Ben McCollum
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Iowa |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 21–12 (.636) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 12, 1981 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | North Iowa Area |
| 2001–2003 | Northwest Missouri State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Northwest Missouri State (GA) |
| 2005–2009 | Emporia State (assistant) |
| 2009–2024 | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2024–2025 | Drake |
| 2025–present | Iowa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 447–107 (.807) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (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 | |
| 5× NABC Division II Coach of the Year (2017, 2019–2022) 3× Clarence Gaines Award (2012, 2020, 2022) Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year (2019) John McLendon Collegiate Basketball Coach of the Year (2019) 8× 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.