Video: Bennett Stirtz on lessons learned from Drake's NCAA Tournament run Bennett Stirtz meets with media after Iowa basketball earns a 9-seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes will play 8-seed Clemson in the round of 64. IOWA CITY — After the end of the regular season, the Big Ten handed out a list of individual honors. All-conference teams, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and other recognition of that nature. The Big Ten doesn’t have an award for Big Ten Newcomer Coach of the Year. But if it did, Iowa's Ben McCollum would very likely be the recipient. Four Big Ten programs had new head coaches this season — Iowa, Indiana, Maryland and Minnesota. The...
