FEATURED GAME
Beat #4 Florida
73
vs
72
Statement win on a neutral floor over #4
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2025-26 at a glance
2025-26 Iowa Men's Basketball
24-13
Overall
10-10
Big Ten
#15
Peak AP rank
Ben McCollum
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
0-1 record in OT
Best 3-point game
9/18
50% vs Maryland
Points per game
74.5
#215 nationally
Power rating
+19.2
Simple Rating System — #23 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
101
vs Robert Morris on Nov 4
Best defensive game
held them to 39
vs Bucknell (94-39)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Southern California (73-72)
Biggest win
by 55
vs Bucknell (94-39)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#15
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
7
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
14-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
3-8
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #9 Nebraska
57
vs
52
Took down #9 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #15 Nebraska
77
vs
71
Statement win on a neutral floor over #15
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Bucknell
94
vs
39
Wire-to-wire control — won by 55
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
OT LOSS
Lost OT vs Nebraska
75
vs
84
Came up short in overtime by 9
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Michigan
68
vs
71
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #4 Iowa State
62
vs
66
Tough matchup against #4
2025-26 Schedule 37 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | Home Robert Morris | 101–69 | W |
| Nov 7 | Home Western Illinois | 77–58 | W |
| Nov 14 | Home Xavier | 81–62 | W |
| Nov 18 | Home Southeast Missouri State | 99–70 | W |
| Nov 20 | Home Chicago State | 93–54 | W |
| Nov 25 | Neutral Mississippi | 74–69 | W |
| Nov 26 | Neutral Grand Canyon | 59–46 | W |
| Dec 2 | Away Michigan State | 52–71 | L |
| Dec 6 | Home Maryland | 83–64 | W |
| Dec 11 | Away Iowa State | 62–66 | L |
| Dec 14 | Home Western Michigan | 91–51 | W |
| Dec 20 | Neutral Bucknell | 94–39 | W |
| Dec 29 | Home Massachusetts-Lowell | 90–62 | W |
| Jan 3 | Home UCLA | 74–61 | W |
| Jan 6 | Away Minnesota | 67–70 | L |
| Jan 11 | Home Illinois | 69–75 | L |
| Jan 14 | Away Purdue | 72–79 | L |
| Jan 17 | Away Indiana | 74–57 | W |
| Jan 20 | Home Rutgers | 68–62 | W |
| Jan 28 | Home Southern California | 73–72 | W |
| Feb 1 | Away Oregon | 84–66 | W |
| Feb 4 | Away Washington | 84–74 | W |
| Feb 8 | Home Northwestern | 76–70 | W |
| Feb 11 | Away Maryland | 70–77 | L |
| Feb 14 | Home Purdue | 57–78 | L |
| Feb 17 | Home Nebraska | 57–52 | W |
| Feb 22 | Away Wisconsin | 71–84 | L |
| Feb 25 | Home Ohio State | 74–57 | W |
| Feb 28 | Away Penn State | 69–71 | L |
| Mar 5 | Home Michigan | 68–71 | L |
| Mar 8 | Away Nebraska | 75–84 | L |
| Mar 11 | Neutral Maryland | 75–64 | W |
| Mar 12 | Neutral Ohio State | 69–72 | L |
| Mar 20 | Neutral Clemson | 67–61 | W |
| Mar 22 | Neutral Florida | 73–72 | W |
| Mar 26 | Neutral Nebraska | 77–71 | W |
| Mar 28 | Neutral Illinois | 59–71 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
74.5
vs
66.3
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+8.2 points per game
Field goal %
48.7%
vs
45.9%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+2.8 percentage points
3-point %
35.6%
vs
33.3%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+2.3 percentage points
Free throw %
76.9%
vs
73.7%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+3.2 percentage points
Total rebounds
29.3
vs
28.9
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+0.4 rebounds per game
Assists
15.0
vs
11.9
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+3.1 assists per game
Turnovers
9.5
vs
12.8
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-3.3 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
37.0
37.0
0.0
Minutes
40.1
40.1
0.0
FG
26.0
22.8
+3.2
FGA
53.4
49.6
+3.8
FG%
48.7%
45.9%
+2.8
3P
8.2
6.6
+1.6
3PA
22.9
19.9
+3.0
3P%
35.6%
33.3%
+2.3
2P
17.8
16.2
+1.6
2PA
30.4
29.8
+0.6
2P%
58.6%
54.3%
+4.3
FT
14.4
14.1
+0.3
FTA
18.7
19.1
-0.4
FT%
76.9%
73.7%
+3.2
ORB
8.8
8.4
+0.4
DRB
20.5
20.4
+0.1
TRB
29.3
28.9
+0.4
AST
15.0
11.9
+3.1
STL
6.8
5.1
+1.7
BLK
1.9
2.7
-0.8
TOV
9.5
12.8
-3.3
PF
17.4
17.4
0.0
PTS
74.5
66.3
+8.2
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett StirtzG | 37 | 37 | 37.7 | 6.8 | 14.2 | 47.7 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 35.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 84.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| Tavion BanksG | 37 | 35 | 23.3 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 52.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 44.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 79.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| Alvaro FolgueirasF | 37 | 1 | 20.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 33.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 76.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| Cooper KochF | 37 | 37 | 28.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 43.7 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 40.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 83.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Cam ManyawuF | 37 | 37 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 63.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| Tate SageG | 37 | 0 | 16.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 49.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 71.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Kael CombsG | 37 | 33 | 26.1 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 49.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 83.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| Isaia HowardG | 37 | 5 | 18.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 45.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 28.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Brendan HausenG | 21 | 0 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 32.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Trevin JirakC | 17 | 0 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 47.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 70.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Joey MatteoniF | 11 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Jacob KochG | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett StirtzG | 37 | 1396 | 22.3 | 60.7 | — | 26.9 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 24.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 704 |
| Alvaro FolgueirasF | 37 | 767 | 20.4 | 62.2 | — | 21.6 | 6.3 | 18.1 | 12.1 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 323 |
| Cam ManyawuF | 37 | 710 | 20.9 | 62.7 | — | 17.5 | 12.9 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 258 |
| Cooper KochF | 37 | 1052 | 12.5 | 60.6 | — | 13.6 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 270 |
| Isaia HowardG | 37 | 672 | 14.2 | 52.8 | — | 16.7 | 6.1 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 195 |
| Tavion BanksG | 37 | 863 | 19.7 | 61.4 | — | 23.3 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 13.7 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 366 |
| Tate SageG | 37 | 597 | 16.4 | 62.1 | — | 18.8 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 214 |
| Kael CombsG | 37 | 965 | 10.9 | 58.4 | — | 14.2 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 20.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 249 |
| Joey MatteoniF | 11 | 40 | 17.8 | 51.8 | — | 25.8 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 16.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 18 |
| Brendan HausenG | 21 | 215 | 11.5 | 50.5 | — | 21.9 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 72 |
| Trevin JirakC | 17 | 137 | 12.6 | 57.1 | — | 27.7 | 2.0 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 26.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 25.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -2.4 | 62 |
| Jacob KochG | 5 | 10 | 4.7 | 33.3 | — | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -9.5 | 2 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Shooting | 3PT | Boards | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-FGA | FG% | eFG% | 3P-3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | |||
| Nov 4 | Robert Morris | W 101–69 | 29-47 | 61.7 | 69.1 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| Nov 7 | Western Illinois | W 77–58 | 26-50 | 52.0 | 62.0 | 10-25 | 40.0 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 6 |
| Nov 14 | Xavier | W 81–62 | 29-51 | 56.9 | 59.8 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 13 |
| Nov 18 | Southeast Missouri State | W 99–70 | 30-49 | 61.2 | 71.4 | 10-23 | 43.5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
| Nov 20 | Chicago State | W 93–54 | 33-58 | 56.9 | 67.2 | 12-31 | 38.7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 26 | 6 | 6 |
| Nov 25 | vs Ole Miss | W 74–69 | 24-56 | 42.9 | 50.0 | 8-22 | 36.4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Nov 26 | vs Grand Canyon | W 59–46 | 19-47 | 40.4 | 46.8 | 6-19 | 31.6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Dec 2 | @ Michigan State | L 52–71 | 17-45 | 37.8 | 45.6 | 7-23 | 30.4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Dec 6 | Maryland | W 83–64 | 34-63 | 54.0 | 61.1 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 10 |
| Dec 11 | @ Iowa State | L 62–66 | 26-51 | 51.0 | 57.8 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| Dec 14 | Western Michigan | W 91–51 | 33-59 | 55.9 | 67.8 | 14-31 | 45.2 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| Dec 20 | vs Bucknell | W 94–39 | 38-63 | 60.3 | 66.7 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 9 |
| Dec 29 | UMass Lowell | W 90–62 | 32-55 | 58.2 | 61.8 | 4-14 | 28.6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 |
| Jan 3 | UCLA | W 74–61 | 22-47 | 46.8 | 55.3 | 8-26 | 30.8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Jan 6 | @ Minnesota | L 67–70 | 25-63 | 39.7 | 45.2 | 7-26 | 26.9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Jan 11 | Illinois | L 69–75 | 27-66 | 40.9 | 47.7 | 9-29 | 31.0 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 8 |
| Jan 14 | @ Purdue | L 72–79 | 27-51 | 52.9 | 64.7 | 12-25 | 48.0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
| Jan 17 | @ Indiana | W 74–57 | 23-46 | 50.0 | 57.6 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Jan 20 | Rutgers | W 68–62 | 24-51 | 47.1 | 53.9 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Jan 28 | Southern California | W 73–72 | 23-55 | 41.8 | 49.1 | 8-25 | 32.0 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Feb 1 | @ Oregon | W 84–66 | 33-56 | 58.9 | 67.9 | 10-22 | 45.5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| Feb 4 | @ Washington | W 84–74 | 31-52 | 59.6 | 68.3 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Feb 8 | Northwestern | W 76–70 | 24-53 | 45.3 | 50.0 | 5-16 | 31.3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 7 |
| Feb 11 | @ Maryland | L 70–77 | 25-59 | 42.4 | 48.3 | 7-28 | 25.0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Feb 14 | Purdue | L 57–78 | 20-53 | 37.7 | 43.4 | 6-22 | 27.3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb 17 | Nebraska | W 57–52 | 17-51 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 6-23 | 26.1 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Feb 22 | @ Wisconsin | L 71–84 | 28-59 | 47.5 | 53.4 | 7-26 | 26.9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Feb 25 | Ohio State | W 74–57 | 27-47 | 57.4 | 62.8 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| Feb 28 | @ Penn State | L 69–71 | 26-57 | 45.6 | 53.5 | 9-28 | 32.1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
| Mar 5 | Michigan | L 68–71 | 25-64 | 39.1 | 44.5 | 7-26 | 26.9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| Mar 8 | @ Nebraska | L 75–84 OT | 27-56 | 48.2 | 58.0 | 11-30 | 36.7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 19 |
| Mar 11 | vs Maryland | W 75–64 | 27-53 | 50.9 | 59.4 | 9-23 | 39.1 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Mar 12 | vs Ohio State | L 69–72 | 22-44 | 50.0 | 61.4 | 10-21 | 47.6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| Mar 20 | vs Clemson | W 67–61 | 18-47 | 38.3 | 45.7 | 7-25 | 28.0 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Mar 22 | vs Florida | W 73–72 | 26-51 | 51.0 | 57.8 | 7-24 | 29.2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 9 |
| Mar 26 | vs Nebraska | W 77–71 | 27-52 | 51.9 | 64.4 | 13-30 | 43.3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| Mar 28 | vs Illinois | L 59–71 | 18-47 | 38.3 | 50.0 | 11-30 | 36.7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
2025-26 Roster 14 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cam Manyawu | JR | F | 6-9 | 228 | Kansas City, MO | Staley (MO) |
| 5 | Peyton McCollum | FR | G | 6-2 | 180 | Maryville, MO | Maryville (MO) |
| 6 | Tavion Banks | SR | G | 6-7 | 200 | Kansas City, MO | Minnesota Prep (MN) |
| 7 | Alvaro Folgueiras | JR | F | 6-9 | 215 | Malaga, Spain | DME Academy (FL) |
| 8 | Cooper Koch | SO | F | 6-8 | 215 | Peoria, IL | Metamora Township (IL) |
| 10 | Jacob Koch | SO | G | 6-2 | 180 | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City West (IA) |
| 11 | Kael Combs | JR | G | 6-4 | 190 | Nixa, MO | Nixa (MO) |
| 14 | Bennett Stirtz | SR | G | 6-4 | 180 | Liberty, MO | Liberty (MO) |
| 15 | Brendan Hausen | SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Amarillo, TX | Amarillo (TX) |
| 20 | Trey Thompson | FR | F | 6-8 | 220 | Greeneville, TN | Greeneville (TN) |
| 23 | Isaia Howard | SO | G | 6-5 | 200 | Plattsburg, MO | Plattsburg (MO) |
| 24 | Tate Sage | FR | G | 6-7 | 210 | Weatherford, OK | Weatherford (OK) |
| 27 | Trevin Jirak | FR | C | 6-11 | 250 | West Des Moines, IA | Valley (West Des Moines, IA) |
| 44 | Joey Matteoni | SO | F | 6-8 | 215 | Overland Park, KS | Blue Valley Northwest (KS) |
2025-26 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#15
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #15
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 3
- Total Weeks
- 21
Week-by-week rankings
11/10
NR
11/17
NR
11/24
NR
12/1
NR
12/8
NR
12/15
NR
12/22
#25
12/29
NR
1/5
#19
1/12
NR
1/19
NR
1/26
NR
2/2
NR
2/9
NR
2/16
NR
2/23
NR
3/2
NR
3/9
NR
3/16
NR
3/23
NR
Final
#15
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM