Alert Top Story COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE TJ Otzelberger gives scouting report on Iowa State basketball's top-ranked 2025 signees BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Nov 13, 2024 Nov 13, 2024 Updated Mar 14, 2025 0 × Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger meets with the media after Iowa State's 82-56 win against Kansas City Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES— Let coach TJ Otzelberger explain what a top-10 recruiting class looks like. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m(65?6D52J[ x@H2 $E2E6 2??@F?465 7@FC >6>36CD @7 :ED a_ad 9:89 D49@@= D:8?:?8 4=2DD] acf $A@CED C2?<D E96 a_ad 4=2DD }@] g :? E96 ?2E:@?[ 2?5 :E :D E96 E@A\C2?<65 4=2DD 2>@?8 q:8 `a E62>D] k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^6agb6b44\2_gh\``67\2f36\gb`c_a_e2hd4Qmb E2<62H2JDi rFCE:D y@?6D 4@>6D @77 36?49 E@ =625 x@H2 $E2E6 :? 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G:56@D 7C@> x$& pE9=6E:4Dik^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^fb24gc5c\2_eg\``67\h6ch\c7c2g_276eh2Qmx@H2 $E2E6 32D<6E32== 72?\72G@C:E6 r@?C25 w2H=6J E@ 92G6 D9@F=56C DFC86CJk^2mk^Am k9a 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?my2>2C:@? q2E6>@?[ e\7@@E\b[ `f_ A@F?5D[ H:?8k^DA2?mk^9am 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿. Hear what Coach Otzelberger had to say about @JamarionBatemon ⤵️#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/lIEp03Cngn — Iowa State Men’s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) November 13, 2024 kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“k^DA2?mkDA2?my2>2C:@? q2E6>@? :D 2 5J?2>:4 D4@C:?8 8F2C5[” ~EK6=36C86C D2:5] “$@>6@?6 H:E9 F?=:>:E65 C2?86 7C@> E96 E:>6 96 DE6AD :?E@ E96 3F:=5:?8] p 8FJ H9@ :D 9:89=J 288C6DD:G6 7C@> E96 b\A@:?E =:?6[ =@G6D E@ 2EE24< E96 4=@D6@FE[ A=2J 5@H?9:== :? E96 A2:?E] vC62E A=2J>2<6C 7@C 9:>D6=7 2?5 7@C 9:D E62>>2E6D]”k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“~? E96 5676?D:G6 D:56 @7 E96 4@FCE 2 8FJ E92E E2<6D D@ >F49 AC:56 :? 8F2C5:?8 E96 32D<6E32==[ AC6DDFC:?8 E96 32D<6E32==[ 2E E:>6D A:4<:?8 FA 7F== 4@FCE 2?5 EFC?:?8 @G6C 9:D @AA@?6?ED] %C6>6?5@FD >6?E2=:EJ] (6 =@@< 7@CH2C5 E@ y2>2C:@? 92G:?8 2? :>>65:2E6 :>A24E @? @FC AC@8C2>]”k^DA2?mk^Amk9a 5:ClQ=ECQm)K2G:@? |:E496==[ e\e[ a`_[ 7@CH2C5k^9am 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵. Hear what Coach Otzelberger has to say about @XzavionMitchell ⤵️#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/4PfGahtc5B — Iowa State Men’s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) November 13, 2024 kAm“)K2G:@? |:E496== :D 2 >:D>2E49 ?:89E>2C6[ 2 8FJ E92E 42? 96=A 724:=:E2E6 @776?D6[ 2 EC6>6?5@FD A=2J>2<6C[ 5@H?9:== 2EE24<:?8 A=2J6C[ D@>6@?6 H9@ 42? 724:=:E2E6 @776?D6 7@C 9:>D6=7 2?5 7@C 9:D E62>>2E6D 2?5 2 EC6>6?5@FD A2DD6C 2E 9:D D:K6[” ~EK6=36C86C D2:5] k^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“~? E96 5676?D:G6 6?5 @7 E96 4@FCE[ D@>6@?6 H:E9 6IEC6>6 G6CD2E:=:EJ[” ~EK6=36C86C D2:5] “$@>6@?6 E92E 42? 8F2C5 >F=E:A=6 A@D:E:@?D[ 2 G6CJ 9:89 x" A=2J6C[ D@>6@?6 H9@ :D AC@G6? E@ 36 2 8C62E 5676?D:G6 C63@F?56C[ BF:4< ;F>A6C @77 E96 7=@@C] (6 2C6 D@ 6I4:E65 E@ D66 9:D :>A24E @? @FC AC@8C2> C:89E 2H2J 2D 2 rJ4=@?6]”k^DA2?mk^Am k9am|242C: |@@C6[ e\b[ a__[ A@:?E 8F2C5k^9am 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. Hear what Coach Otzelberger has to say about @Mac2121_ ⤵️#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/uCs71GnjNJ — Iowa State Men’s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) November 13, 2024 kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“|242C: |@@C6 :D 2 5@H?9:==[ 2EE24<:?8 8F2C5[” ~EK6=36C86C D2:5] “$@>6@?6 H:E9 8C62E A9JD:42=:EJ H:E9 E96 32D<6E32==[ 5C:G6D E9C@F89 E96 A@:?E @7 4@?E24E[ =@G6D 86EE:?8 :? E96 A2:?E 2?5 >2<:?8 A=2JD] $@>6@?6 E92E 92D 8C62E E@F89?6DD 2?5 23:=:EJ E@ 4C62E6 2? 25G2?E286 7@C E96 @776?D6]”k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“~? E96 5676?D:G6 D:56[ 96 E2<6D EC6>6?5@FD AC:56 36:?8 E92E A:G@E2= 8F2C5 @? E96 32D<6E32==] $@>6@?6 H9@ 92D E92E … >6?E2=:EJ 2?5 2D 2 3:886C 8F2C5 42? C63@F?5 5@H?[ H9:49 H:== C62==J 36?67:E @FC 5676?D6]”k^DA2?mk^Amk9a 5:ClQ=ECQmz:==J2? %@FC6[ e\b[ `h_[ 8F2C5k^9am 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁. 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲. Hear what Coach Otzelberger said about @killyan_toure ⤵️#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/UAcfQgoIyA — Iowa State Men’s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) November 13, 2024 kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“z:==J2? %@FC6 :D 2? 6IEC6>6=J 72DE 2EE24<:?8 8F2C5[ EC6>6?5@FD :? E96 @A6? 4@FCE[” ~EK6=36C86C D2:5] “vC62E DA665[ 564:D:@? >2<:?8[ 9:89 x" A=2J6C H9@ D66D E96 82>6 2 DE6A 29625]” k^DA2?mk^Am kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m“w6’D D@>6@?6 E92E’D 2=H2JD 288C6DD:G6[ C6=6?E=6DD=J 2EE24<:?8[ 2=H2JD ECJ:?8 E@ 86E E@ E96 A2:?E 2?5 32D<6E] s676?D:G6=J[ 2? 6=:E6 5676?D:G6 A=2J6C] vF2C5D E96 32D<6E32==[ 8C62E :?DE:?4ED[ D@>6@?6 H9@ 42? A=2J >F=E:A=6 A@D:E:@?D @? 5676?D6[ E2<6 2H2J E96 @E96C E62>’D DEC6?8E9D 2?5 EFC? 5676?D6 :?E@ @776?D6]”k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^e4gfbe6_\2_dh\``67\g`3_\7b733b4g4dgdQmp7E6C 3=@H@FE H:? x@H2 $E2E6 32D<6E32== 72==D :? p! !@==k^2mk^Am Ben.Hutchens@lee.net 0 Comments Locations Davenport Related to this story TJ Otzelberger explains starting lineup change in Iowa State win against Kansas City Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger meets with the media after Iowa State's 82-56 win against Kansas City 3 takeaways: Curtis Jones comes off bench to lead Iowa State in win against Kansas City While much of the nation’s best college basketball teams have played two games entering Monday, the Cyclones were playing catch-up. Iowa State… Iowa State basketball fan-favorite Conrad Hawley to have shoulder surgery Walk-on senior forward Conrad Hawley entered Iowa State's blowout win against Mississippi Valley State last week with 1:29 remaining. 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3 takeaways: Curtis Jones comes off bench to lead Iowa State in win against Kansas City While much of the nation’s best college basketball teams have played two games entering Monday, the Cyclones were playing catch-up. Iowa State…
Iowa State basketball fan-favorite Conrad Hawley to have shoulder surgery Walk-on senior forward Conrad Hawley entered Iowa State's blowout win against Mississippi Valley State last week with 1:29 remaining. While ch…
After blowout win Iowa State basketball falls in AP Poll With a 39-point win the only thing on its resume, Iowa State fell in the AP Poll.
What to know about Iowa State women's basketball adding two recruits in 2025 class Iowa State women’s basketball looked far outside of Iowa for its 2025 recruits.
Iowa State basketball, TJ Otzelberger, lose commit from 2025 recruit Macari Moore Iowa State lost a commitment from a Michigan prospect on Friday.
