Drake star guard Bennett Stirtz plans to enter the transfer portal and follow coach Ben McCollum to Iowa, he told The Field of 68 on Tuesday.
Stirtz, one of the biggest breakout stars of the 2024-25 college basketball season, spent one season with the Bulldogs after transferring from Division II Northwest Missouri State when McCollum left for Drake.
A 6-foot-4 point guard, Stirtz won Missouri Valley Player of the Year and led the country in minutes played. He averaged 19.2 points and 5.7 assists, ranking in the top 50 nationally in both categories.