We had plenty to discuss on Thursday night's U.S. Cellular/Cyclone Fanatic Radio Show from BenchWarmers in Ankeny. Matt Abdelmassih hopped on to talk Melvin Ejim, Michigan and Iowa State men's basketball. Then, Billy Fennelly stopped by to discuss the women.�...
No player on Iowa State’s roster is looking forward to Sunday’s tussle with seventh-ranked Michigan than true freshman point guard Monte Morris.Consider the following: Morris, Michigan’s 2012 Mr. Basketball, was born and raised a Spartan fan. Over the ye...
The Iowa State basketball season gets jump started with a heavy-weight visit from the heralded Michigan Wolverines on Sunday afternoon. It is hard to place a large emphasis on a non-conference game in November, but Sunday's contest has the makings of an all-timer. Io...
AMES --- College basketball’s National Signing Day was fairly uneventful for Iowa State. Fred Hoiberg only signed one prospect to his 2014 recruiting class and while it is way too early to go making any judgments, all indications point to him being a good one.Overla...
AMES --- Iowa State cruised through its first two opponents this November without Preseason All-Big 12 forward Melvin Ejim but business will undoubtedly pick up on Sunday when seventh-ranked Michigan comes to town.Will Ejim, who hyper-extended his knee two weeks...
AMES --- Iowa State’s 80-50 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi wasn’t the most exhilarating game in the 42-year history of Hilton Coliseum. Leading up to Sunday’s showdown with seventh-ranked Michigan though, it works. What Fred Hoiberg’s Cyclones ...
You know every year when no-shave November rolls around, I fire up my sometimes amusing Facebook feed and witness dozens of folks listing one thing that they are thankful for every day in the month. This is annoying to some but to me, I couldn’t be happier w...
The following is a press release courtesy of Iowa State athletics communications. AMES, Iowa – Iowa State guards Naz Long and DeAndre Kane earned Phillips 66 Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week awards for their performances in Sunday’s season opening wi...
AMES --- If you walked into a sold out Hilton Coliseum on Sunday afternoon anticipating a 26-point scoring outburst from Iowa State sophomore Naz Long, then please, share what you had for breakfast with the rest of us.Long, who only netted five 3-pointers during his ...
AMES --- We will all know more on Tuesday. That’s when Iowa State’s preseason All-Big 12 forward Melvin Ejim will undergo another knee scan to determine when he will be able to tip off his senior campaign.“He has really increased his work on the court,” ...