It is a new era in Iowa City for men's basketball. Hype is already palpable as the Hawkeyes have cracked Fox's Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings.

Prior to making the move to Des Moines, Wheeler spent two seasons as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State, where he helped guide the program to its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth. It was the first NCAA appearance in more than 20 years.