3 burning Questions for Iowa State Basketball: Who will play in backcourt alongside Tamin Lipsey?

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 rJ4=@?6D 4@?4=F565 E96:C D62D@? 2E hiba A]>] $F?52J ?:89E :? u:K6CG u@CF> H:E9 2 k2 E:E=6lQx@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD D62D@? 4@>6D E@ 4@?7@F?5:?8 6?5 GD ~=6 |:DD :? }rpp %@FC?2>6?EQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^77dgh227\g_6b\c7`e\3266\dcgdc2hb3ee5^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4@?7@F?5:?8k^2m h`\fg =@DD E@ ~=6 |:DD] |@?52J[ E96 }rpp EC2?D76C A@CE2= @A6?D 2?5 4@2496D DE2CE E@ =:?6 FA E96 A:646D 7@C ?6IE D62D@?k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx$&’D =@DD H2D 4@?7@F?5:?8 3642FD6 :E D9@H65 9@H :E 4=:>365 E@ 2 AC@8C2>\C64@C5 }@] a :? E96 p! !@== :? y2?F2CJ 3FE 7:?:D965 H:??:?8 ;FDE 92=7 @7 :ED 7:?2= `e 82>6D] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmw6C6 2C6 E9C66 3FC?:?8 BF6DE:@?D 724:?8 x@H2 $E2E6 2D E96 7@4FD EFC?D E@ ?6IE D62D@?ik^Am

k9a 5:ClQ=ECQm(9@ H:== A=2J 2=@?8D:56 %2>:? {:AD6J :? E96 324<4@FCEnk^9am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 492?8:?8 @7 E96 8F2C5 DE2CE65 62C=J] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mu@C >@DE @7 E96 D62D@?[ D6?:@C z6D9@? v:=36CE 2?5 rFCE:D y@?6D A=2J65 2=@?8D:56 A@:?E 8F2C5 {:AD6J[ 7@C>:?8 @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 5J?2>:4 324<4@FCED :? E96 ?2E:@? — 2E =62DE 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 E96 D62D@?] yFDE =@@< 2E E96:C A=2J :? E96 |2F: x?G:E2E:@?2= @C H:? 282:?DE 2 E@A\7:G6 |2CBF6EE6] k^DA2?mk^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx?;FC:6D 492?865 E96 DE@CJ] p== E9C66 A=2J6CD >:DD65 82>6D H:E9 8C@:? :?;FC:6D 2?5 D:4<?6DD] ~? D6=64E:@? $F?52J[ x$& 4@249 %y ~EK6=36C86C CF=65 v:=36CE @FE E96 C6DE @7 E96 D62D@?]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mv:=36CE 2?5 y@?6D 2C6 3@E9 @FE @7 6=:8:3:=:EJ] &}x EC2?D76C }2E6 w6:D6 DE2CE65 D6G6? @7 x$&’D A2DE ?:?6 82>6D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 7:?2= 7:G6] xE H@F=5?’E 36 2 DFCAC:D6 :7 96’D 62C?65 2 DE2CE:?8 C@=6 2=@?8D:56 {:AD6J ?6IE D62D@?] k^DA2?mk^Am

kAm(:?8 |:=2? |@>4:=@G:4 DE2CE65 6G6CJ 82>6 96 A=2J65 >:?FD E96 @A6?6C E9:D D62D@?] w6 :D 2 =@8:42= 42?5:52E6 E@ 36 E96 E9:C5 DE2CE6C :? E96 324<4@FCE] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%92E =62G6D =@ED @7 324<4@FCE 36?49 >:?FE6D =67E 7@C E96 E2<:?8] ~EK6=36C86C 92D D9@H? H:E9 y@?6D[ E96 q:8 `a’D D:IE9 >2? @7 E96 J62C[ ;FDE 3642FD6 2 A=2J6C 4@>6D @77 E96 36?49 5@6D?’E >62? E96J H@?’E 92G6 2 =2C86 C@=6] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm{@@< 7@C x$& E@ 3C:?8 :? 2 8F2C5 7C@> E96 EC2?D76C A@CE2=] %92E’D H96C6 E96 rJ4=@?6D 8@E v:=36CE 2?5 y@?6D 2?5 E92E H@C<65 @FE H6==] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp55:E:@?2==J[ E96 rJ4=@?6D 2C6 3C:?8:?8 :? E96 ?2E:@?’D }@] a_ @G6C2== 9:89 D49@@= C64CF:E:?8 4=2DD] y2>2C:@? q2E6>2?[ 2 e\7@@E\b[ `f_\A@F?5 4@>3@ 8F2C5 7C@> |:=H2F<66 :D E96 ?2E:@?VD }@] cb @G6C2== C64CF:E] $9@@E:?8 8F2C5 z:==J2? %@FC6 :D e\7@@E\b[ `h_ A@F?5D 2?5 C2?<D }@] `__ ?2E:@?2==J]k^Am

k9a 5:ClQ=ECQm(:== 2?J @7 E96 rJ4=@?6D’ E@A E2=6?E 6?E6C E96 EC2?D76C A@CE2=nk^9am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx$& :D 2=C625J @77 E@ 2 8@@5 DE2CE :? E96 E2=6?E\C6E6?E:@? 56A2CE>6?E]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx? E96 =@4<6C C@@> A@DE82>6[ EH@ <6J A=2J6CDi 7@CH2C5 y@D9F2 y6776CD@? 2?5 w6:D6 D2:5 E96J 2C6 C6EFC?:?8 7@C ?6IE D62D@?] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm|@C6i k2 E:E=6lQ%96 369:?5\E96\D46?6D C62D@? y@D9F2 y6776CD@? :D UR_bhj`__TUR_bhj :? @? C6EFC?:?8 E@ x@H2 $E2E6Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^g64gd75e\`cbh\cb63\23hg\6e72642246dc^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm(9J y@D9F2 y6776CD@? :D Q`__TQ :? @? C6EFC?:?8 E@ x@H2 $E2E6 ?6IE D62D@?k^2mk^DA2?mk^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmy6776CD@? :D 2 e\7@@E\h[ ac_\A@F?5 H:?8 H9@ 3642>6 2 =2C86C A:646 @7 x$&’D @776?D:G6 7@4FD E9C@F89@FE E96 D62D@?] w6 92D @?6 >@C6 J62C @7 6=:8:3:=:EJ] p7E6C D9@@E:?8 E96 32== A@@C=J 7@C 2 DEC6E49 @7 EH@ >@?E9D[ w6:D6 3642>6 2 C62= @776?D:G6 H62A@? E96 7:?2= >@?E9] w6 DE6AA65 :?E@ 2 DE2CE:?8 C@=6 :? A=246 @7 E96 :?;FC65 z6D9@? v:=36CE]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmy6776CD@? A=2J65 E96 E9:C5\>@DE >:?FE6D @7 2?J rJ4=@?6 E9:D D62D@? 2?5 w6:D6 A=2J65 E96 D:IE9\>@DE] k^Am

k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmw@H H:== E96 rJ4=@?6D E2<6 E96 E@F89 }rpp %@FC?2>6?E 6I:Ek^9am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%96 rJ4=@?6D 3682? E96 D62D@? C2?<65 }@] d :? E96 AC6D62D@? p! !@==] x? y2?F2CJ[ H96? E96J 4=:>365 E@ 2 AC@8C2>\C64@C5 }@] a :? E96 p! !@==[ 2 D64@?5\C@F?5 }rpp %@FC?2>6?E 6I:E H2D?’E H92E 2?J@?6 925 :? >:?5] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“u@C @FC E62> E9:D J62C E@ DE2CE E96 D62D@? H:E9 E96 6IA64E2E:@?D 2?5 E96 C2?<:?8 H6 925 2== J62C =@?8[ E96C6 H2D 2 9:896C >28?:EF56 H:E9 6G6CJ 82>6 E92E H6 A=2J65[” ~EK6=36C86C D2:5 $F?52J] “r6CE2:?=J 5:D2AA@:?E>6?E H2?E:?8 E@ 7F=7:== 2?5 2?5 =:G6 FA E@ E9@D6[ E96 4@>A6E:E@CD E92E H6 2== 2C6 6G6CJ D:?8=6 52J]”k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$@A9@>@C6 8F2C5 |:=2? |@>4:=@G:4 DA@<6 E@ E96 >65:2 H:E9 D@>6 AF77:?6DD :? 9:D 6J6D] w6 7:?:D965 E96 ~=6 |:DD 82>6 a\@7\`a 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 `\7@C\g 7C@> E96 b\A@:?E =:?6] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“xE 9FCED[” |@>4:=@G:4 D2:5 A@DE82>6]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm#625i k2 E:E=6lQ(92E 2 7:?2= 8=:>AD6 :?E@ x@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD =@4<6C C@@> 27E6C }rpp E@FC?2>6?E =@DD E@ ~=6 |:DD C6G62=65Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^d`7452a`\`d`5\cd3f\2c5f\ch6a2a42bhac^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm(92E @?6 =2DE 8=:>AD6 :?E@ x@H2 $E2E6VD =@4<6C C@@> C6G62=65k^2mk^DA2?mk^Am

kAmx? x$&’D $H66E `e 6I:E 282:?DE x==:?@:D =2DE D62D@?[ |@>4:=@G:4 H6?E _\7@C\c 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 7:?:D965 H:E9 @?6 A@:?E] {2DE ?:89E[ 96 D2:5 96 H2D E9:?<:?8 23@FE E92E 82>6[ E@@]  k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm“$@ 567:?:E6=J 8@??2 =@@> @G6C >6[” |@>4:=@G:4 D2:5] “p?5 @3G:@FD=J[ xV> 8@:?8 E@ H@C< 92C56C] xEVD 8@??2 36 E96 @?6 E9:?8 A@D:E:G6 @FE @7 :E[ 3FE :EVD E@F89]Qk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^g64gd75e\`cbh\cb63\23hg\6e72642246dcQm%96 369:?5\E96\D46?6D C62D@? y@D9F2 y6776CD@? :D V`__TV :? @? C6EFC?:?8 E@ x@H2 $E2E6k^2mk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^gh44f7bf\ga47\c25h\32d`\5deg45cdgc_7QmwFE496?Di (92E :D :E =:<6 4@G6C:?8 2? }rpp %@FC?2>6?E H:E9 J@FC EH:? 3C@E96Cnk^2mk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^d`7452a`\`d`5\cd3f\2c5f\ch6a2a42bhacQm(92E 2 7:?2= 8=:>AD6 :?E@ x@H2 $E2E6VD =@4<6C C@@> 27E6C }rpp E@FC?2>6?E =@DD E@ ~=6 |:DD C6G62=65k^2mk^Am