Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL | IOWA What playing for his dad means for Iowa freshman Peyton McCollum ethan.petrik Jul 22, 2025 Jul 22, 2025 Updated Oct 16, 2025 0 × Iowa men's basketball guard Peyton McCollum discusses the offseason after practice in Iowa City on Tuesday, July 15. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Ben McCollum brings the intensity.kAmx? E96 5@8 52JD @7 DF>>6C 2?5 ;FDE F?56C 7@FC >@?E9D 2H2J 7C@> E96 D62D@? @A6?6C[ E96 ?6H x@H2 >6?’D 32D<6E32== 9625 4@249 5C2HD E96 2EE6?E:@? @7 6G6CJ D6E @7 6J6D 2?5 62CD :? E96 AC24E:46 8J> 2D 96 42==D @FE :?DECF4E:@?] w6 9@=5D E96 F?5:G:565 2EE6?E:@? @7 @?=@@<6CD 2?5 E96 w2H<6J6D’ A2E49H@C< C@DE6C @7 EC2?D76CD[ 7C6D9>6? 2?5 E96 EH@ uC2? |4r2776CJ 9@=5@G6CD — r@@A6C z@49 2?5 y24@3 z@49 — 2=:<6]k^Am Iowa's Peyton McCollum drives toward the basket during a practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena last month. 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Brendan Hausen returns to practice, gives Iowa men’s hoops dangerous perimeter weapon Kansas State transfer Brendan Hausen showed off exactly why he can be a "go-to guy" for the Iowa men's basketball team with a three-point barr…
Iowa men's basketball lands Trey Thompson, set to reclassify to 2025 Iowa won a recruiting battle over offers from Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Purdue, Alabama, Butler, Indiana, Kansas and UConn among others …
Iowa announces updates to fan experience for men's, women's basketball and wrestling The University of Iowa announced updates to the fan experience for men's and women's basketball and men's wrestling, including expanded studen…
Iowa's Payton Sandfort signs with reigning NBA Champs The former Iowa star and Waukee native brings his deadly three-point shooting to the 2025 NBA Champs after battling through injuries in his fi…
How the Iowa men’s basketball team ‘won’ the offseason Field of 68 analyst Jeff Goodman named the Iowa men's basketball program his top "winner of the offseason." Do the Hawkeyes feel like winners …
Inside Iowa men’s basketball’s revamped approach to the weight room The Iowa men's basketball team brought a fast-pace, transition mindset from the court to the weight room in new head coach Ben McCollum's firs…
3 Takeaways: What's new about Iowa men's basketball under Ben McCollum? The Iowa men's basketball program opened practice to the media for the final 30 minutes of action on Thursday. Three characteristics became di…
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Iowa men's basketball releases non-conference schedule Iowa opens the Ben McCollum era with seven home games, three neutral site contests and one road matchup before beginning Big Ten play.
Four-star power forward commits to Iowa men's basketball, first 2026 commit for Hawkeyes The Iowa men's basketball program landed its first commit in the 2026 recruiting class, landing the top player from the state of Washington on…
Big Ten announces conference hoops schedules, Iowa men to face Maryland, Purdue, Nebraska twice The Big Ten conference announced its men's basketball conference schedules on Thursday. Iowa drew Maryland, Purdue and Nebraska as two-play op…
Iowa men's basketball guard arrested after altercation at bar An Iowa men's basketball player was arrested Saturday morning following an altercation at ReUnion Brewery in Iowa City.
Iowa men’s basketball head coach Ben McCollum discusses Tavion Banks’ arrest Iowa men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum addressed the arrest of Hawkeye senior guard Tavion Banks during a press conference on Wednesday.
What player impressed Iowa head coach Ben McCollum the most this offseason? One of Iowa's 2025 high school signees caught Hawkeye head coach Ben McCollum's attention during the lead up to the 2025-26 season in Iowa City.