*** OFFICIAL: McKay to ISU!! ***

[Dandy]

I hope the ISU staff at least tries to get a waiver for JM to play right away next year. I'm sure there is a legit reason he chose to leave obviously. It could work. At worst we're back to the same expectation of him joining at 2nd semester.

 

[Dryburn]

A nice little blurb about it:

Marquette transfer Jameel McKay to Iowa State | CollegeBasketballTalk

 

[CyKings]

touche. I guess I was just thinking of starters. Two for sure, 3 if RV commits.

Niang can also be out on the perimeter, can he count as a half guard? haha

 

[Dandy]

Sorry I'm on my phone so I can't link it but Travis Hines updated his article on JM's commitment. He posted the link on Twitter and @CycloneInsiders replied asking if JM could get a full year next year. Hines replied, "ISU can apply for a waiver on a few different grounds. Who knows how the NCAA would rule it though." There have been some odd waivers accepted lately so I don't see why we wouldn't at least try. If he gets a full year next year, look out.

 

[Dryburn]

Here is his original recruitment/offer list from Yahoo/Rivals. How did Iowa not offer this guy? I mean, there are some pretty good basketball schools on that list and they all offered. But Iowa.......NO!!!! lol

School	Interest	Offer	Visit	Recruited by
Marquette	COMMITTED (06/02/2012)	Offered	None
Arkansas	None	Offered	None
Illinois	None	Offered	None
Indiana	None	Offered	None
Iowa	None		None
Iowa St.	None	Offered	None	T.J. Otzelberger
Memphis	None	Offered	None
Missouri	None	Offered	None

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Easy there, Melvin isn't easy to replace. And Melvin isn't done yet, losing Melvin is a huge blow, especially after he averages 20 and 10 this year.

I hear we are red shirting Melvin and going all in on 2014-15 being a championship team.

 

[Cydkar]

Here is his original recruitment/offer list from Yahoo/Rivals. How did Iowa not offer this guy? I mean, there are some pretty good basketball schools on that list and they all offered. But Iowa.......NO!!!! lol

School	Interest	Offer	Visit	Recruited by
Marquette	COMMITTED (06/02/2012)	Offered	None
Arkansas	None	Offered	None
Illinois	None	Offered	None
Indiana	None	Offered	None
Iowa	None		None
Iowa St.	None	Offered	None	T.J. Otzelberger
Memphis	None	Offered	None
Missouri	None	Offered	None

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They have a lot of front court players already and...who cares?

 

[ojoe2317]

I hear we are red shirting Melvin and going all in on 2014-15 being a championship team.

Ooooh, don't tease me with this. Not funny. :spinny:

 

[Yellow Snow]

I know you're half joking but this will start to happen. We have a rep for being Transfer U and we've been and will be really close on some big time players that have chosen other schools but we're bound to pick up one or two that we've missed out of HS at some point

Oh, I agree. We missed out on McKay out of JC.

Now he is willing to PAY HIS OWN WAY for a semester just to sign with ISU. That is the best part.

We as a collective fan base ***** about our inherent disadvantages in recruiting... Here is a case where the #3 ranked JUCO player in the nation is willing to pay his own way to come here...

 

[RustShack]

They did only have room for one guy...

 

[MIClone]

John Casper Jr. ‏@johncasperjr21m
Iowa State picks up a big transfer in Jameel McKay, who was at Marquette for about 15 minutes. Cyclones will be loaded in 14-15.


Cavan Walsh ‏@cavwalsh18m
Marquette transfer Jameel McKay is a big get for Iowa State - Cyclones have a nice pipeline to Indian Hills

Cyclones will be loaded in 14-15. I could read that line all day, every day.

 

[CycloneErik]

Fred Never Fails.

 

[CycloneErik]

This isn't to make fun of anyone. I'm just having nostalgia for the day we hired Fred.

http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/mens-basketball/89141-abc-5-hoiberg-done-deal.html

 

[CRcyclone6]

The Patriot Flag Scene - YouTube

 

[00clone]

Here is his original recruitment/offer list from Yahoo/Rivals. How did Iowa not offer this guy? I mean, there are some pretty good basketball schools on that list and they all offered. But Iowa.......NO!!!! lol

As Cydkar says, who cares, but since you asked, I'm assuming because he's not a skinny ginger.

 

[Cyclonesince78]

This isn't to make fun of anyone. I'm just having nostalgia for the day we hired Fred.

http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/mens-basketball/89141-abc-5-hoiberg-done-deal.html

You know it was going to work out when Clones21 didn't like the move.

 

[bringmagicback]

I hear we are red shirting Melvin and going all in on 2014-15 being a championship team.

I know this is a joke and all buttt.............

 

[Dingus]

This isn't to make fun of anyone. I'm just having nostalgia for the day we hired Fred.

http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/mens-basketball/89141-abc-5-hoiberg-done-deal.html

Wow, I wasn't on CF then but I can't believe so many people were that disappointed with the Hoiberg hire. I remember reading that the reaction among the fan base was mixed, which always confused me as I and every single person I talked to was pumped about the hire. Every. Single. Person.

 

[BallSoHard4Cy]

Big 12 Championship is a real possibility next year. Kansas will have full roster turnover (will obviously get some talent back, but not Wiggins level), Oklahoma State will lose at least two of their three players, and Baylor loses Austin and Jefferson. Kansas State's recruiting sucks, Oklahoma will be in the mix, West Virginia and Texas have a long way to go, and TCU and Tech are TCU and Tech.

Wow next year will be good.

 

[demoncore1031]

Flava Flav YEAH BOY! - YouTube