Iowa State senior point guard Monte Morris is officially the program’s all-time leader in assists. The 6-foot-3 Flint, Mich. native dished out his 666th career dime to Matt Thomas in the second half of Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt.
He passed Cyclone great Jeff Hornacek for the record. Former Iowa State All-American Georges Niang scored off of 135 of Morris’ assists, which is the most of any teammate.
His 666 assists put him fourth all-time in Big 12 history behind Aaron Miles (Kansas, 01-05), Doug Gottlieb (Oklayoma State, 98-00) and Kirk Hinrich (Kansas, 99-03).
Morris and Hornacek are the only players in program history to record more than 1,000 points, 600 assists and 200 steals.
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Jared a native of Clarinda, Iowa, started as the Cyclone Fanatic intern in August 2013, primarily working as a videographer until starting on the women’s basketball beat prior to the 2014-15 season. Upon earning his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State in May 2016, Jared was hired as the site’s full-time staff writer, taking over as the primary day-to-day reporter on football and men’s basketball. He was elevated to the position of managing editor in January 2020. He is a regular contributor on 1460 KXNO in Des Moines and makes regular guest appearances on radio stations across the Midwest. Jared resides in Ankeny with his four-year-old puggle, Lolo.
