Couple odds and ends:
- Tre Jackson, assuming his game translates to the Big 12, will be an all-time fan favorite. Can do some flashy things with the ball, shoot it really well, and is a super nice and engaging guy. I heard him asking a little kid who was getting is autograph what grade he was in, etc. Love it when the guys embrace being ambassadors for ISU.
- I have on good authority that the short, blond ref is actually a high school cross country coach. What the heck does he know about basketball?!?!? I kid -- the refs do their best. TJ is the dark haired one mentioned earlier that does tons of games. Last week there was a reddish hair guy who is actually on track to be an NBA/G-League level ref. Red-haired guy is the one who ran Malachi out of his playoff game with two technicals.
- This year's guys were much more into the games than some years. Bolton is a talker and Conditt loves to be in the middle of the trash talking too. Lewis seems to be a frequent target but mixes it up as well.