Moving forward, McCollum wants to ramp up the team's non-conference schedule. The coach indicated that non-conference scheduling is a year-to-year ordeal, but he is inclined to schedule six to seven power conference opponents per season.

The table is set for the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team to make a run this year and return to the NCAA Tournament after a short hiatus. For new head coach Ben McCollum, a return to March Madness is just the first on a long list of goals, but one that ...

Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum talks with Iowa Hawkeyes forward Cooper Koch (8) during a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the SEMO Redhawks at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy ...

Keaton Wagler scored 19 points, Andrej Stojakovic and Kylan Boswell each had 17 and No. 16 Illinois continued to win on the road in the Big Ten Conference, holding off No. 19 Iowa 75-69 on Sunday. The Illini (13-3,

Iowa men's basketball team plays its final non-conference game of the season Monday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Massachusetts-Lowell. Transfer forward Alvaro Folgueiras is coming off his best game offensively for the Hawkeyes and could be a key player for them in Big Ten play.