Basketball

Matt Thomas has best game as a pro

Lonzo Ball's 35 points in a 103-102 Laker victory over the 76ers in Las Vegas Summer League action will rightfully grab all of the headlines but hey, our guy had a great night on Wednesday too. Former Cyclone Matt Thomas played 18 minutes, went 2-for-3 from 3-p...
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Burton struggles in Summer League debut

Deonte Burton was in the starting lineup for the Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League team on Saturday evening in Las Vegas but things didn't go so well for the former Cyclone. Burton, who signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent just hours after the NBA Dr...
Basketball

Monte Morris, Matt Thomas make NBA debuts

Monte Morris was in the starting lineup for the Denver Nuggets Las Vegas Summer League roster on Friday night. The Nuggets lost to the Houston Rockets by a 102-99 final and for the most part, Morris was ok in his NBA debut. Monte Morris with the dime. Juanchoooo with the...
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BLUM: 2017 NBA Draft Primer

The off-season in the NBA may be the most exciting non-sporting event in sports. The NBA Draft is the official kick-off of its soap-opera season and I am geeked. The NBA Draft does it right, all 60 picks are hammered out in one night, there are trades galore, spotlight...
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FAN POST: Celebrating great moments of a special era

The following is a special to Cyclone Fanatic written by Iowa State fan, Kyle Oppenhuizen. Kyle, an Iowa State alum, is the communications project manager  for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. You can follow him on Twitter @KyleOppenhuizen .  Why do we watch sports? As I have recently come to term...

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