Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL | IOWA Watch: Iowa's Ben McCollum, Bennett Stirtz, Tavion Banks preview final week of regular season ethan.petrik Mar 3, 2026 Mar 3, 2026 Updated Mar 27, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Members of the Iowa men's basketball team met with the media on Tuesday to discuss the final two games of the regular season.kAm%96 w2H<6J6D Wa_\h[ `_\g q:8 %6?X H:== 7246 }@] b |:49:82? Waf\a[ `f\` q:8 %6?X 2E 9@>6 @? %9FCD52J Wf A]>][ !624@4<X 2?5 }@] h }63C2D<2 Wad\c[ `c\c q:8 %6?X @? $F?52J Wc A]>][ u~)X]k^AmkAmx@H2 D:ED 2E }@] g :? E96 q:8 %6? DE2?5:?8D :? 2 E:6 H:E9 ~9:@ $E2E6] %96 w2H<6J6D @H? E96 E:63C62<6C 3FE 7246 2 E@F896C 7:?2= EH@ 82>6D E92? 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Recap & Takeaways: Where does Iowa’s resume stand after bad loss to Penn State? A career-best 18 points from Cooper Koch was not enough as Iowa dropped a Big Ten contest against Penn State on the road on Saturday.
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Why Trey Thompson, Ben McCollum think redshirt year will pay off for Iowa forward Ben McCollum expected Trey Thompson to log major minutes. Instead, a December illness and defensive learning curve led to a redshirt season. H…
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Iowa releases statement following fan incident during Tuesday court storm The University of Iowa released a statement following an incident involving Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg and a fan during Tuesday's court …
Recap & Takeaways: What made Tuesday’s court storm unique for Iowa head coach Ben McCollum The Iowa men's basketball team sent the fans flooding onto the court as it knocked off No. 9 Nebraska in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.
Recap & Takeaways: Fans showed up, Iowa didn’t in blowout loss to Purdue Iowa led for just 16 seconds as No. 13 Purdue claimed a 21-point win over the Hawkeyes in front of the first sold-out crowd of the Ben McCollu…
Bennett Stirtz earns Iowa's lone All-Big Ten honor The Big Ten Conference announced its all-conference men's basketball teams on Wednesday. Iowa landed one player on the honor roll following a …
Watch: Ben McCollum, Hawkeyes react to win over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament The Iowa men's basketball team snapped its three-game losing skid and advanced to the third round of the Big Ten Tournament with a win over Ma…
Second half run powers Iowa over Maryland in Big Ten tourney opener Iowa trailed at halftime, then exploded for 50 second-half points to beat Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament second round. The Hawkeyes advanc…
3 Takeaways from Iowa's win over Maryland: What allowed Cooper Koch’s late-season breakout? A 23-3 run, five 3-pointers from Cooper Koch, and Iowa advances after rallying past Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament in …
Iowa’s comeback falls short as Ohio State bounces Hawkeyes from Big Ten Tournament Iowa got two looks to tie in the final seven seconds of regulation but came up short in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.
Watch: Ben McCollum, Hawkeyes react to loss to Ohio State The Iowa men's basketball team fell to Ohio State in the third round of the 2026 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament on Thursday.
3 Takeaways from Iowa’s loss to Ohio State: Was Brendan Hausen fouled on penultimate attempt to tie? Brendan Hausen said he thought he got fouled on game-tying miss, Isaia Howard breaks down last-second prayer and Manyawu explains the importan…
Watch: Ben McCollum, Hawkeyes react to NCAA Tournament bracket The Iowa men's basketball team earned a nine seed in the NCAA Tournament in its first season under head coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes will …
Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz named Associated Press All-American The Associated Press named Iowa senior guard Bennett Stirtz to its 2025-26 men's basketball All-America team on Tuesday.
5 Things to know about Iowa men's first round opponent: Clemson Iowa faces off against Clemson for the fifth time in program history, and first time since 2023, on Friday. Here are five things to know about…
How can Alvaro Folgueiras become a more consistent difference maker for Iowa men’s hoops? Iowa is 12-1 when Alvaro Folgueiras scores in double figures — and 9-11 when he doesn’t. The Spaniard's consistency could decide the Hawkeyes’…
3 Takeaways from Iowa’s win over Clemson: Alvaro Foglueiras remains Hawkeyes’ bellwether Alvaro Folgueiras continued to be the bellwether for Iowa's success, Ben McCollum explains what went wrong offensively and a video coordinator…
3 Takeaways from Iowa’s upset win over Florida: Inside Alvaro Folgueiras’ game-winning triple Alvaro Folgueiras called his shot — then hit the game-winner. Inside Iowa’s stunning upset of Florida and what it means moving forward.
The case for (and against) an Iowa win over Nebraska in the Sweet 16 Iowa is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999 and a familiar rival stands in the way — Nebraska. Here are keys to an Iowa win.
Watch: Iowa readies for Sweet 16 matchup against Nebraska in Houston The No. 9 seed Iowa men will face No. 4 seed Nebraska in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. Hear from the players and coaches ahead of the rematch.
Why Iowa says it likes playing the ‘villain’ after Sweet 16 win over Nebraska The Iowa men's basketball team got the last word in Houston, overcoming Nebraska's "sea of red" to defeat the Huskers and advance to the Sweet 16.