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Day One: Iowa Basketball Coaching Search Update

by:Tom Kakert•03/14/25•

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michigan-basketball-coach-search-monday-evening-update-names-to-watch-closely — Drake head coach Darian DeVries has Drake as a mid-major program humming. (Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz has begun her search for a new men’s basketball coach. This search already lasted longer than the women’s search last year once it went past the thirty minute mark post announcement.

We have our first day of the search news and notes, including details on a pair of candidates that seem to be ahead of the field of contenders and what they are thinking at this point in the process. Get the search update here: SEARCH UPDATE

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