Diante Garrett News

Amber Hegge scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead South Dakota past Iowa Wesleyan 71-56 in women's non-conference basketball action Tuesday night in Vermillion.

ISU Sports Information -- Iowa State shot 28.0 percent from the field in the second half in a 67-65 loss to Northwestern in the championship game of the Chicago Invitational Saturday night.

Chicago, Ill. - No one needs to tell Iowa State basketball star Craig Brackins what players made the Associated Press' preseason all-America team.

Marquis Gilstrap had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State never trailed in cruising past Tennessee State 84-53 Tuesday night.

Ames, Ia. - One of the questions remaining about the Iowa State men's basketball team: What happens when they run into a mirror? What will occur when the Cyclones face the same full-court, full-game pressure they slap on opponents? "When they play a high-major team, that's going to be a question - can their guys stay in front of people ...

Ames, Ia. - They dunked. They swished three-pointers. Iowa State's high octane men's basketball team was back at it Sunday, doing what they do best in a 96-55 win against Mississippi Valley State before an announced crowd of 11,077 at Hilton Coliseum.

Craig Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Iowa State got its game together after a sluggish start to rout Mississippi Valley State 96-55 on Sunday.

It was men versus boys. A heavyweight with reach against a welterweight with doubts.

Lucca Staiger tallied a career-high 32 points and established a new Iowa State single-game standard for 3-pointers in a game with 10, as the Cyclones cruised to a 90-70 victory at Drake Tuesday night at the Knapp Center.

Lucca Staiger paid Diante Garrett the highest compliment after Iowa State's 20-point men's basketball win against Drake at the Knapp Center Tuesday.

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State's day got off to a bad start as hometown high school star Harrison Barnes announced he was signing with North Carolina.

Ames, Ia. - Three games. Five days. 'Can't wait,' Iowa State point guard Diante Garrett said.

It was equal parts Iowa State men's exhibition basketball and Harrison Barnes love fest Friday night at Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State basketball team dealing with deep roster. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP jbohnenkamp@thehawkeye.com AMES -- Greg McDermott has a good problem that could become a big problem.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Injuries have created a checkered college path for F Marquis Gilstrap, and leave the transfer with only one season of eligibility.

Ames, Ia. - The legend says Marquis Gilstrap does the kind of things with a basketball that Harry Potter does with a wand.

Coach Greg McDermott can count on no subtraction in the middle and a big addition on the wing.

Iowa State men's basketball hit the recruiting jackpot over the weekend by landing a pair of players for different recruiting classes.

The key, whether Brackins returns or not, is for returning players to improve during the off-season. Everyone showed promise, from the playmaking of G Diante Garrett , the long-range shooting of G Lucca Staiger and the inside accuracy of C Justin Hamilton .

The key, whether Brackins returns or not, is for returning players to improve during the off-season. Everyone showed promise, from the playmaking of G Diante Garrett , the long-range shooting of G Lucca Staiger and the inside accuracy of C Justin Hamilton .