Milwaukee native Walter Blount Jr., left, daps Pewaukee guard Nick Janowski after Pewaukee advanced to the WIAA Division 2 state tournament. Blount is an assistant coach at Iowa State and is preparing to take on LSU at Fiserv Forum on Friday.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — When Iowa State learned of its NCAA Tournament fate last Sunday, attention was immediately placed on the storyline of head coach T.J. Otzelberger and rising star point guard Tyrese Hunter going home to dance.
The two shared a moment on camera, with Coach pointing at the TV, telling Hunter, “You ready to go to Milwaukee?”
The often intense Otzleberger even smiled. It was nice.
These are phenomenal stories, and easy content for us hacks in the media to drool over for a week, which we have.
Meanwhile, a Milwaukee hoops legend who has been crucial to Iowa State basketball’s resurgence lurked in the background, not garnering much buzz.
That’s generally how assistant coach JR...