This might not be a popular opinion here at CycloneFanatic.com, but it is difficult for me to argue against the growing momentum of the idea to require graduate transfers to sit out a year before being eligible to play at his/her new school."If you're transferrin...
Judging by page views on this website and Twitter mentions, it’s easy for me to analyze that you all are currently obsessed with Iowa State basketball recruiting.After publishing this piece on Thursday afternoon, I’ve heard a lot of backlash from readers in one form or...
AMES (11:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 31) — In a handful of hours, Matt Abdelmassih will clutch his boarding pass. He may or may not look back as he boards a plane bound for home, but wherever his eyes are fixed, they won’t remain dry. “I’m getting on th...
AMES --- Fred Hoiberg’s program at Iowa State is well known for being a safe haven for transfers within the sport. For the most part, this has been a fair analysis over the years. However while transfers still are and will likely always be a major part of the...
AMES --- Iowa State basketball is always fresh.That’s because during Fred Hoiberg’s five years in Ames, we’ve always been able to count on the fact that 4-6 newcomers will arrive and be contributors the season they arrive. As a commentator who covers the pr...
AMES — When the bright lights gleamed last March, Monte Morris’s profile — and minutes — rose. As a freshman for Iowa State, the skilled and error-averse 6-2 point guard set an NCAA record for assist-to-turnover ratio in a season at 4.79-to-1. But once t...
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 ...
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Iowa State’s success while going the “transfer route” has been that year in, year out, Fred Hoiberg’s teams have had impeccable chemistry.Iowa State has had adequate talent over the last four years but the unselfi...
As was the case with Melvin Ejim,DeAndre Kane was not selected in Thursday night's NBA Draft but that might have been a blessing in disguise. Kane, who averaged 17.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a senior, signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday morning. The ...
I like to joke on Twitter that I am one of only eight NBA fans in Iowa. I fully realize this is incorrect. There are actually 17 fans. As one of the self-proclaimed defenders of the Association in the state, I get pumped up for NBA Draft night. I feel like a 16...
