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Iowa's starters vs. Robert Morris

Tyler Tachman

The first starting five of the Ben McCollum era is as follows: Bennett Stirtz, Isaia Howard, Cooper Koch, Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu.

Not the starting lineup many expected.

Stirtz and Manyawu aren't a surprise. Banks, who was last season's Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, makes sense. But it's interesting to see Koch and Howard both in the starting group. Koch is a redshirt freshman and one of two holdovers from last season's roster. Howard is a sophomore and one of six Drake transfers.

That means no Alvaro Folgueiras in the starting lineup. He was a big transfer portal win for the Hawkeyes after being last season's Horizon League Player of the Year. Also, sharpshooter Brendan Hausen will co

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