Fight for Iowa - New Iowa MBB guard Ty'Reek Coleman

About this episode

Gary Dolphin interviews new Iowa guard Ty'Reek Coleman about his transfer and expectations for the upcoming season.

This week on the Fight for Iowa podcast, Gary Dolphin visits with new Hawkeye guard Ty'Reek Coleman, the talented transfer from Illinois State who helped lead the Redbirds to the NIT title game during an impressive freshman season. Coleman discusses his relationship with Ben McCollum, why Iowa felt like the right fit, and what excites him most about joining the Hawkeyes. Dolph also shares Coach McCollum’s thoughts on Iowa’s two transfer portal additions — Coleman and 7-foot-3 center Andrew McKeever — as the Hawkeyes continue building their roster for next season. Plus, a look at Iowa’s newly released Big Ten schedule and the matchups awaiting the Hawkeyes this winter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Gary Dolphin

Guest: Ty'Reek Coleman

Topics covered

• Iowa basketball
• transfer portal
• NIT title
• Big Ten schedule
• Hawkeye roster

Keywords

• Iowa MBB
• Ty'Reek Coleman
• transfer
• Ben McCollum
• Big Ten schedule

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Illinois State, Hawkeyes, Big Ten

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