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Iowa has scheduled its first men’s basketball game of the Ben McCollum era

It’s a team that was in the NCAA tournament this season and won 26 games. But it won’t bear any resemblance to its 2024-25 version.

Mike HlasMike Hlas

Apr. 1, 2025 11:25 am, Updated: Apr. 1, 2025 1:11 pm

Robert Morris guard Amarion Dickerson (3) dunks in the first half against Alabama in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Robert Morris guard Amarion Dickerson (3) dunks in the first half of RMU’s 90-81 loss to Alabama in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, on March 21 in Cleveland. (David Richard/Associated Press)

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Iowa’s first men’s basketball game in the Ben McCollum will be against a team that played in the 2025 NCAA tournament.

That’s the Robert Morris Colonials, and they’re playing at Iowa on Nov. 4. The Colonials were 26-9 this season.

Robert Morris, located in Moon Township, Pa., won the Horizon League regular-season and tournament titles this season. As a No. 15-seed, it played No. 2-seed Alabama extremely tough before bowing, 90-81. No team seeded 13th through 16th came closer to winning.

As is the case with good mid-majors, however, their best players are entering the transfer portal and getting picked off.

Robert Morris had the Horizon’s Player of the Year this season in Alvaro Folgueiras, a sophomore from Spain. He and his team’s three other top scorers entered the portal last week.

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