University of Iowa Men's Basketball
University of Iowa fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $13,292,250, well above the median of $3M — $781,897 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 960, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,802,248 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,612 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$13,292,250 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,241,089 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$781,897 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 936 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,802,248 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,612 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,549,180 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben McCollum head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Josh Sash | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryston Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Connor Wheeler | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Barnwell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $13,292,250 $781,897 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,802,248
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,549,180
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Iowa
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 19 | 30 | $192k | — | 81% | |
| Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 23 | 24 | $151k | — | 71% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 52 | 27 | $268k | — | 68% | |
| Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference | 61 | 20 | $170k | — | 13% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 70 | 21 | $105k | — | 87% | |
| University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference | 72 | 22 | $292k | — | 87% | |
| Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 73 | 31 | $277k | — | 92% | |
| Central College (Iowa) Division III · American Rivers Conference | 74 | 35 | $215k | — | 79% | |
| University of Northern Iowa Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 76 | 16 | $3.4M | 980 | 94% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 16 | $203k | — | 71% | |
| Upper Iowa University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 82 | 23 | $570k | — | 93% | |
| Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 27 | $244k | — | 99% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked