On the back of the HC's promise to procure just that, men's basketball in Iowa City is trending towards one of their most memorable seasons in recent memory. McCollum continues to prove that his hire was the right one, and (hopefully) sooner rather than later, black and gold fans will fully show out in response to his rapid success.

Iowa (9-2, 1-1 Big Ten) stayed just inside the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll rankings. The Hawkeyes are the nation's No. 25 team, sliding two spots after last week's action. Iowa earned 71 points from the voters.

Iowa’s upset bid ultimately came up short as Iowa State escaped with a 66-62 victory in the Cy-Hawk rivalry. Iowa coach Ben McCollum was clearly not buying into the moral victory narrative, saying, “I thought we played good, but I like to win.”

Back home after a tough Cy-Hawk loss, No. 12 Iowa women’s basketball rebounded with a 102-68 win over Lindenwood inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

AP Top 25 voters didn't punish Iowa women's basketball for its first loss of the season in Ames against rival Iowa State.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/iowa-state as Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball Team Approaching Impressive Program History. The Iowa State Cyclones picked up their 11th victory of the season over the weekend, defeating the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 78-53.