Why Ben McCollum Can Create a Top 10 Program in Iowa City | WUW 598

Washed Up Walkons

Tyler Kluver

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2.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this latest episode, we bring on Zach Schneider, a former player and assistant coach under Ben McCollum at Northwest Missouri State University. Zach shares his unique insights into Coach McCollum's strategies, philosophy, and the incredible journey that led McCollum to become the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team. We delve into everything from game tactics and player development to the nuances of team culture and the unique challenges of recruiting in the modern era. Don't miss this in-depth discussion that sheds light on what the future holds for Hawkeyes basketball under Coach McCollum's leadership!

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0:00.0	Really fun guests on the show today.
0:01.8	This one came out of nowhere.
0:03.2	Love when these fall in our lap.
0:04.4	Zach Schneider joins the show, played for, and then coached for Ben McCollum.
0:09.2	Hit me up and said, hey, I want to tell you why Coach McCollum is going to have the Hawkeyes as a top 10 program over the next 15 years of Big Ten basketball.
0:17.4	I said, say no more.
0:18.6	Let's have a chat.
0:19.5	I think you'll really enjoy this one. Sit
0:21.2	back, grab the popcorn, and relax. Let're just talking Nuggets Clippers.
0:53.9	Might be the conversation today.
0:55.1	We got a really fun guest on today.
0:56.8	Zach Schneider joins the show.
0:58.2	I got a message in my inbox, my DMs a couple weeks ago.
1:03.6	This is that guy.
1:04.9	He's like, hey, our daughters go to the same daycare.
1:09.2	And I was like, oh, shit.
1:12.8	It shows how much I pay attention. And he's like i happen to play and coach for ben mccullum i might be able to provide an
1:18.9	interesting perspective and i was like damn we've had a lot of people ask or or say that they
1:23.9	could come on the pod for an episode, but I don't usually oblige.
1:32.1	But that's hard to turn down, a guy who played for and then coached for Ben McCollum.
1:33.6	So, Zach, welcome to the show.
1:34.8	We're super excited today.
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