Over the past few weeks, Iowa Men's Basketball has been active in the transfer portal. Ben McCollum is attempting to rebuild a diminished Iowa roster by relying on the transfer portal.
McCollum has already added five transfers from Drake, and has scheduled a visit with a top transfer portal target, Duke Brennan, from Grand Canyon University. Another top portal target, Honor Huff, has Iowa on his short list of preferred destinations.
McCollum also added Luke Barnwell to his staff to aid on the recruiting trail.
On Friday, the transfer portal "dead period" was lifted, and McCollum wasted no time going after a top transfer portal target.
Robert Morris transfer big man Alvaro Folgueiras is visiting Iowa, Providence and Villanova starting today, source told @thefieldof68.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 11, 2025
Folgueiras averaged 14.1 points, 9.1 boards, 3.2 assists and 1.2 blocks this past season.
On Friday morning, Jeff Goodman from the Field of 68 reported Alvaro Folgueiras has scheduled a visit with the Iowa Men's Basketball program.
Before entering the transfer portal, Folgueiras developed into a star with the Robert Morris Colonials. During his freshman season (2023-2024), Folgueiras averaged 5.3 points on 45.6 percent shooting from the field and 28.6 from three-point range, and 4.5 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game.
Folgueiras had a huge spike in all his averages in his second season. He averaged 14.1 points on 54.8 percent shooting from the field and 41.3 percent from three-point range, 9.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 29.4 minutes per game.
Folgueiras also excelled on defense. He averaged 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game last season.
Standing at six-foot-none, Folgueiras operated as a "playmaking five" for Robert Morris. He is better suited to playing the stretch four position for a power-five school, but can excel inside.
Folgueiras is a sharpshooter (shot 41.3 percent on 109 three-point attempts) who can stretch the floor with his shooting. He also excels at dribbling to the basket as he torches opponents with his fluid drives.
Iowa added Cam Manyawu from the transfer portal and has a scheduled meeting with transfer portal target Duke Brennan on April 18. McCollum hopes to add Folgueiras to the roster to bolster the front court.
Folgueiras is ranked as a four-star transfer and the No. 26 overall player in the portal by On3 Sports and the No. 43 overall player by 247 Sports. After entering the transfer portal, Folgueiras has two years of remaining eligibility.