I on the Hawks host Owen Siebring sits down with new Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum, a few months ahead of his very first season with the Hawks.We ask ...

Iowa basketball's summer training block is now complete, and progress was made as the program builds a foundation for the ...

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.

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) ...

Ben McCollum, 43, is finalizing a deal to become Iowa's next head coach, per David Eickholt of 247 Sports. He will replace the outgoing Fran McCaffrey, who spent 15 seasons on the Hawkeyes sideline.

BEN McCOLLUM: Yeah, a lot of people don’t know those names here, but those with DII legends right there. Coach Tappmeyer, I played for him.

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.

The hiring of Ben McCollum was a big deal for the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program. It was a win-win for both sides because for McCollum, it ended up being a homecoming to Iowa City.

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 ...

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.

He also thinks McCollum was the third-best hire of the cycle, behind only NC State hiring Will Wade and Minnesota hiring Niko Medved. "Ben McCollum might be the most exciting coach on the 2025 market.

Ben McCollum responds to a question during his introduction as head coach of the Iowa men's basketball team at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25. ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times ...