Iowa Basketball: Hawkeyes Search for a Center in the Transfer Portal

Mar 28, 2026; Houston, TX, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum looks on in the second half against the Illinois Fighting Illini during an Elite Eight game of the South Regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country.

Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We’ve fully entered what used to be viewed as the offseason, a time when things got really slow, news was almost non-existent and if there was anything to focus on, it was Hawkeye football. The good ol’ days, as they were, are gone.

Now, we’re in a world where there is no offseason. Basketball never sleeps. And in the words of Michael Douglas, money never sleeps.

From the moment the NCAA Tournament ended, full attention for every coach in America turned to the transfer portal. The same is true for a good portion of college basketball fans around the country. For the Hawkeyes, there are two clear positions of need, as pointed out by BoilerHawk last week : center and point guard.