2025-26 Iowa men's basketball schedule released

Iowa men's basketball: Hawkeyes learn 2025-26 schedule for Ben McCollum's first season

POWERED BY CARL’S AUTO GROUP. THE BEN MCCULLUM ERA IS NOW OFFICIALLY IN FULL SWING. THE HAWKEYES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SUMMER GRIND, AND AS ��vlog JEFF DUBROF REPORTS, IT IS A GRIND. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PRAISE HEAPED ONTO THE IOWA MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM THIS OFFSEASON. SOME NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS GOING AS FAR AS TO CALL THE HAWKEYES THE CHAMPIONS. THE WINNERS OF THE OFFSEASON. OF COURSE, YOU BRING IN BEN MCCULLUM AS YOUR NEW HEAD COACH. HE BRINGS IN BENNETT STURTZ TO HEADLINE A NICE TRANSFER CLASS. BUT OFF-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS WON’T GET YOU A BANNER IN THE RAFTERS HERE AT CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA. THEY’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SUMMER WORKOUTS, AND THEY’RE HOPING TO SET THE TONE EARLY. AND THE PLAYERS ARE ALL TELLING ME WHETHER IT’S IN THE WEIGHT ROOM OR ON THE COURT. IT HAS BEEN TOUGH. IT HAS BEEN THE STUFF OF LEGENDS THAT BEN MCCULLUM HAS BEEN PUTTING THEM THROUGH, AND THE TEAM IS BONDING THROUGH BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS. AND MAYBE ONE MORE THING. THERE WAS SPEAKERS ON DAY ONE LAST YEAR. ON DAY ONE, I DEFINITELY THOUGHT ABOUT IT, BUT I DIDN’T. BUT YEAH, JUST GETTING THEM ALONG, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR. SO WE’RE USED TO THIS. SO JUST ATTACKING IT, NOT REALLY JUST GETTING THROUGH IT BUT ATTACKING IT. I DID PUKE. YEAH I DIDN’T I DIDN’T EAT BREAKFAST. I DIDN’T I DIDN’T EAT BREAKFAST. SO I WILL BLAME THAT I WAS FINE UNTIL WE STARTED DOING OUR FINISHER AT THE END. AND THEN IT GOT TO ME AND YEAH, I PUKED AND THAT WAS THAT. I MADE IT THROUGH. BUT NO, I WASN’T ONE OF THOSE. BUT IT WAS REALLY TOUGH. BUT NO, I MADE IT THROUGH. IT WAS A BIG WAKE UP CALL FOR THE NEW GUYS WHO HAD A LOT OF PUKERS IN THE FIRST DAY. SO IT WAS A FUN FIRST DAY. THEY’RE HOPING THE FANS SEE THE RESULTS OF THOSE WORKOUTS WHEN THE SEASON BEGINS IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS, WHEN HALF EMPTY CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA, THAT BECOMES A THING OF THE PAST. REPORTING FROM IOW

Updated: 1:08 PM CDT Oct 8, 2025

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Iowa men's basketball: Hawkeyes learn 2025-26 schedule for Ben McCollum's first season

Updated: 1:08 PM CDT Oct 8, 2025

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The Ben McCollum era in Iowa City is nearly here.Watch above: 'Lot of pukers': Hawkeyes describe Ben McCollum's summer workoutsIowa begins the 2025-26 season in early November, and hopes are high after a busy offseason. McCollum joins the program following a historic season at Drake after leading the Bulldogs to their best season in decades, and some of his top talent made the trip east with him.The season gets underway with a string of home games over the first few weeks of November.2025-26 Iowa men's basketball scheduleA handful of game times and TV networks are still yet to be determined. Home games are listed in bold.Tuesday, Nov. 4: Robert Morris (7 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Friday, Nov. 7: Western Illinois (6 p.m.; Big Ten Plus)Friday, Nov. 14: Xavier (7 p.m.; FS1)Tuesday, Nov. 18: Southeast Missouri (7:30 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Thursday, Nov. 20: Chicago State (6 p.m.; Big Ten Plus)Acrisure Classic (Palm Springs, California)Tuesday, Nov. 25: Ole Miss (8:30 p.m.; CBS Sports Network)Wednesday, Nov. 26: Grand Canyon OR UtahTuesday, Dec. 2: At Michigan State (6 p.m.; Peacock)Saturday, Dec. 6: Maryland (3 p.m.; FS1)Thursday, Dec. 11: At Iowa State (7 p.m.; FS1)Sunday, Dec. 14: Western Michigan (2 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Saturday, Dec. 20: Bucknell — at Casey's Center in Des Moines (5 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Monday, Dec. 29: UMass Lowell (4 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Saturday, Jan. 3: UCLA (5 p.m.) Peacock)Tuesday, Jan. 6: At Minnesota (7 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Sunday, Jan. 11: IllinoisWednesday, Jan. 14: At Purdue (5:30 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Saturday, Jan. 17: At Indiana (1 p.m.; FOX)Tuesday, Jan. 20: Rutgers (7:30 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Wednesday, Jan. 28: USC (6 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Sunday, Feb. 1: At Oregon (7 p.m.; FS1)Wednesday, Feb. 4: At Washington (10 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Sunday, Feb. 8: Northwestern (2 p.m.; FS1)Wednesday, Feb. 11: At Maryland (5 p.m.; FS1)Saturday, Feb. 14: PurdueTuesday, Feb. 17: Nebraska (8 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Sunday, Feb. 22: At Wisconsin (3 p.m.; FS1)Wednesday, Feb. 25: Ohio State (8 p.m.; Big Ten Network)Saturday, Feb. 28: At Penn State (11 a.m.; Big Ten Network)Thursday, March 5: Michigan (7 p.m.; Peacock)Sunday, March 8: At Nebraska (4 p.m.; FOX)» Subscribe to ��vlog's YouTube page» Download the free ��vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

IOWA CITY, Iowa —

The Ben McCollum era in Iowa City is nearly here.

Watch above: 'Lot of pukers': Hawkeyes describe Ben McCollum's summer workouts

Iowa begins the 2025-26 season in early November, and hopes are high after a busy offseason. McCollum joins the program following a historic season at Drake after leading the Bulldogs to their best season in decades, and some of his top talent made the trip east with him.

The season gets underway with a string of home games over the first few weeks of November.

2025-26 Iowa men's basketball schedule

A handful of game times and TV networks are still yet to be determined. Home games are listed in bold.

Tuesday, Nov. 4: Robert Morris (7 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Friday, Nov. 7: Western Illinois (6 p.m.; Big Ten Plus)

Friday, Nov. 14: Xavier (7 p.m.; FS1)

Tuesday, Nov. 18: Southeast Missouri (7:30 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Thursday, Nov. 20: Chicago State (6 p.m.; Big Ten Plus)

Acrisure Classic (Palm Springs, California)

Tuesday, Nov. 25: Ole Miss (8:30 p.m.; CBS Sports Network)
Wednesday, Nov. 26: Grand Canyon OR Utah

Tuesday, Dec. 2: At Michigan State (6 p.m.; Peacock)

Saturday, Dec. 6: Maryland (3 p.m.; FS1)

Thursday, Dec. 11: At Iowa State (7 p.m.; FS1)

Sunday, Dec. 14: Western Michigan (2 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Saturday, Dec. 20: Bucknell — at Casey's Center in Des Moines (5 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Monday, Dec. 29: UMass Lowell (4 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Saturday, Jan. 3: UCLA (5 p.m.) Peacock)

Tuesday, Jan. 6: At Minnesota (7 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Sunday, Jan. 11: Illinois

Wednesday, Jan. 14: At Purdue (5:30 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Saturday, Jan. 17: At Indiana (1 p.m.; FOX)

Tuesday, Jan. 20: Rutgers (7:30 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Wednesday, Jan. 28: USC (6 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Sunday, Feb. 1: At Oregon (7 p.m.; FS1)

Wednesday, Feb. 4: At Washington (10 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Sunday, Feb. 8: Northwestern (2 p.m.; FS1)

Wednesday, Feb. 11: At Maryland (5 p.m.; FS1)

Saturday, Feb. 14: Purdue

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Nebraska (8 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Sunday, Feb. 22: At Wisconsin (3 p.m.; FS1)

Wednesday, Feb. 25: Ohio State (8 p.m.; Big Ten Network)

Saturday, Feb. 28: At Penn State (11 a.m.; Big Ten Network)

Thursday, March 5: Michigan (7 p.m.; Peacock)

Sunday, March 8: At Nebraska (4 p.m.; FOX)

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