Iowa State Transfer Tracker 2025

[isufbcurt]

We get it. You’ve hated the TJ hire since day one. Go play in the football threads instead of spamming the BB transfer thread please.

Wait? What? I don’t hate TJ. I think he’s a great coach. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t make mistakes

 

[BCClone]

How does the NIL money work? Does the We Will collective just tell TJ how much money they have for men’s basketball and the coaches decide how to distribute the funds? Or are the We Will people involved in the negotiations? Just curious how this all works.

Blum is the best source. I’m not positive, I just donate. I know Blum said that TJ likes the main guys to be equal.

 

[BCClone]

Under TJ.

More consecutive weeks in the Top 10 than ANY team in college basketball over the last 2 years!

My only point has been LEAVE THE COACHING TO TJ!! Of course he’s going to make mistakes, but there are several on here that question everything he does after a loss and have their oversimplified solutions when they are not around the team, not at practice, played 5th grade JV basketball and want to apply the coaching techniques they use on their child’s 2nd grade rec team. TJ and staff have forgotten more than you’ll ever know about the game so sit in your tractor or cubicle or wherever you earn your living and cheer for the Clones and leave the coaching to the professionals!!

/Rant

Per the big screen in Milwaukee, it said we were third most.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I don't know how you listen to that podcast, care about isu sports and STILL trash individual players. Blum said straight up that trashing players DID have an effect this year. Be better.

That’s a player problem imo. Lack of toughness.

 

[Psiclone]

Good defense can lead to offense and fast break and you have a guy who can run the rim and a great back door cutter.

Fast breaks if there is a turnover or a miss. AL wasn’t doing either.

 

[cyclonestunners]

That’s a player problem imo. Lack of toughness.

These are 18-22 year olds. What 18-22 year old do you know who isn't effected by what other people say about them? Give me a break.

 

[Gunnerclone]

These are 18-22 year olds. What 18-22 year old do you know who isn't effected by what other people say about them? Give me a break.

aka Adults that get paid to play sports.

 

[Chitowncy]

And those thicker bigs will just continue to get out jumped and beaten down court by the raw athletes TT and Houston have.

Agree. My hope in the transfer portal is that we snag a little bit taller, little more athletic, little bit more physically imposing Hason Ward type player. Haha. I realize the player I'm describing is probably an NBA player if he's an improvement on Hason Ward in those areas, but man it would have been nice to have a rim protector / shot blocker / rim runner this year against many teams. Imagine Lipsey and Jefferson with a lob option next year. People don't realize that blocked shots also start fast breaks often and can lead to easy buckets; it's more than just a defensive stop but helps the offense a bit for that kind of turnover. What about this guy? Looks like a decent portaler. We probably can't afford him though:



Averaged over 3 blocks a game and just a freshman last year! Look at those blocks against high quality competition in Houston, Gonzaga and Oregon. Man, we could have used that. Got some offensive game, too. We can dream....

 

[xboxfever]

The premise that TJ has focused on thicker bigs is misplaced IMO. Sure that was the case this year with Jefferson, Jackson and Chatfield. But prior to that Robert Jones, Hasan Ward and Osun Osunniyi were all more athlete than plodding post players. I even think JT Rock is a decent athlete for a 7' kid.

Your point is valid, we haven't had the crazy athletes in the 6'5"-6'7" range that Houston, TT, Baylor, etc. have had in the Big12. And seems like BYU and Arizona have shown a style that relies on long perimeter players and post combo where one guys is an above the rim guy (Veesaar, Keita) and the other a rebounding brute (Awaka, Traore).

The nice thing, is TJ and staff are constantly tweaking how they build the roster to address what they view as needs to make ISU a top 10 team. This past year it was adding more skilled low post guys in Jefferson & Jackson. But what they got wrong is combined with Chatfield, we didn't have that trapping, rim-protecting post we had in TJ's first 3 years. I expect they learned and will evolve.

As a fan hoping Batemon, Toure, Mitchell and Pleta are kids that have the basketball skills and athleticism to get their shots at all 3 levels. I look back at even when the Cyclones were clicking in Nov/Dec/Jan that Tamin, Keshon and Curtis consistently made some crazy tough shots in leading us to wins.

Only one of the freshman is likely to get playing time next season. T.J. is dead set on having an 8 man rotation. Lipsey, Jefferson, Momcilovic, Heise are half of that. The staff will likely bring in one or two big men and/or one or two guards. That’s at least 7 kids in the rotation which only leaves one freshman for playing time and that’s if they beat out Indusaitis if he is staying. This day and age of college basketball, freshman getting playing time at the high majors is going to be less and less.

 

[BCClone]

Only one of the freshman is likely to get playing time next season. T.J. is dead set on having an 8 man rotation. Lipsey, Jefferson, Momcilovic, Heise are half of that. The staff will likely bring in one or two big men and/or one or two guards. That’s at least 7 kids in the rotation which only leaves one freshman for playing time and that’s if they beat out Indusaitis if he is staying. This day and age of college basketball, freshman getting playing time at the high majors is going to be less and less.

So 2 will leave after a year most likely?

 

[xboxfever]

So 2 will leave after a year most likely?

Had to be expected in the free agent era of college athletics.

 

[isu81]

I’m curious when we became a perennial top 10 team. We been in the top 10 the last two years at most.

Have finished in the AP Top 10 twice in 77 years. "Perennial" top 10 team.

 

[isucy86]

Only one of the freshman is likely to get playing time next season. T.J. is dead set on having an 8 man rotation. Lipsey, Jefferson, Momcilovic, Heise are half of that. The staff will likely bring in one or two big men and/or one or two guards. That’s at least 7 kids in the rotation which only leaves one freshman for playing time and that’s if they beat out Indusaitis if he is staying. This day and age of college basketball, freshman getting playing time at the high majors is going to be less and less.

Have said it before, this staff evolves and looks ahead. You may be right that TJ sticks with an 8 man rotation. But with the Lipsey/Gilbert injury situation this season and resulting use of Kelderman in high-leverage minutes- maybe TJ & staff take a different approach next year.

Plus with guys like Lipsey, Heise and Jefferson all using up their eligibility after next year, I believe the staff gives a couple freshman (or Indrusaitis) a chance to play 10-20mpg. Obviously the players will need to earn those minutes like Lipsey and Momcilovic did.

 

[cyclones500]

I posted this previously in a transfer-related thread, could be appropriate fit here. I'll try to update as the 2025-26 list develops.

Roundup of approximate dates of commitment/announcement for Otz-era transfers. In some cases, it’s when a news source published, based on my basic search.

(Parentheses) denotes previous school … I may have missed some of double-transfer details.
* denotes transferred (or transferring) away from Iowa State

—> If anyone spots errors, notify me.

2021-22
Jaz Kunc (Washington State) - March 24, 2021
Robert Jones (Denver) - April 1, 2021
Caleb Grill* (UNLV, via Iowa State) - April 10, 2021
Gabe Kalscheur (Minnesota) - April 10, 2021
Tristan Enaruna* (Kansas) - April 19, 2021
Izaiah Brockington (Penn State, via St. Bonaventure) - May 5, 2021

2022-23
Tre King (Georgetown, via Eastern Kentucky) - Dec. 29, 2021
Hason Ward (VCU) - April 21, 2022
Jaren Holmes (St. Bonaventure) - April 29, 2022
Osun Osunniyi (St. Bonaventure) - May 13, 2022

2023-24
Keshon Gilbert (UNLV) - April 9, 2023
Jackson Paveletzke* (Wofford) - April 11, 2023
Curtis Jones (Buffalo, via cc Indian Hills) - April 17, 2023

2024-25
Dishon Jackson* (Charlotte, via Washington State) - March 25, 2024
Nate Heise (UNI) - April 2, 2024
Brandton Chatfield (Seattle, via Washington State) - April 7, 2024
Joshua Jefferson (Saint Mary’s) - April 23, 2024

2025-26
Eric Mulder (Purdue Fort Wayne) - March 27, 2025
Mason Williams (Eastern Washington) - March 28, 2025
Blake Buchanan (Virginia) - March 30, 2025
Dominick Nelson (Utah Valley, via cc Polk State) - April 26, 2025

* Indicates transfer-out

 

[Dgilbertson]

I’ll stand by threaded posts would allow the off topic, and dead horse pissing posts to be easily spotted and sidestepped.

 

[CyGuy5]

Blum is the best source. I’m not positive, I just donate. I know Blum said that TJ likes the main guys to be equal.

This will probably get shot down by someone who actually knows something, but I’ve heard the “main guys” got 750k each this year. Feels like that’s probably high but I have no real idea

 

[BCClone]

This will probably get shot down by someone who actually knows something, but I’ve heard the “main guys” got 750k each this year. Feels like that’s probably high but I have no real idea

Blum said it wasn’t that high. I deleted my response because it may have been in the paid side.

 

[Clonefan32]

Agree. My hope in the transfer portal is that we snag a little bit taller, little more athletic, little bit more physically imposing Hason Ward type player. Haha. I realize the player I'm describing is probably an NBA player if he's an improvement on Hason Ward in those areas, but man it would have been nice to have a rim protector / shot blocker / rim runner this year against many teams. Imagine Lipsey and Jefferson with a lob option next year. People don't realize that blocked shots also start fast breaks often and can lead to easy buckets; it's more than just a defensive stop but helps the offense a bit for that kind of turnover. What about this guy? Looks like a decent portaler. We probably can't afford him though:



Averaged over 3 blocks a game and just a freshman last year! Look at those blocks against high quality competition in Houston, Gonzaga and Oregon. Man, we could have used that. Got some offensive game, too. We can dream....

Gwath is going to get the big bucks somewhere.

 

[srjclone]

Adrian Wooley. Give the man a call. I foresee him staying in SEC country, but dude can light it up.

 

[Acylum]

aka Adults that get paid to play sports.

“Give me my $.25 M but leave me alone.”