ROSWELL, Ga. – Drake men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum has been named a semifinalist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time, the Naismith Awards announced this morning. McCollum is one of 10 head coaches from five different leagues included on the list.
McCollum has made an immediate impact in his first season leading Drake. He guided the Bulldogs to a school-record 30 victories, while sweeping the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and post-season tournaments en route to the school's eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, including the third straight year.