Ben McCollum

Ben McCollum
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIowa
ConferenceBig Ten
Record21–12 (.636)
Biographical details
Born (1981-04-12) April 12, 1981
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2001North Iowa Area
2001–2003Northwest Missouri State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005Northwest Missouri State (GA)
2005–2009Emporia State (assistant)
2009–2024Northwest Missouri State
2024–2025Drake
2025–presentIowa
Head coaching record
Overall447–107 (.807)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA Division I)
32–7 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 NCAA Division II tournament (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
12 MIAA regular season (2012, 2014–2024)
8 MIAA tournament (2016–2020, 2022–2024)
MVC regular season (2025)
MVC tournament (2025)
Awards
NABC Division II Coach of the Year (2017, 2019–2022)
Clarence Gaines Award (2012, 2020, 2022)
Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year (2019)
John McLendon Collegiate Basketball Coach of the Year (2019)
MIAA Coach of the Year (2012, 2015–2017, 2019–2021, 2023)
MVC Coach of the Year (2025)
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

Benjamin Matthew McCollum (born April 12, 1981) is an American college basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Iowa, a position he has held since 2025. McCollum served as the head men's basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State University for 15 seasons, from 2009 to 2024, and one season at Drake University, in 2024–25. He led the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball program to four NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament titles, in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022.