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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 process

21 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

College basketball coaching carousel: Texas A&M hiring Samford's Bucky McMillan

The college basketball coaching carousel is revving up. Here's a look at who's in and who's out.

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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...

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2025 college basketball transfer portal tracker: North Carolina lands Henri Veesaar from Arizona

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.

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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.

1 DAY AGO • 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 Creighton

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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.

2 DAYS AGO

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 guards

2 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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.

3 DAYS AGO • 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.

4 DAYS AGO • 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.

4 DAYS AGO • 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...

5 DAYS AGO • 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 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A longtime fan, Ben McCollum aims to restore winning at Iowa

Ben McCollum grew up a fan of the Iowa men’s basketball team

MARCH 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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 Madness

MARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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 Tournament

MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

In March Madness, the women still have more stars and perhaps more people watching too

The two biggest names in college basketball these days will be playing in the women’s tournament when March Madness gets into full swing

MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iowa men's basketball loses second player to transfer portal (copy) The Iowa men's basketball team suffered its second transfer portal defection since the dismissal of Fran McCaffery as head coach of the Hawk...

MARCH 18 • QCTIMES.COM

Brock Harding - Plans to enter portal Harding plans to enter the NCAA's transfer portal, according to Grant Grubbs of On3.com.

Impact Iowa's 2024-25 team will not participate in a March tournament, thereby ending Harding's sophomore season. Not long after the last of the tourneys' teams and schedules were finalized, he will give the transfer portal a go. Harding has two years of collegiate eligibility and a redshirt remaining.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Iowa parts ways with Fran McCaffery Iowa dismissed men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons on Friday. The university's all-time leader in wins (297), McCaffery g...

MARCH 14 • WATAUGADEMOCRAT.COM

Iowa basketball coaching candidates: 8 names who could replace Fran McCaffery After Iowa fired Fran McCaffery, here's a look at eight candidates the Hawkeyes could hire as their next basketball coach, including Drake's...

MARCH 14 • USATODAY.COM