Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic (22) ldrives to the basket around Utah Utes forward Ezra Ausar (2) during the first half in the Big-12 men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 7, 2025 in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Iowa State will be without forward Milan Momcilovic in Wednesday’s game against No. 9 Kansas at Hilton Coliseum, after the sophomore suffered an injury to his hand in practice.
The injury occurred on Momcilovic’s non-shooting hand and will sideline the standout player for 5-6 weeks, which should give him time to heal prior to the start of the postseason.
Through 15 games this season, Momcilovic is averaging 10.3 points per game and has a 44.3 shooting percentage from the 3-point line.
Without the Pewaukee, Wisconsin native, Iowa State could reach deeper into its bench than it typically might.
The Cyclones have stuck to an 8-player rotation for the better part of this season, and Momcilovic was eating up 24.8 minutes on the floor per night.
The most likely faces expected to show up will come in freshman Nojus Indrusaitis, who’s proven he can shoot it and brings tenacity, and 6-foot-7 junior Demarion Watson with size.
Remaining Iowa State MBB regular season schedule
Jan. 15 | No. 9 Kansas
Jan. 18 | @ West Virginia
Jan. 21 | UCF
Jan. 25 | @ Arizona State
Jan. 27 | @ Arizona
Feb. 01 | Kansas State
Feb. 03 | @ No. 9 Kansas
Feb. 08 | TCU
Feb. 11 | @ UCF
Feb. 15 | Cincinnati
Feb. 18 | Colorado
Feb. 22 | @ No. 10 Houston
Feb. 25 | @ Oklahoma State
Mar. 01 | Arizona
Mar. 04 | BYU
Mar. 08 | @ Kansas State