Melvin Ejim is part of the 2024 ISU Hall of Fame class!

[Cyclonepride]

Iowa State To Enshrine Six Into Athletics Hall Of Fame - Iowa State University Athletics

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Letterwinners Club unveiled the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024 today. Six former Cyclone athletes will be inducted into

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That's one step toward hanging his jersey in the rafters (and that would be well deserved).

 

[CycloneVet]

Iowa State To Enshrine Six Into Athletics Hall Of Fame - Iowa State University Athletics

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Letterwinners Club unveiled the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024 today. Six former Cyclone athletes will be inducted into

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That's one step toward hanging his jersey in the rafters (and that would be well deserved).

Melvin has been done playing at ISU for 10 years? Wow

 

[Messi]

Criteria 1 for retiring number

 

[F5cy]

Hang it!

 

[JP4CY]

As good of a student-athlete as we've ever seen.

 

[BMWallace]

Lets not overlook the SB Champ, Kelechi Osemele!

 

[Cyclonepride]

Lets not overlook the SB Champ, Kelechi Osemele!

No doubt! All very deserving Cyclones.

 

[carvers4math]

Hang it!

At a BYU game!

 

[cyfan92]

The next jersey in the rafters has to be Niang.

After Niang, then you can hang Ejim. Melvin was a roll player until his POTY senior season. Niang was the key piece to 3.3/4 of the years he played.

Melvin is an elite Cyclone, don't get me wrong, but he isn't a first ballot rafters candidate like Niang.

 

[Cyclonepride]

The next jersey in the rafters has to be Niang.

After Niang, then you can hang Ejim. Melvin was a roll player until his POTY senior season. Niang was the key piece to 3.3/4 of the years he played.

Melvin is an elite Cyclone, don't get me wrong, but he isn't a first ballot rafters candidate like Niang.

It doesn't matter to me in the slightest who goes first. Melvin is the next guy eligible, and he's deserving, and it's silly that this club is that exclusive.

 

[LeaningCy]

At a BYU game!

 

[Cardinal2001]

Melvin has been done playing at ISU for 10 years? Wow

Covid year(s)

 

[Cardinal2001]

Anyone got the Booker double whammy queued up?

 

[Halincandenza]

Ejim's number needs to be up there. Perfect example of a great student athlete in the true sense of the phrase.

Also feel like Jamie kind of hinted at that when he commented that one of the criteria Kansas uses is conference player of the year.

 

[cyfan92]

It doesn't matter to me in the slightest who goes first. Melvin is the next guy eligible, and he's deserving, and it's silly that this club is that exclusive.

The only way I agree with you would be if academics are weighed into this. Melvin was B2B Big 12 scholar of the year.

I'm just not convinced that the current rafter players were put up there for academics versus being absolute studs on the court.

 

[isufbcurt]

It doesn't matter to me in the slightest who goes first. Melvin is the next guy eligible, and he's deserving, and it's silly that this club is that exclusive.

Hanging someone's jersey should be exclusive.

 

[Cyclonepride]

The only way I agree with you would be if academics are weighed into this. Melvin was B2B Big 12 scholar of the year.

I'm just not convinced that the current rafter players were put up there for academics versus being absolute studs on the court.

I think that absolutely weighs into the decision, and Melvin was a Big 12 POY and 1st team All American (Basketball Times I think). The latter is enough, but add the academics, leadership and character onto that resume and it's a no brainer.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Hanging someone's jersey should be exclusive.

Not once every 20 years exclusive IMO

 

[Halincandenza]

Hanging someone's jersey should be exclusive.

Seems a little too exclusive though. I mean two of the greatest players in ISU history aren't up there in Fizer and Tinsley. Those guys would be up there if they played for KU.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Seems a little too exclusive though. I mean two of the greatest players in ISU history aren't up there in Fizer and Tinsley. Those guys would be up there if they played for KU.

Definitely. Seems like most other programs have way more people getting honored that way.