I put the call out to all of the smart kids that follow me on Twitter and asked if there were any parts in particular about Iowa State basketball that they’d like me to address through three games this season.This early in the season, I’m most interested in keeping the...
AMES — He finished strong, in deep. He drained two 3-pointers. He narrowly missed his first career double-double with 19 points and nine assists, but ISU point guard Monte Morris really wanted to talk about his defense. “It made me feel real good,” said Morris, who...
AMES --- It wasn’t a masterpiece but Iowa State’s 93-82 season opening victory over Oakland (Mich.) was nothing to sneeze at either – offensively at least.From Georges Niang’s career-high to some clear issues that need cleaned up on defense, here are five takeaway...
AMES — Iowa State guard Sherron Dorsey-Walker’s journey into the realm of major minutes will likely sail on through the next two games. The rest of the season? That’s up to him — and, of course, the No. 14 Cyclones’ coach, Fred Hoiberg. “Another opportunit...
AMES — They dunked, they laughed, then dunked some more. Dick Vitale’s voice would have grown hoarse describing the high-flying exploits Iowa State unveiled in Friday's 115-48 exhibition rout of NAIA foe Viterbo (Wis.) before a crowd of 13,963 at Hilton ...
Let me preface the following report by stating that I kept better secrets when I was five than the closed scrimmage between Iowa State and Minnesota did on Sunday afternoon at the Sukup facility in Ames. After working the phones for a good hour late Sunday afternoon...
AMES — The light burns late in ISU coach Fred Hoiberg’s office at the Sukup Basketball Complex. His usual day-or-night soundtrack? The sweet, syncopated drumming caused by a basketball thumping the hardwood, over and over, again and again. “It’s fun to ...
Naz Long has been out of YMCA Capital City League action for weeks now due to a groin injury. On Friday night, he returned for the playoffs and because of that, Long's Phoenix Renewable Resources team ousted Renaissance Granite by a 122-118. Long scored 31 poin...
Bombs away. Clayton Custer went 8-for-12 from 3-point range in route to a 52 point performance Wednesday night in the YMCA Capital City League. However, without teammate Abdel Nader, that wasn't enough as Capital Orthopedics lost to Coca-Cola by a 142-139 final. S...
When the 2014 YMCA Capital City League rosters were released around a month ago, most people thought that the Monte Morris/Matt Thomas combination for ADIO Chiropractic would be a formidable one. However, the pair didn't play for the first few games of the leagu...
