The 2025 college basketball offseason is heating up, with program improvements and player transfers shaping the upcoming season starting on November 3. College basketball analyst Jeff Goodman highlighted the Iowa Hawkeyes as the biggest winner of the offseason during an episode on 'The Field of 68: After Dark.' Iowa secured top talent, including point guard Bennett Stirtz and shooter Brendan Hausen. With new players and an elite coaching staff, Iowa is positioned to be a potential top-25 team, following an effective offseason after previously facing uncertainty.
I'm putting Iowa because not only did they get arguably the best, second-best point guard in the country in Bennett Stirtz to come with Ben McCollum, but they got an elite coach.
They grabbed Robert Morris, they got Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu coming over from Drake. I think Iowa is a fringe preseason top-25 team.
So, Iowa for me, the biggest winner because it could have went way wrong. It could have went bad like really bad for Iowa and instead, they are relevant.
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