A look behind the scenes of how Beth Goetz landed on hiring Ben McCollum as Iowa basketball's next head coach.

Ben McCollum has won at every stop of his coaching career, and dressing for success means ditching the sport coat but still looking professional. “I used to wear different ties, shirts and pants and realized I was terrible at matching.

Ben McCollum was introduced alongside AD Beth Goetz and President Barbara Wilson. Multiple group chats were buzzing with excitement as he met with the media. Let’s get into what he said because man, it was a juicy one. (And this doesn’t even count why he’ll continue rocking the ties & making Carver-Hawkeye “lit.”)

Ben McCollum's full opening statement at his introductory press conference on March 25, 2025. McCollum is the new head Iowa men's basketball coach.

Drake basketball's Cam Manyawu announced he would enter the NCAA transfer portal, following the departure of head coach Ben McCollum.

Drake, understandably, wanted to keep up-and-coming superstar coach Ben McCollum around. The draw of coaching the Iowa Hawkeyes was too much, though.

Drake basketball's Isaia Howard announced he would enter the NCAA transfer portal, following the departure of head coach Ben McCollum.

Drake basketball's Kael Combs announced he would enter the NCAA transfer portal, following the departure of head coach Ben McCollum.