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Iowa State makes Zion Griffin’s top four

Iowa State has made the cut for four-star forward Zion Griffin’s top four schools. The Cyclones were alongside Kansas, Illinois State and Pittsburgh on the list released by the 6-foot-6, 208-pound small forward on Monday via his Twitter account.

Griffin, who also set an official visit to Iowa State for the weekend of Sept. 8, has skyrocketed up the national recruiting rankings over the past month after an explosive July recruiting period. He is rated as the No. 80 player in the country by 247Composite.

The Darien, Illi. native is the No. 22 small forward and No. 2 player in the state of Illinois. He also set official visits to Illinois State (Aug. 25), Pittsburgh (Sept. 15) and Kansas (Sept. 30).

Iowa State has three open scholarships for the 2018 recruiting class. The Cyclones will host Wisconsin forward Tyrese Haliburton on an unofficial visit on Aug. 25.

Jared Stansbury

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.

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