, two Illini selected to Big Ten preseason honors list Athletes from seven different member institutions were recognized on the Big Ten preseason honors list. Ohio State and Penn State led the leag…
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Josh Sash | Iowa men's basketball | July 15 Iowa men's basketball assistant coach Josh Sash discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-Ci…
Why Trey Thompson’s commitment marked a major recruiting win for Iowa under Ben McCollum Four-star forward Tret Thompson’s commitment to Iowa marked a significant recruiting win for the Hawkeyes early in Ben McCollum's tenure for t…
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…
Big Ten announces conference hoops schedules, Iowa men to face Maryland, Purdue, Nebraska twice The Big Ten conference announced its men's basketball conference schedules on Thursday. Iowa drew Maryland, Purdue and Nebraska as two-play op…
Iowa men's basketball guard arrested after altercation at bar An Iowa men's basketball player was arrested Saturday morning following an altercation at ReUnion Brewery in Iowa City.
Iowa men’s basketball head coach Ben McCollum discusses Tavion Banks’ arrest Iowa men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum addressed the arrest of Hawkeye senior guard Tavion Banks during a press conference on Wednesday.
What player impressed Iowa head coach Ben McCollum the most this offseason? One of Iowa's 2025 high school signees caught Hawkeye head coach Ben McCollum's attention during the lead up to the 2025-26 season in Iowa City.