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Ben McCollum’s debut as head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes brings familiar faces and a fresh identity when they open against the Robert Morris Colonials on November 4 in Iowa City. McCollum arrives from Drake, where he went 31-4 last season, and he brings Missouri Valley Player of the Year Bennett Stirtz and 6-10 forward Alvaro Folgueiras, who faces his former RMU squad. Iowa has gone 36-31 the past two seasons without an NCAA Tournament appearance, prompting the coaching change. McCollum said he wants to keep the group “hungry” and focused on the process rather than a sense of arrival. RMU, meanwhile, looks to extend its Horizon League success under Andy Toole despite losing Folgueiras. IU Indy transfer DeSean Goode

No. 6 Duke opens its season Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Charlotte against a retooled Texas squad led by new head coach Sean Miller. The matchup headlines the Dick Vitale Invitational, with the Blue Devils favored to make another deep March run after last year’s Final Four. Head coach Jon Scheyer is counting on freshmen Cameron Boozer and Nikolas Khamenia to fill major roles. Duke’s rotation also includes returnees Isaiah Evans, Caleb Foster, and Patrick Ngongba II, giving them scoring depth and defensive flexibility. Texas enters after a 19-16 season but has added key transfers such as Lassina Traore, Dailyn Swain, and Matas Vokietaitis. Miller’s up-tempo approach should test Duke’s conditioning and defensive communication early. You can check more upcoming matchups

For the first time since 2002, someone other than Leonard Hamilton will be leading the Florida State Seminoles Luke Loucks, a former Seminoles guard and longtime NBA assistant, takes over the program and opens his tenure against the Alcorn State Braves on Nov. 4 in Tallahassee. Loucks played for Hamilton from 2008-12 and helped FSU win its first ACC title. Now he faces his first collegiate head-coaching test with a roster that’s almost entirely rebuilt through transfers. Kobe MaGee from Drexel, Chauncey Wiggins from Clemson, and Robert McCray V from Jacksonville are expected to anchor the rotation. Across the court, it’s also a debut for Alcorn State’s Jake Morton — an FSU assistant last season — now leading a completely

The No. 10 Texas Tech Red Raiders open their season Tuesday in Lubbock against the Lindenwood Lions. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET at United Supermarkets Arena. Texas Tech enters the season with high expectations after reaching the Elite Eight last March. Coach Grant McCasland returns the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, JT Toppin, and adds Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year LeJuan Watts. The Red Raiders are projected among the conference favorites, behind Houston, in most college basketball previews Lindenwood, now in its third Division I season, looks to build on a 16-17 record. The Lions return their top two scorers, Anias Futrell and Jadis Jones, and recently added Maine transfer Milos Nenadic, who shined