Ben McCollum, Iowa and Hawkeyes
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As a No. 11 seed after winning the Missouri Valley conference title, Drake took out No. 6 Missouri, 67-57, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 3 Texas Tech, 77-64, on Saturday in the second round.
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.
Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake's head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum,
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 on Monday.
One of West Virginia's top head coaching candidates, Ben McCollum, is officially off the board. There were some conflicting reports on Sunday by local reporters who cover the Iowa Hawkeyes for 247 Sports and The Des Moines Register in regards to McCollum "finalizing a deal" with Iowa.