20-04-2025
2025 Iowa basketball recruit commits to Atlantic 10 program
2025 Iowa basketball recruit commits to Atlantic 10 program
A recent Iowa basketball visitor from the 2025 recruiting class announced his commitment to VCU.
Class of 2025 prospect Nyk Lewis visited Iowa at the beginning of last week, but the 6-foot-2 point guard is headed to play his collegiate basketball with the Rams.
Lewis is ranked as a four-star prospect, as the No. 55 player nationally, as the No. 8 point guard and as the No. 3 player from Washington, D.C., per 247Sports.
Originally a Xavier signee, Lewis requested his release after former head coach Sean Miller took the Texas job.
First-year Iowa head men's basketball coach Ben McCollum recently landed his first high school recruit as he and the Hawkeyes flipped center Trevin Jirak from Northern Iowa.
A 6-foot-11, 250 pound center, Jirak was the 2025 Iowa Mr. Basketball honoree after averaging 16.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. Jirak shot 59.2% from the field and 38.6% from 3-point range.
Jirak was also recognized as the 2024-25 Iowa MaxPreps High School Basketball Player of the Year.
McCollum and the Hawkeyes have been busy in the transfer portal, bringing in Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu from Drake and former Kansas State guard Brendan Hausen. After entering the transfer portal, forward Cooper Koch elected for a return to Iowa City and the black and gold.
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