I just found out that my sister was the Sunday school teacher for Rylan Barnes' father and my nephew was friends with the father. The nephew was also a classmate of Caden Matson's father. This was in Buffalo Center, I believe, but they also lived in Algona for awhile.

The punt block for a TD has turned my Nebraska-loving nephew into an Iowa State fan. He lives in Omaha now, so it's sort of understandable.

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AMES, Iowa – Sophomore Addy Brown was named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Watchlist on Thursday as Iowa State’s second representative among the Naismith Starting 5 Awards. Brown was one of Iowa State’s most well-rounded players as a freshman, finishing last season with 10 double-doubles.

The Derby, Kansas became the only player in program history and one of two Power 5 women’s players in 2023-24 to record at least 400 points, 250 rebounds and 150 assists in a single season. Her efforts earned her All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and a spot on the conference’s All-Freshman team. Brown holds Iowa State’s second-best marks by a freshman for season field goals (164), assists (159) and rebounds (269) and third-best season point total (429). Her 10 double-doubles were the most by a Cyclone freshman. She narrowly missed the program’s fourth-ever triple-double, finishing with 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists against North Dakota State (Dec. 10, 2023).

Iowa State will officially open the regular season Monday morning against Chicago State. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. in Hilton Coliseum.

As expected really.

Diz

Can’t lie. I enjoy this absurd show as one to kill time while on flights.

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Why are you opposed to Freed Speech? Obama, Hillary, Harris, Walz are all working to eliminate Free Speech.

Hello All - anyone have 2 tickets for sale for TT on Nov 2? My wife and I are making our maiden voyage from Philly to visit our freshman daughter at ISU for the first time that weekend, and we obviously want to go to the game. Thanks in advance.

In my world, this is NOT OT, but I'm a rules follower.

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We're going to a tailgate in RV Village so would prefer public parking. That's $82 and up on Ticketmaster, so thought I'd check here. Go Cyclones!

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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State will honor former Cyclone and Olympic Gold Medalist Tyrese Haliburton on Saturday, March 1, during Iowa State’s game against Arizona. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. at sold-out Hilton Coliseum.

With Haliburton and his family in attendance, Iowa State will honor him with a halftime ceremony that will include his banner being dropped as an Olympic Gold Medalist. Haliburton is the eighth Cyclone to win a Gold Medal at the Olympics and the first in men’s basketball.

The first two-time NBA All-Star in Iowa State history, Haliburton was one of five Cyclones who played men’s basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The five Cyclones playing in the Olympics was the second-most of any program in the country.

Haliburton and Team USA earned the eighth Gold Medal of the professional era for the United States, while it was the fifth-straight Olympic Games that Team USA brought home the gold.

Playing in just 22 games before suffering a season-ending injury in 2019-20, Haliburton earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors. He also earned all-district honors from USBWA and NABC, while being named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. When his season ended, he was sixth in the Big 12 in scoring (15.2), second in FG percentage (50.4), first in assists (6.5), first in steals (2.5), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3), third in 3FG percentage (41.9) and 13th in rebounding (5.9).

Haliburton is in his fifth NBA season, including his third with the Indiana Pacers. He finished third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting in 2021 and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2024. He led the league in assists with 10.9 per game last season.

Man devastating loss for my Yankees. I still think Boone pulled his 3 ace relievers and maybe Cole to quick. Putting in starter Cortez who is coming off injury and hasn’t pitched in a month in that situation is also questionable.

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AMES, Iowa – The sophomore dynamic duo of Addy Brown and Audi Crooks were recipients of preseason honors from The Athletic. Crooks was named a Preseason Second-Team All-American while Brown was tabbed the outlet’s Preseason Breakout Player of the Year.

Crooks has also earned Preseason All-Big 12 and Preseason AP All-America Honorable Mention accolades ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Algona, Iowa native averaged 19.2 points and 7.2 rebounds as a true freshman last season while recording the highest usage rate in the Big 12. She broke several Iowa State freshman records including points, made field goals and made free throws in a season. Her 258 made field goals also broke the all-time Cyclone single-season record.

Brown had one of the most well-rounded seasons in program history as a freshman. The Derby, Kansas native is the only player in program history to record 400 points, 250 rebounds and 150 assists in a season. She was also one of only two players in a Power 5 conference last season to reach the feat. Also a threat from beyond the arc, Brown cashed in 52 triples while shooting over 38 percent from 3-point range. She earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team accolades following the conclusion of the 2023-24 regular season.

Iowa State will officially open the regular season Monday morning against Chicago State. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. in Hilton Coliseum.

..he’s UDDERLY drained after his last big effort!🐄

So I did a blood donation today. Life Serve Blood Center is a participant in a contest by Abbott Labs, where they will give a blood donor free tix to the B10 football championship game, and then $1 million dollars to the winning school of choice. B12 teams are not an option.

So I thought what the heck, I will enter. I chose Purdue, because F the Hawks and they seem the most like ISU, good engineering school, shaky football history, good basketball history.

So if you had a million dollars to give, and had to give it to a B10 school, who would you give it to? Rivals limits to 8 choices, so I split some, that are kind of divergent. But I left the two biggest ISU Rivals by themselves, if per chance anyone would choose them. What say you?

A nice look on national TV for this defender to be busy taunting the Washington crowd while a game-winning Hail Mary play is unfolding. He got to the action just in time to help tip the pass to the Washington receiver. Some of these "pros" just leave me shaking my head.

Would like to purchase a 2024 - 2025 men's basketball parking pass. Pm me with location and cost. Thank you.

Is there no radio or even a gametracker for the women's exhibition game Wednesday? I was hoping to follow along with the action, but there's nothing listed on the official site to follow.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Iowa State sophomore forward Milan Momcilovic has been named to the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.

The annual Julius Erving Award, named after the Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player, celebrates its 11th year by recognizing the top small forwards in Division I men’s college basketball.

Momcilovic is one of five Big 12 players on the 20-member watch list.

In his rookie campaign, Momcilovic tied a school record for most starts and appearances in a season by starting all 37 games. He averaged 10.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, while shooting 42.4 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from downtown. Momcilovic was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, while also picking up Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team honors after helping the Cyclones to their fifth tournament championship in the last 10 seasons. Momcilovic hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points in ISU’s 69-41 victory over No. 1 Houston in the Big 12 Championship game and followed that with 19 points on three 3-pointers against South Dakota State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Fans can support their favorite player by participating in Fan Voting starting Friday, November 1. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2025 Julius Erving Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Erving and the Hall of Fame’s selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committees for the Julius Erving Award is composed of top men’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.

The winner of the 2025 Erving Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Men’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center). Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey is also on the Bob Cousy Award Watch List.

Previous winners of the Julius Erving Award are Dalton Knecht, Tennessee (2024), Jalen Wilson, Kansas (2023), Wendell Moore Jr., Duke (2022), Corey Kispert, Gonzaga (2021), Saddiq Bey, Villanova (2020), Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga (2019), Mikal Bridges, Villanova (2018), Josh Hart, Villanova (2017), Denzel Valentine, Michigan State (2016), and Stanley Johnson, Arizona (2015).

The man is genuinely a political genius...just the GOAT of trolling his opponents!

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There are five remaining CCG contenders. Four that are neck and neck midway through the final turn, and a fifth that is on the outside but is keeping stride if the others stumble. Here is a look at each one in order…..

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