Feb 22, 2020; San Diego, California, USA; UNLV Rebels head coach T.J. Otzelberger reacts in the second half against the San Diego State Aztecs at Viejas Arena. UNLV won 66-63. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jamie Pollard couldn’t suppress...
Former Cyclone star Marquis Gilstrap playing against Texas in the 2009-10 season. (Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications).
[Author’s note: During these many sports-less weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cyclone Fanatic has been re-running many of my “Wher...
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AMES — You name it, he did it.
When Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson first embarked on his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas-Little Rock in 2001, his short and long-term prospects necessarily hi...
The story of the greatest era in the history of Iowa State basketball: This is Transfer U. Introducing CF Chronicles, a new documentary series of podcasts courtesy of Cyclone Fanatic Media. In part one, we set the tone and go in-depth on the start of the Fred Hoiberg...
Jamie Pollard started at Iowa State in the fall of 2005. I covered his introductory press conference for the Iowa State Daily and will forever remember his opening quote, “This is a great day for Iowa State; this is a great day for Jamie Pollard.” It was a bold...
I love the “What If” scenarios when Iowa State is involved.Through the years there have been legends told of famous recruits that almost came to Iowa State. NBA Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving once went on a visit to Iowa State and went to a concert in Des Moines...
During his decade-long career as a high-major assistant coach, T.J. Otzelberger meticulously kept notes in a binder that nowadays is as thick as a dusty old dictionary. The 38-year-old Milwaukee native has worked for four men (Greg McDermott, Fred Hoiberg, ...
Both the Ames Tribune and the Des Moines Register reported late this afternoon that T.J. Otzelberger will be the highest paid assistant on Coach Steve Prohm's ISU men's basketball staff. Otzelberger — according to documents obtained by both the Tribune and the Register via op...
The livelihood of every college program, football or basketball, is based off of what happens on the recruiting trail.At Iowa State, we saw this first-hand during the Hoiberg era. Fred Hoiberg not only recruited gifted players to Ames (albeit in a non-conventio...
AMES — The “E” word proved to be the word of the day for new Iowa State men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm during his seven-minute stint on this morning’s Big 12 summer teleconference. “I’m excited,” Prohm said. He was referencing his 2015-...
