With the Big Ten claiming national championships in men’s and women’s basketball, we now turn our attention to the offseason fully.
The women’s transfer portal exits are done, but what can we expect on the men’s side?
The Register’s Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow wander through Ben McCollum’s roster, his decision to turn down a North Carolina interview and more … including an early women’s portal visitor and spring-football conversations.
“(McCollum) didn’t even engage in getting to that formal interview process,” Tachman said in the latest Hawk Central podcast. “So he stopped it before then. That speaks to Ben McCollum’s investment in the Iowa program, his love for the program and the state.”
For a direct link to the podcast, click here.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa basketball coach Ben McCollum turns down Carolina, turns up portal pursuits
Reporting by Chad Leistikow, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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