Iowa men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum has officially hired a pair of assistants to his first coaching staff with the Hawkeyes.

McCollum replaces 15-year veteran head coach Fran McCaffery, whom Iowa fired on March 14 following a 17-16 (7-13 Big Ten) finish this past season. McCollum will be tasked with reinvigorating the Iowa program, which has not made the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and has not advanced beyond the second round since the 1998-99 campaign.

Ben McCollum and his family pulled up to Carver-Hawkeye Arena as passengers in a black Chevy Suburban 15 minutes before his scheduled introductory news conference as Iowa’s new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday.

Iowa basketball coach Ben McCollum provides insight into his recruiting messaging as he tries to rebuild the Hawkeyes' roster.

Iowa men's basketball has found its replacement for Fran McCaffery. The Hawkeyes will hire Drake's Ben McCollum as their next head coach.

Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum has expressed flexibility in his pace of play philosophy and approach to scheduling for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa men's basketball is holding an introductory press conference for new Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum. Follow for live updates on what he says.

Based on the circumstances, Iowa is tasked with reconstructing the roster in a way that the program hasn’t been accustomed to in recent history.

IOWA CITY - Iowa men's basketball has its next head coach. The Hawkeyes have signed Drake's Ben McCollum, as first reported Monday morning by ESPN's Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello. He replaces Fran McCaffery,