Iowa State Cyclones NCAA Basketball News

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.

Iowa State swept the Big 12 Conference's weekly basketball awards today. Craig Brackins was player of the week and Marquis Gilstrap was named rookie of the week.

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.

Iowa State forward LaRon Dendy will miss at least the next four games after spraining his right knee in practice Saturday.

They'll see the Atlantic Ocean, Michael Jordan's son and LeBron James' high school coach.

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.

He's seen the small-screen version. Tonight, Drake freshman Ben Simons will get an up-close look at Iowa State all-American candidate Craig Brackins.

Doug McDermott will play college basketball for the Godfather. "That is correct," said Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson, the godfather of Doug's younger sister, Sydney.

WHO: Chicago State at Iowa State WHERE: Hilton Coliseum TIPOFF: 6 p.m. TICKETS: $10, $16 TV/RADIO: No TV.

Ames, Ia. - They're like a track team, this Iowa State men's basketball outfit that Greg McDermott coaches.

Craig Brackins led four players in double figures with 17 points and Iowa State pounded Idaho State 88-68 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

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

The real deal A guy must be good when coaches name him the Big 12 preseason newcomer of the year and he doesn't play for Kansas or Texas.

Ashley Washington is a junior forward and Brittany Wilson a sophomore guard for the Lady Cougars, who open at Bennett Tuesday night at 6. Caldwell CC&TI - Jonathon Hines is a freshman guard for the Cobras, who opened their season Nov.

Team on the rise: Kansas State has its starting backcourt returning, as is 82 percent of the scoring from last year's 22-12 club.

College basketball preview: Players progress through stages in classroom, sports - and life By RICK BROWN AND DAN JOHNSON * ribrown@dmreg.com * November 9, 2009 Josh Young's education comes in the classroom on the Drake campus and on the practice floor of the Knapp Center.

Editor`s note: This is the eighth of the Big 12 capsule previews, which will run in order of predicted finish .