Iowa men's basketball opens its second season under head coach Ben McCollum on Tuesday night.
The Hawkeyes welcome in Lipscomb to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to tip off the 2026-27 men's college basketball season. Iowa enjoyed a storybook finish to its first season under Ben McCollum, dancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 39 years.
The Hawkeyes finished with a 24-13 (10-10 Big Ten) record, downing Clemson, Florida, and Nebraska en route to the Elite Eight.
Watch Iowa vs. Lipscomb
Iowa's leading returning scorer is third-year forward Cooper Koch, who started all 37 games last season and who averaged 7.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. The Hawkeyes also bring back Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, Tate Sage, Cam Manyawu, and Trevin
Jirak.
Iowa signed transfers Ty’Reek Coleman from Illinois State and Andrew McKeever from Saint Mary’s. Plus, the Hawkeyes welcome first-year players Jaidyn Coon and Ethan Harris.
As tipoff to the new season arrives, here's how to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes against Lipscomb:
Watch Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball vs. Lipscomb
- Date: Tuesday, Nov. 3
- Time: 7 p.m. CT
- TV: Big Ten Network
Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Jess Settles (color) have the TV call on Big Ten Network.
Iowa 2026-27 men's basketball schedule
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: vs. Lipscomb at 7 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Friday, Nov. 6: vs. Eastern Illinois at 7:30 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: vs. Virginia Tech (Sioux City) at 6 p.m. CT on FS1
- Sunday, Nov. 15: vs. Creighton (Des Moines) at 2 p.m. CT on FS1
- Friday, Nov. 20: at Xavier at 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT
- Tuesday, Nov. 24: vs. UMBC at TBA on Big Ten Plus
- Saturday, Nov. 28: vs. Prairie View A&M at TBA on Big Ten Plus
- Tuesday, Dec. 1: at Purdue at 6 p.m. CT on Peacock / NBCSN
- Monday, Dec. 7: vs. Indiana at 6 p.m. CT on FS1
- Thursday, Dec. 10: vs. Iowa State at 6 p.m. CT on FS1
- Sunday, Dec. 13: vs. Western Illinois at 5 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Thursday, Dec. 17: vs. Bethune-Cookman at 8 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Monday, Dec. 21: vs. Alabama (Des Moines) at 6 p.m. CT on Peacock / NBCSN
- Tuesday, Dec. 29: vs. South Dakota at 7:30 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Saturday, Jan. 2: vs. Ohio State at 11 a.m. CT on Peacock / NBCSN
- Wednesday, Jan. 6: vs. Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. CT on FS1
- Saturday, Jan. 9: vs. Maryland at 5 p.m. CT on FS1
- Tuesday, Jan. 12: at Rutgers at 7:30 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Saturday, Jan. 16: at Nebraska at 7 p.m. CT on FS1 / Fox
- Saturday, Jan. 23: vs. Penn State at 3 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Tuesday, Jan. 26: at Ohio State at 5 p.m. CT on FS1
- Saturday, Jan. 30: vs. Nebraska at 4 p.m. CT on Peacock / NBCSN
- Wednesday, Feb. 3: at USC at 9:30 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Saturday, Feb. 6: at UCLA at 5 or 7 p.m. CT on Fox
- Wednesday, Feb. 10: vs. Oregon at 7:30 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Saturday, Feb. 13: at Northwestern at 1 p.m. CT on FS1
- Tuesday, Feb. 16: vs. Michigan State at 8 p.m. CT on Peacock / NBCSN
- Saturday, Feb. 20: at Michigan at noon CT on CBS
- Wednesday, Feb. 24: at Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. CT on FS1
- Saturday, Feb. 27: vs. Minnesota at 1 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Tuesday, March 2: vs. Washington at 6 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network
- Saturday, March 6: at Illinois at 7 p.m. CT on Fox
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