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May 15, 2025 Update:
Ben's Coaching Staff:
May 15, 2025 Update:
Ben's Coaching Staff:
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Josh Sash, Bryston Williams & Connor Wheeler (from Drake) + Luke Barnwell (from Texas Tech) + Jesse Shaw, Xavier Kurth & Kyle Denning on Ben's Staff
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Josh is Tyler Sash's brother, of course
Talk about some ties to the U of Iowa with BMac in photos with Tom Davis, repping players name in the presser and following Iowa like an NBA team! Then Josh Sash, who bro was an amazing SS for Iowa and prob could've played bball here too, if these combos don't get you excited not sure what will. There surely won't be a lack of desire to turn this around given the connections to the program -- excited to hear if Gatens and Spurlock are retained, how many assistants can we have?
In NCAA Division I men's basketball, a team can have five coaches (the head coach and four assistants), following a rule change in January 2023 that allowed for two additional assistant coaches.
Interesting. Jesse was the Recruiting Coordinator for Ben at Drake.
Jesse Shaw - Assistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator - Men's Basketball Coaches - Drake University Athletics
Coach Shaw joins Drake after being at the helm of Maryville University from 2020-2024. During his time with the Saints, Shaw registered the second highest overall
godrakebulldogs.com
* He was on DeVries' staff
* He was on Fran's staff
* He was responsible for helping Brock fix his jump shot
* He's a former player
* He's #10 on Iowa's all time scoring list...1,635 points (4 yrs: 2009-2012; 128 GP, .415 FG%, 12.8 ppg; 239 three pt goals)
he can't be that bad
To be fully honest, I still feel that its best to start over roster-wise - but glad Koch is staying.
And going off that, its probably best to avoid any holdovers from the previous staff too. Former Iowa player and Drake assistant, or not.
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Gatens needs go to DII and be a head coach and get the experience needed to be a head coach at a D1 level
He was also on Bruce Pearl’s staff at Auburn.* He was on DeVries' staff
* He was on Fran's staff
* He was responsible for helping Brock fix his jump shot
* He's a former player
* He's #10 on Iowa's all time scoring list...1,635 points (4 yrs: 2009-2012; 128 GP, .415 FG%, 12.8 ppg; 239 three pt goals)
he can't be that bad
I think your last two bullet items are why most fans want him to stay. That said, those two things say nothing about his ability to be a good assistant coach.
I will fully support whatever decision BMc makes on assistants. But Gatens will always have a special place in my heart for the role he played in helping bring an end to the Lickliter era (threatening to transfer).
💯Absolutely agree with this. Start fresh with staff you know and trust to get the job done.
Wouldn’t it suck to be an assistant, your coach leaves but don’t take you with him.
I agree. Iowa needs a completely new start. It’s not like the Devries situation at Creighton with Altman and Greg McDermott.
Interesting! Nice bit of detective work by whoever discovered that.
Direct link: https://iam.uiowa.edu/whitepages/?p=WbCwyqLTgqqnezmwgOFNAA==
Barnwell has a super impressive resume, I approve!
Great coaches have there assistants move on the improve their coaching careers! It’s rare to see a staff stay together for long periods of time!
