Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE Iowa State promoting Emily Ryan to women's basketball assistant coach ben.hutchens May 20, 2026 May 20, 2026 Updated May 27, 2026 0 × Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — One of Iowa State's all-time greats is getting a promotion. kAmu@C>6C rJ4=@?6 A@:?E 8F2C5 t>:=J #J2? :D 86EE:?8 6=6G2E65 E@ 2DD:DE2?E 4@249] #J2? 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EC2?D76C A@CE2=k^2mk^Am Iowa State's Emily Ryan poses for a photo during the Cyclones' basketball media day on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. CHRIS ZOELLER, WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS COURIER Iowa State's Emily Ryan poses for a photo during the Cyclones' basketball media day on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. CHRIS ZOELLER, WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS COURIER Ben Hutchens is an Iowa State University beat writer for the Lee Enterprises network. Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. 0 Comments ben.hutchens Author email Follow ben.hutchens Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? 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Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18 Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18
Report: Iowa State adds Tulane RB Arnold Barnes in transfer portal Why it made sense for Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers to add Tulane transfer running back Arnold Barnes.
Pollard: "Too premature to say" when CyTown will open Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said Monday it's too early to ballpark when the CyTown grand opening will be.
"I'm not wired that way" Fennelly didn't consider retirement this offseason Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly didn't consider retirement. He's not wired that way.
Iowa State to play San Diego State in Players Era, tournament bracket revealed Last year, ISU missed out on bonus money despite an undefeated record at the Players Era Tournament. That won't be a problem this season.
The difference you'll notice on Iowa State's roster — and what will stay the same Iowa State women's basketball five tallest players from last season are gone. Why Bill Fennelly went with a smaller lineup and what it means.
