Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum hopes to play games in Des Moines in future seasons but hopefully against power five foes. The Hawkeyes play Bucknell Saturday afternoon in the Casey’s Center. The original opponent was supposed to be Saint Louis University.

McCollum is good friends with Saint Louis coach Josh Schertz.

McCollum says there have been no major surprises in the Hawkeyes’ 9-2 start to the season but he has been happy with the progress.

Bucknell enters the game with a record of 3-9. It will be a five o’clock tip-off in the Casey’s Center on Saturday.