McCollum is replacing longtime Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery. McCaffery, who spent 15 seasons in that role at Iowa, is the all-time winningest coach in program history. But after Iowa's exit from the Big Ten Tournament this season, the Hawkeyes elected to move on from McCaffery and embark on a new era.

New head coach Ben McCollum's Iowa roots are "a special part of the story," but athletic director Beth Goetz said he was hired to lead the men's basketball team because he is "a proven winner."

Tough kids win,” McCollum said when asked about what he learned from having to rebuild Drake’s roster last offseason. “Connected groups win. Kids that work with a level o