Articles Tagged: Iowa State men’s basketball

A transfer from St. Bonaventure, new Iowa State guard Jaren Holmes just wanted a chance to prove he can play on the big stage.

Iowa State’s Osun Osunniyi, a transfer from St. Bonaventure, is an elite shot blocker. He’s hoping to expand his game as a Cyclone by developing as a perimeter threat.

St. Bonaventure transfer Jaren Holmes wants to follow in the footsteps of another Bonnie, Izaiah Brockington, who found success with the Iowa State men’s basketball program.

T.J. Otzelberger rebuilt the Iowa State men’s basketball roster and led the Cyclones to 22 wins as well as an unlikely NCAA tournament Sweet 16 berth in his first season. His contract now runs through June 30, 2027 and his annual guaranteed compensation has climbed from $700,000 to $1.2 million.

Big 12 Freshman of the Year Tyrese Hunter chooses an Iowa State conference rival to transfer to: Texas.

Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger quickly found four proven players in the transfer portal to supplement his 2022-23 Cyclones.

The Iowa State men’s basketball program added more depth to its backcourt with the addition of St. Bonaventure transfer Jaren Holmes.

Izaiah Brockington told ESPN Monday he planned to enter the NBA Draft and not take advantage of an extra COVID-19 year at Iowa State.

Iowa State’s turnaround men’s basketball season is over, but the program’s foundation was set in T.J. Otzelberger’s first year as head coach.

Iowa State ran into a Miami team rippling with speed, length and athleticism in the Sweet 16 late Friday, and saw its remarkable season end in a 70-56 setback.

At least until late Friday night against Miami in the Sweet 16, the 11th-seeded Iowa State men’s basketball team keeps making memories, not savoring them.

Iowa State men’s basketball notes: First-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was an assistant coach for the 2016 Sweet 16 run to Chicago — and the irony of being back in a program-leading role, albeit with a very different team, isn’t lost on him.

At his third college basketball stop, Izaiah Brockington is a leader and standard-bearer for an Iowa State program that is in the midst of the biggest turnaround in school history.

Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says he didn’t sell ISU to transfers, he challenged them.

Iowa State has turned scoffs and slights into this turnaround season’s lifeblood. Now the Cyclones are one win from reaching the Elite Eight for just the second time in the modern era.