Thankfully Beth hired the right former Drake head coach.
The future of Iowa men's basketball looks very bright.
GO HAWKS!!!
The future of Iowa men's basketball looks very bright.
GO HAWKS!!!
Ben McCollum >>> Darian DeVries
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What a clinic at Assembly Hall.
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Iowa 74-57 Indiana (Jan 17, 2026) Box Score - ESPN
Box score for the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Indiana Hoosiers NCAAM game from January 17, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.
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It's funny that some actually think DD was her top choice over Ben. Lol.
Beth making the haters look stupid.
Beth making the haters look stupid.
With IU bball fans unreal expectations (on par with husker football) in 4-5 years devries will be looking for a new job.
By the time the end of last season rolled around, Ben McCollum was the guy I wanted without a doubt. So glad we have him.
Sure, Chad. Excellent points. But not having the stomach flu and getting a fair shake from the officials might have played a tiny role as well. Yep. That's all it takes to win on the road in the BIG.
They have a very strong brand to maintain. Win or lose they're still going to have a huge budget to maintain that program. And I'm sure revenue will show a solid return.
Now if they spent that on NIL to buy players for little return, then that would be a different hilarious story.
This is just plain dumb. Judging a long-term coaching hire by how their team did in season 1? I guess 1-10 Kirk Ferentz was a much worse hire than the hundreds of coaches at other programs who have come and gone since him and started with better records.
Indiana will be fine. They had FOUR different scholarship guys out for the season with injuries. Josh Harris is a 4 star guy who averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds last year and didn't play a game this year. They brought in a point guard transfer who averaged 11 pts last year who also never played at all. Even the crown jewel of their portal class, Tucker DeVries, was a shell of himself averaging just 13 pts and 5 rbs after off season shoulder surgery. He was a 47% shooter from 3 last year at West Virginia and was expected to be a star this year. Things happen.
McCullum was fortunate enough to bring over an in-state all-American senior point guard who single handedly carried the rest of the portal transfers, a group of mediocre role players. Had he been injured this year, I'm not sure Iowa would have been a .500 program. That would have been ZERO reflection on the coaching hire. And even with Stirtz, Iowa is a #9 seed and Indiana was one of the first 4 out. That's a very small gap.
I hope for Iowa's sake they can rebuild next year after the loss of Stirtz. But it's not easy to catch that kind of lightening in a bottle twice. If Combs is running the offense next year, we're in trouble. Meanwhile, Indiana is already reloading. They've got commits from three Top 100 high school kids and we'll see what they do in the portal. Ben has struggled to get commits thus far, but it's too soon to tell how he is as a recruiter.
Indiana will be fine. They had FOUR different scholarship guys out for the season with injuries. Josh Harris is a 4 star guy who averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds last year and didn't play a game this year. They brought in a point guard transfer who averaged 11 pts last year who also never played at all. Even the crown jewel of their portal class, Tucker DeVries, was a shell of himself averaging just 13 pts and 5 rbs after off season shoulder surgery. He was a 47% shooter from 3 last year at West Virginia and was expected to be a star this year. Things happen.
McCullum was fortunate enough to bring over an in-state all-American senior point guard who single handedly carried the rest of the portal transfers, a group of mediocre role players. Had he been injured this year, I'm not sure Iowa would have been a .500 program. That would have been ZERO reflection on the coaching hire. And even with Stirtz, Iowa is a #9 seed and Indiana was one of the first 4 out. That's a very small gap.
I hope for Iowa's sake they can rebuild next year after the loss of Stirtz. But it's not easy to catch that kind of lightening in a bottle twice. If Combs is running the offense next year, we're in trouble. Meanwhile, Indiana is already reloading. They've got commits from three Top 100 high school kids and we'll see what they do in the portal. Ben has struggled to get commits thus far, but it's too soon to tell how he is as a recruiter.
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Something to note on that chart is that it includes things like buyouts (I.e. Mike Woodson) and other operational expenses. It’s not NIL or rev share. Context matters.
But still think Ben is the better fit here by a mile.
But still think Ben is the better fit here by a mile.
4-5 years!? If he has as poor of a season as this year, he might not get to year 3... He had some players, with their large NIL. And Tucker who is no slouch. They had the chance to put the pieces together, and DeVries fell flat on his face. Ouch. Almost feel sorry for him.
Devries' son was a two-time, Mo Valley player of the year. Faked an injury at West Virginia to have eligibility at Indiana for his Daddy. Indiana had all conference players from 4 different D-1 conferences and a contributing player from 2025 National champion, Florida. It is more than fair to compare the two in their first year and Ben blew Devries away.
DD will have several years to prove his coaching chops but IU had a high player payroll this season and it has to be a failure not making the postseason.
The decision to pass on any postseason tourny speaks volumes to
1. total disappointment in hoosier-land ( karma for fb?)
2. The pay to play vet laden team DD put together to make a splash immediately...to make the dance....failing that, no there,there.
DD has a top 15 class coming in so they will be back.
The decision to pass on any postseason tourny speaks volumes to
1. total disappointment in hoosier-land ( karma for fb?)
2. The pay to play vet laden team DD put together to make a splash immediately...to make the dance....failing that, no there,there.
DD has a top 15 class coming in so they will be back.
He got paid an insane amount of money. If it doesn’t work out his ego will take a hit but his great grandkids are set for life and they are not even born yet.
DeVries's son was a well know partier at West Virgina. He got a lot of NIL money and was know to like cocaine as well. He got hurt and was not himself this season and part of that is because of his off the court antics. Tells you something if the coach can't even control his own son.
Something tells me the family is all about money first.
Something tells me the family is all about money first.
Give McCollum Indiana's resources and brand recognition and the Hoosiers' season ends much, much differently. No contest who the better coach is.
Tucker did not look like he did 2 years ago at drake,this season.
Looked doughy, and shot poorly.
Wilkerson was the star that tucker got payed to be.
Tucker destined for Europe unless he shapes up before draft.
DeVries son looked out of shape and slow this season IMO.
I thought same thing about Tucker. Even with the “injury” at WV shouldn’t have affected him this year but seems like he got a case of the Owen Freeman this year. And to think when his dad left for WV question was does he follow or enter the draft and he was considered top 5 portal guy.
Tucker got over $1 million at West Virginia; imagine what IU paid him. And imagine what they paid their other top players. All for a 10th place finish in the B1G and no NCAA Tournament invite.
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 31-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 27-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-11 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| IOWA | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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Man get out of here with that kind of ******** and innuendo.
So I've watched Tucker since he was a Freshman at Drake. And I'm a huge fan of his dad as well. Tucker got hurt his last year at Drake ( shoulder) and honestly hasn't been close to the same player since. And I know he's been hurt a few other times as well. He's not a great athlete but I really do think the injuries have affected his game. I'm not going to wish ill on an Iowa kid or his dad. Both did great things for the Drake program.
have to agree. dude navigated the b1g with a midmajor roster to the tune of 21 wins. of course the real verdict has to wait until he signs a reasonably talented squad that takes rest of the b1g to the cleaners
Idk what he has, but IIRC it’s better. Regardless, he’s had 6 years to build.