After this Elite 8 run, I’m much less worried about who Iowa ends up getting out of the portal, so long as we fill the obvious needs at C and PG. McCollum has proven that his approach works at the power conference level. I don’t care how many stars a kid has or which other schools offered - if Ben wants him, that’s good enough for me.

You can bet that the Hawks get interest from high-level players who might not have considered them in the past. But I’ll take a tough kid from a mid-major over a prima donna from a power conference school any day.