Impact Matteoni was a freshman last season at Drake but didn't play regularly. He figures to occupy a depth role with Iowa in 2024-25 once again.
MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE
IOWA HAWKEYES
Joey Matteoni - Joining Iowa Matteoni has committed to Iowa for the 2025-26 season.
2025 college basketball transfer portal tracker: Haggerty to KSU; Isaacs to Texas A&M
The college basketball transfer portal is open! Here are the most notable players in the portal and where they're going to play next season.MAY 27
Ashton Williamson - Joining Hawkeyes Williamson has announced his commitment to Iowa, Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register reports.
Impact Williamson will make the leap to the Big Ten following a productive freshman season with FIU. During his time with the Panthers, the 6-foot-2 freshman averaged 7.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals on 24.2 minutes per game (33 games). Williamson will look to carve out a role in the Hawkeyes backcourt this coming season.
MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE
Iowa basketball coach Ben McCollum agrees to 6-year contract with starting pay of $3.35M
Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum has agreed to a six-year, $22.75 million contract that runs through the 2030-31 seasonMAY 2
Alvaro Folgueiras - Commits to Iowa Folgueiras has committed to Iowa, according to Sean Bock of 247Sports.com.
Impact During the 2024-25 Horizon League's regular season, Folgueiras logged 15.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. The 2025 NCAA Tournament's first round includes his most recent double-double. Bock indicates that for Iowa's 2025-26 team, its primary frontcourt will include Folgueiras either as a power forward or center.
APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE
Brendan Hausen - Commits to Iowa Hausen has committed to joining the Hawkeyes for the 2025-26 season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact Hausen will join Iowa after playing one season at Kansas State following a two-year stint with Villanova. The junior guard averaged 10.9 points and 2.5 rebounds on 27.6 minutes across 33 appearances during this past season.
APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE
College basketball coaching carousel: Pat Kelsey, Tommy Lloyd sign extensions
The college basketball coaching carousel is revving up. Here's a look at who's in and who's out.APRIL 11
UAB's Yaxel Lendeborg is going to Michigan if he doesn't stay in NBA draft, multiple outlets report
Yaxel Lendeborg has announced he’ll transfer from UAB to Michigan and also go through the NBA draft evaluation processAPRIL 5
Who are the highest scorers in a national semifinal game in NCAA Men's Tournament history?
Who are the top single-game scorers in a national semifinal game in men's tournament history? FOX Sports Research compiled the list ahead of...APRIL 4
Tavion Banks - Heading to Iowa Banks has committed to Iowa for the 2025-26 season, Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register reports.
Impact Banks is the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year, and he could have a steady role off the bench in his new program as well. He averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 steals per game as a freshman in 2024-25.
APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE
Creighton scores in portal with ex-Big Ten freshman of year Freeman and high-scoring Graves
Former Iowa forward Owen Freeman, the 2023-24 Big Ten freshman of the year, has signed with CreightonAPRIL 4
Which coaches have the most Final Four appearances in NCAA men's tournament history?
Who are the coaches with the most Final Four appearances in NCAA Men's Tournament history? FOX Sports Research compiled the list.APRIL 3
Freshman Avery Howell is 1 of 3 USC guards entering transfer portal. Drake's Bennett Stirtz to Iowa
Freshman Avery Howell is leaving Southern California and entering the transfer portal, along with two other Trojans guardsAPRIL 3
Isaia Howard - Joining the Hawkeyes Howard has announced his commitment to Iowa ahead of the 2025-26 season, Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register reports.
Impact Howard will make the jump to power-five basketball after spending his freshman season with Drake. The 6-foot-5 guard appeared in 30 games during his time with the Bulldogs, averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.1 steals on 15.4 minutes per game.
APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE
Cam Manyawu - Heading to Iowa Manyawu is transferring to Iowa, Tyler Tachmanof the Des Moines Register reports.
Impact Manyawu has landed with his third collegiate squad after playing for Wyoming in his freshman season and Drake this past campaign. The 6-foot-8 forward brings solid paint abilities to a smaller Hawkeyes roster. He averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the 2024-25 season.
APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE
Kael Combs - Switching to Iowa Combs is transferring to Iowa, per his X page.
Impact Combs will become a Hawkeye after lackluster campaign with Drake this past season. The sophomore guard averaged just 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds on 12.8 minutes per game. He should have many opportunities to develop, though, in a more competitive program and conference this upcoming year.
APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE
How does Ben McCollum plan to remake Iowa men's roster? New Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum laid out his plan for remaking the Hawkeyes' roster through the transfer portal and player rete...
MARCH 31 • QCTIMES.COM
Cooper Koch - Decides to withdraw from portal Koch has decided to withdraw from the NCAA's transfer portal, according to his announcement Sunday.
Impact In place of Fran McCaffery, Ben McCollum is Iowa's head coach. Koch announced that he believes his and McCollum's team vision is similar, so the redshirt freshman will enroll at UIowa again. Now, Koch's next objective is to physically recover from his undisclosed injury, which has caused continued DNPs since Jan. 3.
MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE
Penn hires former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery to lift fallen program back into Ivy contention
Penn has hired Fran McCaffery as its men's basketball coach, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten...MARCH 27
A longtime fan, Ben McCollum aims to restore winning at Iowa
Ben McCollum grew up a fan of the Iowa men’s basketball teamMARCH 25
Bennett Stirtz - Following McCollum to Iowa City Stirtz will transfer to Iowa, Jeff Goodman of TheFieldof68.com reports.
Impact Stirtz follows his head coach Ben McCollum, who just agreed to be the new Hawkeyes head coach, to Iowa City. In his first season at the D-I level, Stirtz was dynamic, averaging 19.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.1 steals. He also put up 50/40/80 shooting splits. He figures to be a dangerous weapon for Iowa next season.
MARCH 25 • ROTOWIRE
'Dream come true': Iowa native Ben McCollum to coach Hawkeyes Iowa named Drake’s Ben McCollum as its basketball coach on Monday, returning him to his native state.He replaces Fran McCaffery, who was fir...
MARCH 24 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Iowa hires McCollum, who swept Missouri Valley titles and won NCAA game in his one season at Drake
Ben McCollum, who led Drake’s dominating run through the Missouri Valley Conference and a win in the NCAA Tournament in his only season with the Bulldogs, is the new head coach at...MARCH 24
March Madness 'Region of Coaches' opens with Calipari vs. Self. Pitino could be next for winner
The stakes will be a lot lower this time around when Bill Self and John Calipari meet in March MadnessMARCH 19
Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears thankful to play in March Madness 15 months after shooting
Michigan State's Jeremy Fears is one of the most thankful players in the NCAA TournamentMARCH 18
