Jaran Richman

Jaran Richman is in his first season as the director of scouting for the University of Iowa men’s basketball team. 

Richman joined the Hawkeyes following a one-year stint at Drake, where he served as the assistant to the head coach. The Bulldogs won 31 games, claimed the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to making the move to Des Moines, Richman spent five years at Northwest Missouri State, playing and coaching under Ben McCollum.  He spent two seasons as a student-athlete, two years as a graduate assistant and was a full-time assistant in 2023-24.

In his first season as a graduate assistant during the 2021-22 season, Northwest capped off a streak of three consecutive national championships, the first team in NCAA Division II men's basketball to accomplish the feat.

Richman guided the Bearcats to their 10th consecutive conference championship in 2022-23, finishing the season 31-3.  The following season, Northwest won its 11th straight MIAA regular season crown as the team posted a 29-5 record.

Before joining the coaching ranks, Richman played at Northwest Missouri State where he was a member of the 2021 national championship team. He was named the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner at the 2021 NCAA Tournament. In the 2019-20 COVID-cancelled season, Northwest finished the season 31-1 and was ranked No. 1 in the country.

Prior to joining the Bearcats, Richman played for North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Missouri, where he was a team captain on the first national tournament team in school history.

The Hamilton, Missouri, native earned his associate’s degree in teaching from North Central Missouri College in 2019, his bachelor’s in physical education from Northwest Missouri State in 2021 and his master’s in applied health science from the school in 2023.