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https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-men/2025/05/15/iowa-basketball-trevin-jirak-ben-mccollum-valley-high-school-hawkeyes-big-ten/83578060007/ Great article by Tyler. Hard to believe he visited Iowa under Fran and didn't get an offer. This kid grew up a Hawkeye...

Well, Utah did have that crazy guy that kidnapped the young Mormon girl and led her on a cult like existence for a couple years before being rescued. That was different..... But back to Iowa basketball.......

Ben also keeps saying his players have to be humble and willing to serve. In this day and age this seems like it could be a pretty tall order. Plus being to play in the B1G!!

In listening to a couple of Ben's interviews, he's been pretty consistent in saying the first criteria they look at in a recruit, no matter what the situation is, can they play in the B1G. So, any high school or portal guy yet to come in will have to pass that test. I have no problem with that.

I wouldn't be surprised if Badara Diakite ended up going to Penn, that is if he can get in.

I'm curious what BVU is doing hiring Jeff Horner? I keep thinking somebody from the Des Moines Register will sniff it out and write a story but not so far. Are they planning on upgrading their athletic programs? That would make sense. It has been proven that having good athletic programs helps...

Somewhat similar experience growing up. My friends and I were always sneaking into the Diagonal gym on weekends to shoot hoops. We would do things like leave a window open just a little bit so we could open it and get in. The school never allowed it offic ially, though. Sometimes a teacher...

Even though he's Belgian he's been playing in Spain, which makes me believe he knows Alavaro, who is from Spain. If so, it din't help. I'de guess at this point Iowa has only so much NIL money and if another team can pay more it will be tough to beat. There are still plenty of players out there...

Horner's hiring is the lead story in the Storm Lake Times but you have to be a subscriber to read it. Bummer that.

We're thinking of visiting Spirit Lake as well.

Does anybody know where Jeff's wife is from?

It seem like BJ's name has been thrown out there when potential Hawk coaches are being listed but nothing ever very serious. I always figured he was set for life financially with this NBA and sports agent experience. He must want to get involved in putting together an NBA team. Sacramento...

What is BV, DIII or NAIA? Jeff will certainly give the program some name recognition. Maybe they are wanting to upgrade? I've never been to Storm Lake. A month or so ago the City of Storm Lake posted an article on facebook about hometown boy Ben MCcollum getting hired as the hawk coach. I...

Jeff Horner has been hired as the new head coach of Buena Vista University. One can't ignore that BV is located in Storm Lake, hometown of new HC Ben McCollum. Need some time to ponder this one............

BJ Armstrong has been hired as the assistant general manager of the Sacramento Kings!

I grew up in Ringgold County, south of Des Moines on the Missouri line, I'd say it's 75% ISU.

Who are the actual owners of HN?

I never understood why Fran couldn't recruit good PGs into a run and gun system.

I thought the Death Star had finally blown HN out of existence.

I suspect there will eventually be a governing body, and schools will divide into one of two camps. One camp will be colleges being a minor league pro system preparing players for the NBA and maximizing money will be paramount. This group will compete against the G and international leagues...