Jaren Holmes, a fifth-year senior transfer from St. Bonaventure scored a game-high 23 points in Iowa State’s 88-39 season-opening pummeling of IUPUI — and the smile on his face hadn’t faded by the time he met with the media after the final horn blared.
Iowa State’s Ashley Joens scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Cyclones opened the season with an 87-54 win over Cleveland State at Hilton Coliseum.
Defense still is the foundation for T.J. Otzelberger’s second edition of Iowa State men’s basketball, of course, but improved shooting also will be required if the team is to build off of last season’s stunning resurgence.
Nearly 3,000 tickets have been earmarked for Ames-area schoolchildren for the No. 8 Iowa State women’s basketball team’s season opener against Cleveland State at Hilton Coliseum.
Xavier Foster has been in Texas for only a few months, but the Iowa native and former Iowa State Cyclone already has taken to his new surroundings.
Iowa State and Iowa’s women’s basketball teams are both graced with preseason All-America players and lots of fans.
Iowa and Iowa State leaders Caitlin Clark, Ashley Joens made women’s basketball history at their schools with selections to the preseason AP All-America team.
Iowa is ranked No. 4 and Iowa State is No. 8 in the Associated Press women’s basketball preseason poll.
Every time the towering and talented Hason Ward of Virginia Commonwealth and Osun Osunniyi of St. Bonaventure clashed in the paint, trash talk didn’t accompany the bevy of blocked shots, array of dunks, nor numerous offensive rebounds. Verbal communication now flows freely for the former Atlantic 10 rivals-turned-Iowa State teammates.
The Iowa State women’s basketball team returns several key contributors for the 2022-23 season, including Ashley Joens.
The ISU vision for the $200 million CyTown project involves a 135,000-square-foot development including a medical facility, retail space, offices, and luxury suites. The endeavor would include an outdoor public plaza and amphitheater, restaurants and pubs, a hotel and convention center.
The Iowa City Community School District board of directors voted to approve open enrollment for all-state girls’ basketball player Kelsey Joens, granting her permission to play her final season with her sister at West Liberty.
A transfer from St. Bonaventure, new Iowa State guard Jaren Holmes just wanted a chance to prove he can play on the big stage.
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