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Iowa Basketball Gains Extra Year Under NCAA Five-for-Five Rule

6/26/2026

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Summary

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The NCAA’s new five-for-five rule grants Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball players an extra year of eligibility.
Guards Ty'Reek Coleman (40% three-point shooter) and Cooper Koch (50% three-point shooter) retain eligibility for another season.
Center Trevin Jirak now has four years left after limited minutes following a redshirt year.
Freshman guard Tate Sage, a 6-foot-7 pro-rated player, will start his second year with full eligibility.

History

Historical Context

Redshirting began in 1937 when Nebraska’s Warren Alfson sat out a season, establishing a defer-ment model that the NCAA later codified. The AFCA’s 2017 proposal and the NCAA’s 2018 adoption limited a football player to four games before the eligibility clock starts, a rule refined in 2024 to exclude postseason contests. Current players benefit from that four-game limit, preserving roster stability.

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Story summary

The NCAA’s new five-for-five rule grants Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball players an extra year of eligibility.
Guards Ty'Reek Coleman (40% three-point shooter) and Cooper Koch (50% three-point shooter) retain eligibility for another season.
Center Trevin Jirak now has four years left after limited minutes following a redshirt year.
Freshman guard Tate Sage, a 6-foot-7 pro-rated player, will start his second year with full eligibility.

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