Iowa assistant basketball coach Courtney Eldridge feels the experience he gained with the Hawkeye program prepared him to become a full-time assistant. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery elevated Eldridge to replace Billy Taylor, who was named the new head coach at Elon. Eldridge spent the past thee years as director of recruiting and player development and prior to that was the video coordinator.

Eldridge says the pandemic actually helped him gain more experience.

Eldridge is heavily involved in recruiting and calls the transfer portal a form of speed dating.

Eldridge says the Hawkeyes will still add a player if they fill a need.