Scott Fleming

From D2 to Drake to Iowa to the Elite Eight. Bennett Stirtz’s story is unreal. Has it changed him? Nope. Same humble kid. Still mowing lawns when he’s back home. Still playing every minute of every game. Story on Iowa’s wholesome star (free to read): nytimes.com/athletic/71514…

A first-person column from Ryan Hawkins: 'I played for Iowa coach Ben McCollum. These 3 words define him' @TheAthleticCBB nytimes.com/athletic/71446…

Locked in.

That’s a wrap for the 2025-2026 season! Banquet and celebration tonight. Gonna miss this group!!

Ben McCollum … Those of us who knew, knew. Now everyone knows

'Their People Got Sensitive' - Ben McCollum Is More Than Ready To Fight Todd Golden In The Middle Of This NCAA Tournament Game If He Has To s.barstool.link/c/article-3565…

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Ben McCollum's final two years at Northwest Missouri; Ben McCollum's two NCAA Tournament wins so far. The game is played on his terms

Ben McCollum, on 6 of Iowa's top 8 being from Drake "The longer I'm at this level, the more loyalty means a lot just b/c there's so much noise surrounding all of this ... "Have to make sure that the guns are always pointed out, not in. We've got really loyal kids"

Ben McCollum advances out of the first round of the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row, with two different teams, both times as the lower seed. Including his Division II career, he's won at least one game in 11 of his 13 trips to the NCAA tournament.

Really happy for @JewellHoops Coach Chris McCabe. He's one of the really good ones, and he just led the Cardinals to the @GLVCsports Tournament Championship with today's 67-48 win over Drury. As they say in Liberty, it's a great day to be a Cardinal! @NCAADII

Blue Jays advance. Liberty boys basketball wins 59-48 over Park Hill South in the first round of the Class 6 District 8 Tournament. Sophomore Hudson Sutton (@HudsonSutton18) tied for a game-high 17 points. @LHSBasketball moves on with a record of 18-9.

Bennett Stirtz covered 5.9 miles of ground over the course of Iowa's win vs. Nebraska (roughly on par with his recent average), including a relentless effort on the defensive end: -Forced 3 offensive fouls -2 steals -2 blocks -Played all 40 minutes

UN-BE-LIEVABLE. Sophomore Luke Maher (@lukemaher23) makes the shot at the buzzer to give Liberty boys basketball the 54-53 win over Oak Park. The Blue Jays complete the 21-point comeback win with its second-straight game with a game-winning buzzer beater and improve to 14-7.

The ultimate life hack: Quiet progress. No announcement. No hype. No applause. Learn to work without validation. Build when nobody’s watching. Write when nobody’s reading. Train when nobody’s cheering. It doesn’t take talent, just courage. Quiet progress creates loud results.

This is why you coach! Day off and guys call wanting to get shots up after a Tough loss.

Liberty boys remaining schedule! Come catch a game or two! Boys would love your support!

Congrats to @LHSBasketball sophomore Mason Fleming (@maseflem22) for being voted Examiner/Courier-Tribune Male Athlete of the Week for Dec. 22-Dec. 18. mycouriertribune.com/examiner-couri…