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Men's basketball: McCollum wins Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award

On Monday in San Antonio, Texas, CollegeInsider.com presented Ben McCollum, the new Iowa men's basketball coach, with the Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year award, which is given annually.
McCollum earned the award, which recognizes the top first-time Division I head coach, after his successful first season at Drake, also leading to his announcement last Monday as the 23rd Hawkeye men's basketball head coach.
McCollum, in his first season at Drake, guided the Bulldogs to a school-record 31-4 record, a Missouri Valley Conference regular season title, and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, marking their first non-First Four win since 1971.
Prior to Drake, McCollum spent 15 seasons as head coach of Northwest Missouri State, leading the Bearcats to four Division II National Championships in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022, amassing a 426-95 record and becoming the only non-Division I coach to win the John McLendon Award in 2019.
The Joe B. Hall award is named for Joe B. Hall, a longtime Kentucky head coach who succeeded Adolph Rupp and whose record was 297-100, included a 1978 National Championship, and who passed away on January 15, 2022, highlighting McCollum's achievement and the legacy of the award.

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