IOWA CITY - Beth Goetz had a phone call three years ago with Ben McCollum. Goetz, then the athletics director at Ball State, was looking for a men's basketball coach. McCollum, meanwhile, was on his third consecutive Division II national championship run as the head coach of Northwest Missouri State.

The No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm experienced a resurgence this season under legendary head coach Rick Pitino in just his second year. However, after suffering an upset loss to the No. 10 seed Arkansas Razorbacks in the Round of 32, it was evident that there is still work to be done. Despite the ...