Five hundred and ninety-two days unfolded between Tre King’s last basketball game for Eastern Kentucky and his first for Iowa State. Now just over two weeks separates the Cyclones’ sixth-year senior forward from his first and last full season in cardinal and gold — and to say he’s jazzed up about the prospect would be the epitome of an understatement.
Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey knew one area of his otherwise well-rounded game needed a lot of work, so the sophomore-to-be honed in on improving his jump shot in the offseason.
A former Cyclones basketball player that didn’t play last season because of an Achilles injury pleaded Tuesday to underage gambling. He is the 10th student-athlete to plead to the lesser charge in the state probe of illegal gambling.
Iowa State’s men’s basketball players will mostly be free to roam around the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas Friday through next Thursday — while also playing competitive games, of course.
Iowa State freshman Milan Momcilovic can drain long range shots both spotting up and off the dribble. He’s adept around the rim, too, making him a hard guard despite his relatively young age.
Colorado’s Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to approve the university’s return to the Big 12.
It’s fitting that new Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert, a transfer from UNLV, would choose “win” to describe his approach to the game because every move he makes on the court seems to embody it.
Robert Jones made a mere 40.3 percent of his free throws last season, but that proved to be a marked improvement. He’s developed a plan to turn progress into proficiency for the final stage of his Iowa State basketball career.
When it comes to so-called “measurables,” Iowa State five-star freshman Omaha Biliew admirably exceeds the cut on each level — but that’s not what makes him a standout. Not to coach T.J. Otzelberger, anyway.
Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey is one of the top rebounding guards in the Big 12 and it’s an inherent strength.
When Iowa State lost its top-two scoring guards to graduation, it plucked three highly valued guards from the transfer portal. Here’s what head coach T.J. Otzelberger said about the newcomers during a Cyclone Tailgate Tour stop.
It’s abundantly clear Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has accomplished plenty in his first two seasons — and now he’ll have at least six more seasons to potentially add to his list of plaudits.
Iowa State needed help in backcourt after loss of Jaren Holmes and Gabe Kalscheur
Iowa State shot an inexplicable 23.3 percent from the field, going 2-for-21 on 3-pointers in a 59-41 loss to Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Iowa State is done with the gauntlet that became the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball schedule and navigated out of a brutal February stretch of results. Perhaps no team is more thrilled to take a whiff of the NCAA tournament air.
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