Based on the circumstances, Iowa is tasked with reconstructing the roster in a way that the program hasn’t been accustomed to in recent history.

New head coach Ben McCollum's Iowa roots are "a special part of the story," but athletic director Beth Goetz said he was hired to lead the men's basketball team because he is "a proven winner."

Tough kids win,” McCollum said when asked about what he learned from having to rebuild Drake’s roster last offseason. “Connected groups win. Kids that work with a level o