He also added a fourth, Gavin Block, from Bradley. Klinkefus comes to Des Moines with nearly two decades of experience with the Jackrabbits, while Barnes returned to Henderson’s staff ahead of last season.

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.

Connor Wheeler has been named an Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach, the third assistant to follow head coach Ben McCollum from Drake to the Hawkeyes.