SWARMCAST: Iowa's Special First Season Under Ben McCollum, Portal Plans, Jaidyn Coon's Official

About this episode

The episode discusses Ben McCollum's first season at Iowa, the team's Elite Eight run, and future plans regarding the transfer portal and recruiting.

Eliot Clough, Sean Bock and David Eickholt share their thoughts on Ben McCollum's first season at Iowa, the run to the Elite Eight and what's next for the Hawkeyes in the transfer portal and recruiting. Breaking down how the Hawkeyes accomplished what they did, detailing how Alvaro Folgueiras' presence (or lack thereof) could change Iowa's portal plans, Jaidyn Coon and his official visit to Iowa City, plus more.

People in this episode

Hosts: Eliot Clough, Sean Bock, David Eickholt

Topics covered

• Iowa basketball
• Ben McCollum
• transfer portal
• recruiting
• Jaidyn Coon
• Elite Eight run

Keywords

• Iowa Hawkeyes
• Ben McCollum
• transfer portal
• recruiting
• Jaidyn Coon
• Elite Eight
• Alvaro Folgueiras

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Organizations: Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa

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