2025–26 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2025–26 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2025–26 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ben McCollum (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Josh Sash (1st season); Luke Barnwell (1st season); Connor Wheeler (1st season); Bryston Williams (1st season);
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team will represent the University of Iowa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by first-year head coach Ben McCollum, and will play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

On March 14, 2025, the school fired head coach Fran McCaffery.^[1] On March 24, the school hired Drake head coach Ben McCollum to be their next head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a five-way tie for twelfth place. As the No. 15 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Ohio State in the first round,^[3] before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals.^[4] Following the departure of Fran McCaffery, a school spokesperson announced the Hawkeyes would not be participating in postseason play.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Iowa departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Even Brauns	0	F	6'9"	245	GS Senior	Iowa City, IA	Graduated
Brock Harding	2	G	6'0"	162	Sophomore	Moline, IL	Transferred to TCU
Drew Thelwell	3	G	6'3"	195	GS Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Josh Dix	4	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Council Bluffs, IA	Transferred to Creighton
Trey Buchanan	5	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	Westfield, IN	Walk-on; transferred to South Dakota State
Seydou Traore	7	F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	New York City, NY	Transferred to Utah
Ladji Dembele	13	F	6'8"	250	Sophomore	Newark, NJ	Transferred to UNLV
Carter Kingsbury	14	G	6'4"	225	RS Junior	Ponca, NE	Walk-on; transferred to The Citadel
Payton Sandfort	20	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Waukee, IA	Graduated
Pryce Sandfort	24	F	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Waukee, IA	Transferred to Nebraska
Luc Laketa	25	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Concord, MI	Walk-on; left the team
Owen Freeman	32	F	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Moline, IL	Transferred to Creighton
Chris Tadjo	34	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Montreal, Quebec	Transferred to Santa Clara
Riley Mulvey	44	F	6'10"	230	RS Junior	Rotterdam, NY	Transferred to Siena
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu		F	6'7"	220	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Transferred to St. Thomas (MN)

Incoming transfers

Iowa incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Cam Manyawu	3	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Drake
Tavion Banks	6	G/F	6'7"	200	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Drake
Alvaro Folgueiras	7	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Málaga, Spain	Robert Morris
Kael Combs	11	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Nixa, MO	Drake
Bennett Stirtz	14	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Liberty, MO	Drake
Brendan Hausen	15	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Amarillo, TX	Kansas State
Isaia Howard	23	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Plattsburg, MO	Drake
Joey Matteoni	44	F	6'9"	215	RS Freshman	Overland Park, KS	Drake

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevin Jirak C	West Des Moines, Iowa	Valley High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Apr 11, 2025
Trevin Jirak C	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Tate Sage SF	Weatherford, Oklahoma	Weatherford High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 30, 2025
Tate Sage SF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 39 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Iowa 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "2025 Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2026.

Roster

2025–26 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Cam Manyawu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Drake	Kansas City, MO
G	5	Peyton McCollum (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Waukee Northwest HS	Maryville, MO
G/F	6	Tavion Banks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Drake	Kansas City, MO
F	7	Alvaro Folgueiras	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Robert Morris	Málaga, Spain
F	8	Cooper Koch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Metamora Township HS	Peoria, IL
G	10	Jacob Koch (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Iowa City West HS	Iowa City, IA
G	11	Kael Combs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Drake	Nixa, MO
G	14	Bennett Stirtz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Drake	Liberty, MO
G	15	Brendan Hausen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Kansas State	Amarillo, TX
G	23	Isaia Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Drake	Plattsburg, MO
G	24	Tate Sage	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Weatherford HS	Weatherford, OK
C	27	Trevin Jirak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Valley HS	West Des Moines, IA
F	44	Joey Matteoni	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Drake	Overland Park, KS

Head coach

Ben McCollum (Northwest Missouri State)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Sash (William Penn)
Luke Barnwell (Newman)
Connor Wheeler (SIU Edwardsville)
Bryston Williams (Northwest Missouri State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2025* TBD, TBD	Robert Morris	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
November 7, 2025* TBD, TBD	Western Illinois	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2025* TBD, TBD	Xavier	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2025* TBD, TBD	vs. Ole Miss Acrisure Classic	Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, CA
November 26, 2025* TBD, TBD	vs. Grand Canyon or Utah Acrisure Classic	Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, CA
December 11, 2025* TBD, TBD	at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 14, 2025* TBD, TBD	Western Michigan	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 20, 2025* TBD, TBD	vs. Bucknell	Casey's Center Des Moines, IA
TBD* TBD, TBD	Saint Louis	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD* TBD, TBD	Chicago State	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	Illinois Rivalry	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
TBD TBD, TBD	Maryland	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
TBD TBD, TBD	Michigan	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Michigan State	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
TBD TBD, TBD	at Minnesota	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
TBD TBD, TBD	Nebraska	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
TBD TBD, TBD	Northwestern	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	Ohio State	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
TBD TBD, TBD	at Penn State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBD TBD, TBD	Purdue	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
TBD TBD, TBD	Rutgers	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	UCLA	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	USC	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
TBD TBD, TBD	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[6]

References

^ Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2025). "Iowa dismisses head coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2025). "Iowa hires Drake's Ben McCollum as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ "Harding hits late 3 to help Iowa pull away and beat Ohio State 77-70 in a Big Ten Tournament opener". ESPN.com. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
^ "Kylan Boswell scores 24 points to help No. 24 Illinois beat Iowa 106-94 in Big Ten tourney". ESPN.com. March 13, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ Tachman, Tyler (March 15, 2025). "Iowa basketball won't participate in postseason tournament following Fran McCaffery departure". Hawk Central. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ "2025-26 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

[1] Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2025). "Iowa dismisses head coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[2] Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2025). "Iowa hires Drake's Ben McCollum as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[3] "Harding hits late 3 to help Iowa pull away and beat Ohio State 77-70 in a Big Ten Tournament opener". ESPN.com. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

[4] "Kylan Boswell scores 24 points to help No. 24 Illinois beat Iowa 106-94 in Big Ten tourney". ESPN.com. March 13, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[5] Tachman, Tyler (March 15, 2025). "Iowa basketball won't participate in postseason tournament following Fran McCaffery departure". Hawk Central. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

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Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
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Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
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