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No. 3 Cyclones’ fast turnaround earns coach T.J. Otzelberger new contract through the 2031-32 season
6 days, 19 hours ago

No. 3 Cyclones’ fast turnaround earns coach T.J. Otzelberger new contract through the 2031-32 season

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! AMES, Iowa — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger, whose third-ranked Cyclones have reached the NCAA Tournament each of his first three seasons, has agreed to a new contract through the 2031-32 season, the school announced Tuesday. “The complete reimagining of our program under Coach Otzelberger’s …

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No. 2 seed Iowa St pulls away late from No. 7 seed Washington St for 67-56 win, spot in Sweet 16
9 months ago

No. 2 seed Iowa St pulls away late from No. 7 seed Washington St for 67-56 win, spot in Sweet 16

Associated Press  

— Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger challenged his players at halftime of their NCAA Tournament game against Washington State on Saturday night to remember who they are, along with what had gotten them to the brink of the Sweet 16. “We knew it would take our very best today,” Otzelberger said, “and we were fortunate in the second half we …

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No. 2 seed Iowa State uses big runs to start each half and bury South Dakota State, 82-65
9 months ago

No. 2 seed Iowa State uses big runs to start each half and bury South Dakota State, 82-65

Associated Press  

— T.J. Otzelberger was none too pleased with Iowa State’s first-round draw in the NCAA Tournament, not because the coach thought his Big 12 tourney champs had done enough to warrant a No. Didn’t want to play those guys,” Otzelberger admitted, shortly after the Cyclones put together big runs to start each half of an 82-65 victory. “We just need …

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All systems go this time as Iowa State heads into March Madness with its hard-nosed defensive team
9 months ago

All systems go this time as Iowa State heads into March Madness with its hard-nosed defensive team

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Don’t expect the 2024 Cyclones to lay an egg again when they play 15th-seeded Summit League champion South Dakota State in an East Region opener Thursday night in Omaha. In what shapes up to be a wide-open tournament, Baylor coach Scott Drew said, Iowa State …

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T.J. Otzelberger, Jerome Tang speak on allegations Iowa State put managers behind Kansas State’s bench
10 months, 3 weeks ago

T.J. Otzelberger, Jerome Tang speak on allegations Iowa State put managers behind Kansas State’s bench

New York Times  

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger started Saturday’s postgame news conference after knocking off No. 7 Kansas with a statement regarding allegations from Kansas State’s coaching staff that Iowa State had placed managers and/or other team representatives behind the KSU bench during ISU’s 78-67 win Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum. And others need to be much more careful with their words …

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College basketball predictions: Virginia, TCU and more surprise teams
1 year, 1 month ago

College basketball predictions: Virginia, TCU and more surprise teams

New York Times  

Preseason rankings are fun, but with so much player movement in the transfer portal era, men’s college basketball is harder than ever to predict. — Brendan Quinn GO DEEPER Preseason Mid-Major Top 10: FAU, Saint Mary's and Boise State lead the way St. John’s Maybe you’ve heard of this Rick Pitino fellow? In came Jordan Dingle, the nation’s second-leading scorer …

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Pitt holds Iowa State to 23% shooting in 59-41 1st-round win
1 year, 9 months ago

Pitt holds Iowa State to 23% shooting in 59-41 1st-round win

Associated Press  

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had 10 for coach Jeff Capel’s Panthers, who stormed to a 22-2 lead after Iowa State missed its first 11 shots. “We were a really good defensive team for the majority of the year except for the last month of the season …

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Kunc, No. 19 Iowa St beat another rated team, top No. 22 TCU
1 year, 10 months ago

Kunc, No. 19 Iowa St beat another rated team, top No. 22 TCU

Associated Press  

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger figured the time was right to try something new following losses in four of five games. It’s great seeing him back playing the way we know he can play.” The Cyclones won their nation-best seventh game against a Top 25 opponent after losing 64-56 at home to Oklahoma State last weekend. TCU …

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Grill scores 20 as No. 25 Iowa State tops Oklahoma 63-60
1 year, 11 months ago

Grill scores 20 as No. 25 Iowa State tops Oklahoma 63-60

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! He was a key to the game and we didn’t get that done.” Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger thought Grill impacted the game from the beginning. “He starts out the game and he’s got it going, it really spaces out the floor and gives our guys …

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Iowa State’s win over No. 1 North Carolina was validation for T.J. Otzelberger’s program
2 years ago

Iowa State’s win over No. 1 North Carolina was validation for T.J. Otzelberger’s program

New York Times  

PORTLAND, Ore. – Inside a room about as cozy as a holding cell, in air so ripe it was like breathing through a mitten dipped in hot bathwater, the Iowa State Cyclones danced. If we’re looking for the meaning blowing out of that locker room Friday afternoon, it’s something like a moratorium on questions about the shape of Iowa State …

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From 2 wins to Sweet 16: Iowa St turnaround built on defense
2 years, 9 months ago

From 2 wins to Sweet 16: Iowa St turnaround built on defense

Associated Press  

No one saw these Iowa State Cyclones coming, not after they won just two games and went 0-18 in the Big 12 last year. Otzelberger said at his introductory news conference that strong defense would be the Cyclones’ identity, not unlike that of Miami. “We’re not going to apologize for how we have to win and we’re not going to …

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Iowa State takes turnaround into NCAA matchup with Wisconsin
2 years, 9 months ago

Iowa State takes turnaround into NCAA matchup with Wisconsin

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! I want us to do really well, and we put a model in place that will withstand the test of time for us to be successful for many years moving forward.” The Cyclones returned just five players from last season’s team but they were bolstered …

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Hunter scores 23 as Iowa State edges LSU in NCAA tourney
2 years, 9 months ago

Hunter scores 23 as Iowa State edges LSU in NCAA tourney

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “People say freshman this, freshman that, but at the end of the day, I’m a basketball player that’s out there with other basketball players just trying to compete and win,” said Hunter, who made two late 3-pointers to put LSU away. “I just go out …

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Auburn coach Bruce Pearl seeking another Final Four run
2 years, 9 months ago

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl seeking another Final Four run

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! GREENVILLE, S.C. — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl is grateful he can joke about his last NCAA Tournament game three years ago in the Final Four, no matter how gut-wrenching the outcome. Auburn’s Jabari Smith said Pearl doesn’t talk much about the Final Four loss, only …

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No. 19 Iowa St. wins grinding game against Creighton, 64-58
3 years ago

No. 19 Iowa St. wins grinding game against Creighton, 64-58

Associated Press  

— Iowa State put the kibosh on yet another negative streak that was left over from last season’s 2-22 campaign. Caleb Grill scored a season-high 16 points, Izaiah Brockington had all 12 of his points in the second half and Iowa State, with new coach T.J. Otzelberger and an overhauled roster, extended its best start since opening 9-0 in the …

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No. 19 Cyclones overcome slow start, rout Ark-Pine Bluff
3 years ago

No. 19 Cyclones overcome slow start, rout Ark-Pine Bluff

Associated Press  

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger didn’t particularly like the way his team started against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and he really didn’t like the way it finished. “The standard that we have for our program defensively is at a much higher level than to allow a team to score 42 points on our court in the second half where …

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No. 19 Iowa State plays with surprise ranking in 6-0 start
3 years ago

No. 19 Iowa State plays with surprise ranking in 6-0 start

Associated Press  

No one expected much from Iowa State as T.J. Otzelberger started his coaching tenure with the Cyclones. We knew we could play, but we just had to go out and show it every night.” Iowa State was coming off a 2-22 season that included going 0-18 in the Big 12, leading to the departure of Steve Prohm and the hiring …

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Kalscheur leads Iowa State to 78-59 rout of No. 9 Memphis
3 years ago

Kalscheur leads Iowa State to 78-59 rout of No. 9 Memphis

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Gabe Kalscheur scored 30 points and led Iowa State to a 78-59 win over No. “For our guys it was settling into the game,” Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said. Iowa State outscored Memphis 22-16 over the first ten minutes of the second half, with 10 of the Cyclones’ points coming on layups and Izaiah Brockington’s two-handed …

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The Blue-Collar Underdog Starter Kit that T.J. Otzelberger will use to get Iowa State winning again
3 years, 4 months ago

The Blue-Collar Underdog Starter Kit that T.J. Otzelberger will use to get Iowa State winning again

New York Times  

AMES, Iowa — It’s right there on the plan for Summer Practice No. For T.J. to have success right away, he’s got to come in here and change how people work.” Easy enough for the son of a city worker and a paint factory employee, who played at Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater and who started his coaching career at Burlington Catholic …

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New Iowa St coach T.J. Otzelberger agrees to 5-year contract
3 years, 9 months ago

New Iowa St coach T.J. Otzelberger agrees to 5-year contract

Associated Press  

New Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a five-year contract that will be loaded with incentive bonuses, athletic director Jamie Pollard said Friday. Iowa State’s athletic department faces a $25 million budget shortfall this year and also owes fired basketball coach Steve Prohm $5 million to buy out his contract. “Offensively we’re going to look to play …

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Iowa State hires Otzelberger away from UNLV to replace Prohm
3 years, 9 months ago

Iowa State hires Otzelberger away from UNLV to replace Prohm

Associated Press  

T.J. Otzelberger is returning to Iowa State as head coach after two years at UNLV, athletic director Jamie Pollard announced Thursday. “It’s somewhat rare to get the chance to return home but Iowa State was my first stop as a Division I college coach and it is my wife’s adopted home,” said Otzelberger, whose wife, Alison Lacey, was a three-time …

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