Iowa welcomes Ben McCollum
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As Iowa vied for the services of Ben McCollum after a successful debut season at Drake, reports differed Sunday. Comments from Monday and Tuesday paint a clear order of events.
The new Hawkeyes men’s basketball coach’s mother, Mary Timko, got her master’s and law degrees at Iowa before being an assistant county attorney. She then served for 33 years as a District Court judge in northwest Iowa.
Drake guard Bennett Stirtz is set to enter the transfer portal and intends to join the Hawkeyes alongside McCollum, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
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, was named head coach at Iowa.
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