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Iowa basketball guard Bennett Stirtz is winning on and off the floor. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior guard announced his ...

Andy Katz is a college basketball analyst who does some work with the Big Ten Network. He released his late-summer Big Ten ...

On Monday morning, four-star shooting guard prospect Joseph Hartman announced he had received an offer from McCollum and the ...

The Iowa Hawkeyes and head coach Ben McCollum continue their stretch on the 2026 recruiting trail on Wednesday.

More Drake head coach Ben McCollum watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ...

Director of Athletics Video Matt Little shares how he produced a video encapsulating the hiring of Iowa basketball coach Ben McCollum.

McCollum, who spent the last 15 seasons at Northwest Missouri State, was formally introduced as the new Bulldogs coach on Tuesday during a press conference full of fans, family members and boosters.

Iowa AD Beth Goetz had ‘good handful of conversations’ with other coaches, but Ben McCollum was always on her radar John Steppe Mar. 25, 2025 6:55 pm, Updated: Mar. 25, 2025 7:16 pm ...

McCollum – voice already a bit hoarse – begins to walk through parts of the night’s game plan. In a little over four hours, the Bulldogs will open the season with a game against York University.

Ben McCollum, right, high-fives Herky the Hawk, left, as he enters Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City for his formal introduction as head men's basketball coach on Tuesday, March 25.

The Iowa Hawkeyes have hired Ben McCollum as their next men’s basketball head coach. McCollum, most recently the head coach of Drake, led the Bulldogs to their first tournament victory in over ...