Iowa State Cyclones NCAA Basketball News

The NCAA's decision to issue a 20-game suspension to West Virginia F Deniz Kilicli has had the impact one might expect on the freshman from Turkey.

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

Ames, Ia. - Iowa State men's basketball coach Greg McDermott played for Eldon Miller.

Ames, Ia. - He dunked a put-back. He swished a long 3-point shot. His lob pass from just inside of half-court set up a dunk.

Iowa State didn't waste any time in getting its freshmen acclimated to its women's basketball lineup.

Eight Big 12 men's basketball players from five different schools are part of the preseason watch list for the 2010 Naismith Trophy, it was announced.

Kansas CITY, Mo. - Like clockwork at every Media Day ever staged, coaches take turns bragging about the overall strength of their particular conference.

Kansas CITY, MO. - What does it say about Big 12 men's basketball when it can lose the nation's best player - former Oklahoma star Blake Griffin - and still expect the upcoming season to be its strongest ever? What does it say about a conference that has a team such as Iowa State that features a unanimous preseason all-league player and the Big 12 ...

Kansas City, Mo. - Pat Knight stood off stage as Iowa State men's basketball coach Greg McDermott addressed Big 12 Conference reporters Thursday.

The greatest Big 12 men's basketball season ever? It could be the one about to start, considering the talent returning and the potential stars added through recruiting.

Kansas has those two stars, that loaded recruiting class, five straight conference titles, won a national championship two years ago, will likely be the preseason No.

Two in the Final Four why not?Big things are expected in the Big 12 this season, and advancing a pair to the first Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis would cap things nicely.

Tech men's basketball coach Pat Knight was on the road recruiting last week when he decided to extend his trip a little longer than planned.

Former Iowa State star Wesley Johnson's transfer before the start of last season left the Cyclones with a gaping hole at small forward.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Freshman C Trevor Williams may need some time to adjust to the Division I level, but the 7-footer could someday pay big dividends.

Iowa State opened its new $6.9 million practice facility in time for the start of practice.

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

Is it possible for expectations to be high for Iowa State basketball? Yes, based on one startling decision over the offseason.

Kansas, the unanimous No. 1 team in the country in every preseason publication, is also the choice to win the conference title in a vote of the league's head coaches.

Iowa State is picked to finish eighth in the Big 12's preseason men's basketball poll.