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IOWA CITY — Iowa men’s basketball reached a benchmark on Selection Sunday this year. For the first time since 2023, the Hawkeyes made the NCAA Tournament. Iowa earned a 9-seed and will play 8-seed Clemson in Tampa on Friday, March 20 (5:30 p.
m. CT, TNT). If the Hawkeyes can get past the Tigers, they would likely face a matchup with 1-seed Florida, barring a stunning upset.
Iowa coach Ben McCollum has bigger ambitions for this program than simply getting to Selection Sunday. But in his first season at the helm, this was an important step, ending the program’s March Madness drought. “I think it’s been a long road,” Iowa coach Ben McCollum said.
“I think for me it’s been two years. Just because we’ve moved two straight years and tried to reinvigorate two different programs. Obviously, we were fortunate enough to get this one off the ground.
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