Rob Gray

There’s a wall at the Iowa State women’s basketball practice facility dedicated to several former Cyclones who made the WNBA. And someday, versatile freshman forward Addy Brown could be on it.

If there’s one thing Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has learned about life in the Big 12, it’s that every team will find itself with a seemingly faint pulse at least once during the conference season, making tumult a day-to-day feature with no relief in sight.

Iowa State went on a 7-0 run to take its first lead, at 56-55, with 4:47 left, but No. 11 Oklahoma responded with a 7-0 flourish of its own and eventually pulled away for a 71-63 win at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

Iowa State freshman forward Milan Momcilovic acknowledges one flaw in his otherwise wide-ranging, shot-making repertoire. He’s simply not shooting enough.

Hannah Belanger finished with a game-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc while scoring the 2,000th point of her career. Her outburst helped Iowa State outscore Kansas by 11 points in what proved to be a decisive third quarter that came on the heels of a shaky first half.

Iowa State freshman Arianna Jackson doubled her previous career-high in points while quadrupling her single-game benchmark in made 3-pointers Sunday against Oklahoma State. She already had established herself as a skilled defender and facilitator at this level, but she proved she could score at a high level, as well.

The Iowa State men’s basketball team closed its nonconference slate with a sloppy, 85-70, win over New Hampshire behind Keshon Gilbert’s triple double.

A relatively youthful Iowa State football team fell to 7-6 to close the season. But all of the Cyclones’ star players on the offensive side of the ball will return, along with most of the standouts on the defensive side.

Friday’s weather outlook proved to be fairly typical for Iowa State when it plays in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, and the result — a 36-26 loss to Memphis at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium — mirrored the iffy atmospheric conditions.

Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell could become the first head coach in Cyclone history to guide the team to four seasons featuring eight or more wins. Here are three keys for the Cyclones against Memphis in Friday’s Liberty Bowl.

A two-day retreat in service of at-risk youth moved Iowa State’s football team forward last summer. Humility reigned. Ego dissolved. And the Cyclones emerged fully unified after a thorny offseason that shook up the starting lineup while strengthening the players’ deep commitment to each other.

Few of Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock’s players heeded his 2023 call — “We’re going to need every guy in here — more than junior defensive end Joey Petersen.

Jeremiah Cooper’s early pick in the season opener against UNI set the tone for an Iowa State defense that’s plucked 16 opponents’ passes from the air, which is tied for the eighth-most nationally. A timely interception or two against prolific Tiger quarterback Seth Henigan could set the stage for ISU’s fourth eight-win season under head coach Matt Campbell and sixth bowl triumph in program history.

Robert Jones is the epitome of what Cyclone basketball is all about and a leader on and off the court

Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell knows it won’t be easy to beat the nation’s seventh-best scoring offense in its home stadium for the second time during his eight-plus season tenure.