Iowa has agreed to a deal to hire Drake's Ben McCollum as its next head men's basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Monday.
McCollum just finished his first season at Drake, leading the Bulldogs to a 31-4 record and the program's first appearance in the NCAA tournament's Round of 32 since 1971. They won the Missouri Valley Conference's regular-season title and conference tournament championship before beating 6-seed Missouri in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
He won Missouri Valley Coach of the Year honors and was named a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award.