Prior to making the move to Des Moines, Wheeler spent two seasons as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State, where he helped guide the program to its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth. It was the first NCAA appearance in more than 20 years.

IOWA CITY — Former Drake guard Isaia Howard has committed to Iowa basketball, following head coach Ben McCollum 's move to the Hawkeyes, he announced Thursday. Howard will come to Iowa with three seasons of college eligibility remaining.

McCollum is adding former Texas Tech assistant coach Luke Barnwell to his staff at Iowa. Barnwell spent each of the past two seasons with the Red Raiders where he helped lead Texas Tech to consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a trip to this year's Elite Eight.