#34 Iowa Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Iowa Hawkeyes
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #34
 
Conference Rank: #9 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 17-16
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Ben McCollum
Coach Record: 0-0 at Iowa, 425-95 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Owen Freeman, Forward, 16.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.8 bpg
Payton Sandfort, Forward, 16.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.9 apg
Josh Dix, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.8 apg
Drew Thelwell, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg
Pryce Sanfort, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.3 apg
Brock Harding, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.5 spg
Seydou Traore, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg
Ladji Dembele, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Cooper Koch, Freshman, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Tavion Banks, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Drake
Kael Combs, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Drake
Alvaro Folgueiras, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Robert Morris
Brendan Hausen, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Kansas State
Isaia Howard, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Drake
Trevin Jirak, Freshman, Center
Cam Manyawu, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Drake
Peyton McCollum, Freshman, Guard
Tate Sage, Freshman, Guard
Bennett Stirtz, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Drake
Trey Thompson, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 82.5 (16th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 79.7 (336, 18)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.0 (12, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 47.7 (338, 18)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.8 (31, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.0 (20, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (236, 16)
Rebound Margin: -4.9 (339, 18)
Assists Per Game: 18.3 (3, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.8 (24, 2)