IOWA CITY — Former Drake guard Isaia Howard has committed to Iowa basketball, following head coach Ben McCollum 's move to the Hawkeyes, he announced Thursday. Howard will come to Iowa with three seasons of college eligibility remaining.

Ben McCollum continues to bring some important pieces from Drake over to Iowa City now that he's head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes.

McCollum replaces 15-year veteran head coach Fran McCaffery, whom Iowa fired on March 14 following a 17-16 (7-13 Big Ten) finish this past season. McCollum will be tasked with reinvigorating the Iowa program, which has not made the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and has not advanced beyond the second round since the 1998-99 campaign.