The Hawkeyes officially hired Drake coach Ben McCollum to replace Fran McCaffery on Monday, just two days after the Bulldogs were knocked out of the NCAA tournament. Welcome Home, @CoachMcCollum 🐤 Ben McCollum named head coach of the Iowa Men’s Basketball program. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/zjRrOAMMJK

The Iowa Hawkeyes did not wait long to find Fran McCaffery's replacement. In fact, there's a good chance they knew all along that they wanted to go after Drake's Ben McCollum. They just had to wait for him to become available,

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.