Projecting Iowa’s 2026-27 Starting Lineup After Andrew McKeever Commitment

Iowa’s 2026-27 roster appears to be mostly set after the Hawkeyes’ transfer addition of guard Ty’Reek Coleman (Illinois State) and big man Andrew McKeever (Saint Mary’s) – although the status of Tavion Banks does remain up in the air. Under the assumption that Banks doesn’t return, here is our projected starting lineup for Iowa in the 2026-27 season:

Point Guard: Ty’Reek Coleman

Nov 14, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Illinois State Redbirds guard Ty’Reek Coleman (10) drives to the basket against Southern California Trojans guard Rodney Rice (1) during the second half of the Hall of Fame Series game at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Suiting up for Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference last year – a league head coach Ben McCollum and a handful of current Hawkeyes are quite familiar with – Coleman started in 19 of 35 games for the Redbirds.

He averaged 10.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists. A trusty ballhandler and efficient scorer (50.4 percent from the field and 41.6 percent from deep), Coleman should be able to take over the reins of the Iowa offense immediately.

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Shooting Guard: Kael Combs

Mar 28, 2026; Houston, TX, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kael Combs (11) controls the ball against Illinois Fighting Illini forward David Mirkovic (0) in the second half during an Elite Eight game of the South Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

An experienced veteran who followed McCollum from Drake, Kael Combs is comfortable with the system on both ends and he’ll be a steadying presence for the Hawkeyes.

Offensively, Combs can be another facilitator and a downhill threat while his long-distance shooting ideally takes another step forward (hit 0.5 per game last year). On defense, he’ll continue to be a high-impact player capable of guarding a variety of perimeter players.

Mar 26, 2026; Houston, TX, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes forward Cooper…


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