According to Hawkeye director of athletics Beth Goetz, she determined quickly McCollum was the man for the job for various reasons. “As quickly as I became convinced that Ben was the guy we were ...

IOWA CITY - Beth Goetz had a phone call three years ago with Ben McCollum. Goetz, then the athletics director at Ball State, was looking for a men's basketball coach. McCollum, meanwhile ...

A look behind the scenes of how Hawkeyes athletic director Beth Goetz landed on hiring Ben McCollum as Iowa men's basketball's next head coach.

Beth Goetz knew that Ben McCollum was the perfect match for the Iowa head coaching job. She was sold on him early and waited patiently for McCollum to becomes available for hire, which he did on ...

Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Beth Goetz had a phone call three years ago with Ben McCollum. Goetz, then the athletics director at Ball State, was looking for a men’s basketball ...