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USA Today
11-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa basketball inside initial 2025-26 ESPN bracketology projection
Iowa basketball inside initial 2025-26 ESPN bracketology projection Iowa isn't done building its finalized roster for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. But, ESPN has seen enough from first-year head coach Ben McCollum and the Hawkeyes' current additions to the roster to place Iowa within its initial bracketology. Iowa returns forward Cooper Koch and added Drake transfers Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu, Kansas State transfer Brendan Hausen and Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgueiras. Stirtz was honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year after averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game on 49.8% field goal shooting and 39.5% 3-point shooting. Folgueiras was the Horizon League Player of the Year after posting averages of 14.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on 54.8% field goal shooting and 41.3% from beyond the arc. Here's a look at ESPN's initial bracketology projection for the Hawkeyes. Iowa basketball initial ESPN bracketology projection Seed: No. 9 in the West Opponent: No. 8 Vanderbilt Iowa earns the No. 9 seed in the West Region and is slated to face No. 8 seed Vanderbilt. First- and second-round games would be played in Oklahoma City from inside the Paycom Center with the regional semifinals and regional final taking place in San Jose. Full West region No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Iowa No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Yale No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Charleston No. 6 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 VCU No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 McNeese No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Miami No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Youngstown State No. 1 seeds No. 1 seeds: Purdue, St. John's, Houston, Duke Conference bids breakdown SEC: 13 Big Ten: 12 Big 12: 8 ACC: 5 Big East: 4 Big Ten teams in the field of 68 No. 1 Purdue (top overall seed) No. 2 Michigan No. 4 UCLA No. 4 USC No. 4 Michigan State No. 5 Ohio State No. 6 Wisconsin No. 7 Illinois No. 8 Oregon No. 9 Iowa No. 10 Maryland No. 10 Indiana Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF
South China Morning Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Payton Koch, twin brother of Netflix's Monsters star Cooper Koch: he's an Emmy Award-nominated film editor and is proudly supportive of his famous brother's acting work
After starring in Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story last year, Cooper Koch quickly became one of Hollywood's hottest men. Fans left and right can't seem to get enough of the charming 28-year-old actor, taking to X to share comments like, 'therapy is expensive but cooper koch's laugh is for free <3' and 'anyway cooper koch stays unproblematic and sexy'. Payton Koch (left) and twin brother Cooper Koch marked their 28th birthday in July 2024 with this picture. Photo: @paytonjkoch/Instagram Recently, after killers the Menendez brothers had their petition for a new trial rejected by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Cooper Koch reiterated his support for the pair. 'It is still my firm belief that the Menendez brothers did not receive a fair second trial and all of the evidence that supported their claims of sexual, psychological, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their mother and father were not considered,' he said in a public statement. Advertisement The message was shared on Koch's behalf by his twin brother Payton. Here's everything to know about Cooper Koch's equally desirable twin brother, Payton Koch. He's an acclaimed film editor Payton Koch speaks at a press conference last August for Only Murders in the Building. Photo: @paytonjkoch/Instagram Payton may be less well known than his actor brother, but he's accomplished quite a bit behind the cameras of Hollywood. Payton has worked on several popular projects as a film editor, including series American Horror Story (2018-2021) andRatched (2020). His work on Hulu's TV comedy-drama Only Murders in the Building, which stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Tina Fey and Meryl Streep , earned him his first Primetime Emmy nomination, this year. Filmmaking is in his blood Twin brothers Cooper Koch (right) and Payton Koch are the grandsons of film producer Howard 'Hawk' Koch. Photos: @paytonjkoch/Instagram
Fox News
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Cooper Koch Attends Menendez Brothers Resentencing Hearing in Support of Erik and Lyle
Cooper Koch shows up in court to support the Menendez brothers' push for parole, Wendy Williams' lawyer rips a judge over a career-ending comment, and Benson Boone is bringing Queen's Brian May with him for a buzz-worthy Coachella debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sixth Iowa basketball player enters transfer portal
Sixth Iowa basketball player enters transfer portal Another Iowa Hawkeye has entered the transfer portal. Former four-star signee Cooper Koch is the latest Iowa basketball transfer portal entrant. Koch enters the portal after appearing in 10 games during his first season on campus. The 6-foot-8, 215 pound forward averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 48.4% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range. Koch missed the majority of the season due to an undisclosed health issue. 247Sports' Travis Banham was the first to report the news of Koch's portal entry. Koch now represents the sixth Hawkeye to enter the transfer portal following the season's end and firing of head coach Fran McCaffery, joining forwards Owen Freeman, Pryce Sandfort and Riley Mulvey and guards Brock Harding and Josh Dix. Eliot Clough of Hawkeye Beacon with Rivals reported that Koch said he will consider a return to Iowa after exploring portal options and finding out who the Hawkeyes' next head coach is. Koch arrived in Iowa City as the nation's No. 86 player overall, as the No. 16 power forward and as the No. 2 player from Illinois per 247Sports in the 2024 signing class. ESPN ranked Koch the highest, regarding Koch as the country's No. 67 player, as the No. 9 power forward and as the No. 3 player from Illinois. According to Rivals, Koch was the nation's 118th-ranked player. On3 rated Koch as the No. 117 player nationally. In addition to Iowa, Koch also held offers from schools such as Bradley, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Wake Forest and Wisconsin. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF
