Iowa working to finalize deal to hire Ben McCollum

[DUBulldog]

I don't think he could have come anywhere close to repeating that success at Drake next season, so he knew he would never be a hotter commodity than he is now.

If he didn't do it this year, he might never have had the chance again.

Guy is a great coach, but not sure his way of doing things will translate well to the Big10

[SalukiWorld]

I don't think he could have come anywhere close to repeating that success at Drake next season, so he knew he would never be a hotter commodity than he is now.

If he didn't do it this year, he might never have had the chance again.

Guy is a great coach, but not sure his way of doing things will translate well to the Big10

I think it will and I don't think he'll be at Iowa for long

[tribecalledquest]

Medved to Minnesota.

All three new Big Ten coaches were coaches at Drake - Devries (Indiana), McCollum (Iowa), Medved (Minnesota).

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Hearing Giacoletti, Phelps, Keno, Kanaskie, & Abatemarco are finalists for the other Big Ten jobs.

[DUBulldog]

Hearing Giacoletti, Phelps, Keno, Kanaskie, & Abatemarco are finalists for the other Big Ten jobs.

Rudy Washington will come out of retirement, too.

Phelps, Kanaskie and Abatemarco are all still D1 assistant coaches, believe it or not.

Hell, Bob Ortegel and Gary Garner are still alive, maybe they'll be in the mix for the next B10 opening.

[TylerDurden]

Drake's season was a proof of concept for McCollum.

Multiple things lined up and he cashed in. Sucks for Drake and the MVC, but it's hard blame him.

Guy has won everywhere, so I'm not betting against him.

[DUBulldog]

Anybody know if Chris Lowery is still available?

I'm guessing one of the big name schools has already snagged him.

[BCPanther]

Anybody know if Chris Lowery is still available?

I'm guessing one of the big name schools has already snagged him.

Hearing that Houston is looking to fire Kelvin and bring Lowery in before they play this weekend...

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Given that dean_siu spent years on the K-State board singing the praises of Lowery, wonder if he’ll pitch his case over on the Drake board.

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Speaking of the Drake board, it looks like Linda Sayavongchanh is getting some run there. That’s a name I didn’t have on my radar at all!

I'd like to see Linda Sayavongchanh get an interview. She is a Des Moines native. Drake Grad. Had a ton of success as an assistant at both Creighton and currently at Indiana where she is also the recruiting coordinator. While at Creighton she helped them to an Elite 8 appearance. At Indiana they went to the Sweet 16 in 2023-2024, where they lost by 4 to the eventual national champions, South Carolina. She is a winner!