Iowa State Cyclones guard Keshon Gilbert (10) tries to nocks the ball out from BYU Cougars’s guard Dallin Hall (30) during the first half of the Big-12 men’s basketball in the Senior Day at Hilton Coliseum on March 4, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
AMES – Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State’s second-leading scorer, will not be on the court for the 2025 NCAA Tournament, according to coach T.J. Otzelberger.
“With Keshon, we’ve decided that he needs to focus on his rehab and getting his body back right, so he won’t be available moving forward,” Otzelberg said during his press conference on Sunday in the Pete Taylor Media Room at Hilton Coliseum.
love/appreciate all of your support! i want yall to kno that there is nothing more to the situation. Im battling an injury that just can’t seem to get better while playing on it. But enough about me! We a 3 seed in Milwaukee .. Ik the guys are going to make you all proud! ❤️ https://t.co/aHi2sCJAT4
— Ke 🖤… (@kg2times) March 16, 2025
Gilbert averaged 13.4 points and 4.1 assists per game for the Cyclones this season.
He was the leading scorer for Iowa State in seven of the team’s 33 games coming into the tournament.
“He’s got to focus on getting back healthy and getting back to being him,” Otzelberger said.
Otzelberger’s answers can be seen here, and the full press conference is available at the CycloneFanatic YouTube channel.
T.J. Otzelberger says that Keshon Gilbert will not be avaliable for the Cyclones moving forward. pic.twitter.com/v3risUv7rs
— CycloneFanatic.com (@cyclonefanatic) March 16, 2025
Iowa State will face No. 14 Lipscomb on Friday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
