2001-02 Season Review

04.15.2002 | Men's Basketball

By: Iowa State University

Iowa State's (12-19, 4-12) Young Squad Makes Steady Improvement
Iowa State (12-19, 4-12) had an almost impossible task before the 2001-02 season ever started in replacing four senior starters from the 2000-01 squad that captured ISU's head coach Larry Eustachy's second-straight Big 12 regular-season title...all four departed seniors are currently playing professional basketball, including the 27th pick in the 2001 NBA draft and first-team All-American, rookie Indiana Pacer star Jamaal Tinsley...adding more discomfort was that the Cyclones only had one senior on the roster in Tyray Pearson...Eustachy got the most out of his young and inexperienced team, suffering plenty of growing pains along the way...ISU played primarily a seven-man rotation that featured one senior, one junior, three sophomores and two freshmen...this combination equaled to a fluctuation of intensity and effort...despite the 12-19 record and a schedule that featured nine top-25 opponents, ISU was rarely blown out and kept most of the games close until the final minutes, where ISU's inexperience and lack of depth was evident...in six of ISU's 12 conference losses, ISU either had the lead, was tied or was down two points with less than a minute remaining in the game...overall, only seven of the Cyclones' 19 losses were over 10 points and nine defeats were by five points or less...eight times during the year, ISU had a chance to tie or win the game with the last possession, falling short seven of the eight games...highlights on the season included a 71-67 win over No. 17 and NCAA-bound Missouri in Hilton Coliseum that tied a Big 12 Conference record for consecutive conference games won at home...the MU win gave the Cyclones their 19th-straight conference victory at home, dating back to the 1998-99 season, tying Kansas for the Big 12 record for most consecutive conference wins at home...ISU also continued to build on its school-record homecourt winning streak at the start of the season...the Cyclones won their first three games in Hilton to increase their skein to 39, the second-best active streak in the nation at the time...former ISU assistant Steve Barnes' San Jose State Spartans ended ISU's dominance at home, defeating ISU, 64-62 on Dec. 1...ISU's close losses piled up in the early part of the Big 12 season, as the Cyclones began the conference slate with an 1-9 mark...ISU rebounded to win three (Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas State) of its last six league games to finish the conference season at 4-12...statistically speaking, the Cyclones were outstanding at the free-throw, making 74.8 percent as a team to rank second in the Big 12 Conference and 22nd nationally...the clip is the fourth-best single-season free-throw percentage in school history...the squad also continued to live by Eustachy's trademark of tough man-to-man defense and rebounding...ISU allowed 69.7 ppg to rank third in the conference and had a +3.7 rebounding margin.

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown (Previous School)	PPG	RPG
1	Omar Bynum*	F	6-7	210	Jr.	Omaha, Neb. (North/Indian Hills [Iowa] CC)	7.2	6.7
34	Tyray Pearson*	F	6-7	225	Sr.	Hammond, Ind. (Hammond/Kankakee [Ill.] CC)	18.7	7.8
21	Shane Power*	G	6-5	210	So.	Crown Point, Ind. (Merrillville Andrean)	13.6	4.5
0	Jake Sullivan*	G	6-1	195	So.	Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)	16.0	2.2
11	Ricky Morgan	G	5-11	185	Fr.	Pontiac, Mich. (Northern)	2.6	1.9
50	Marcus Jefferson	F	6-5	205	So.#	East Chicago, Ind. (Central/Notre Dame Prep/Providence )	7.3	4.1
51	Jared Homan	C	6-9	230	Fr.	Remsen, Iowa (St. Mary's)	3.6	3.4
33	Clint Varley**	F	6-4	225	Jr.	Menlo, Iowa (Greenfield)	1.1	1.5
42	Justin Fries**	G	6-2	200	Jr.	Sioux Falls, S.D. (Washington)	0.0	0.3
15	Adam Schaper	F	6-9	215	Fr.	Demotte, Ind. (Kankakee Valley)	1.7	1.2
54	Andrew Skoglund*	C	7-1	250	So.	Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins)	0.5	0.9
3	Brandon Nicol**	G	6-3	175	Jr.	Graettinger, Iowa (Graettinger)	0.3	0.1
10	Brian Gahan	G	6-4	205	So.	McKinney, Texas (McKinney)	0.4	1.2
40	Brad Davis**	G	6-2	215	Jr.	Knoxville, Iowa (Knoxville)	0.0	0.0

*indicates letters won
#has redshirted
Head Coach: Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State, 1979)
Record at Iowa State: 84-45/fourth season
Career Record: 243-131/12th season
Assistant Coaches: Randy Brown (Iowa, 1981), Bob Sundvold (South Dakota State, 1977), Lance Irvin (Idaho, 1992)
Administrative Assistant: Tres Chapman (Arizona State, 1997)

Head Coach Larry Eustachy
Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy, now in his fourth season at ISU, has already carved his name onto a long list of coaching greats at Iowa State and the Big 12 Conference...the 2000 and 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year is the director of a rejuvenated ISU basketball program that won back-to-back Big 12 regular-season championship titles in 2000 and 2001...included in that brilliant two-year span was: the third-best two-year NCAA Division I winning percentage, two NCAA tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight berth in 2000, a 2000 Big 12 Tournament Championship, two first-team All-Americans and Big 12 Players of the Year (Marcus Fizer and Jamaal Tinsley) and the two best single season win totals in ISU basketball history (32 and 25)...Eustachy's national success is not a recent phenomenon...the 2000 AP National Coach of the Year has compiled a 243-131 mark at Idaho, Utah State and Iowa State...what is more impressive is his habit of winning conference titles...Eustachy has captured league crowns in six of his 11 years as a head coach, earning conference coach of the year honors four times.

Year	School	Overall	Pct.	Conference	Pct.	Postseason
1991	Idaho	19-11	.633	11-5	.688
1992	Idaho	18-14	.562	10-6	.625
1993	Idaho	24-8	.750	11-3	.786
1994	Utah State	14-13	.518	11-7	.611
1995	Utah State	21-8	.724	14-4	.778	NIT-First Round
1996	Utah State	18-15	.545	10-8	.556
1997	Utah State	20-9	.690	12-4	.750
1998	Utah State	25-8	.758	13-3	.813	NCAA-First Round
1999	Iowa State	15-15	.500	6-10	.375
2000	Iowa State	32-5	.865	14-2	.875	NCAA-Elite Eight
2001	Iowa State	25-6	.806	13-3	.812	NCAA-First Round
2002	Iowa State	12-19	.387	4-12	.250
Idaho (3 years)	61-33	.649	32-14	.696
Utah State (5 years)	98-53	.649	60-26	.698
Iowa State (4 years)	84-45	.651	37-27	.578
Totals (12 years)	243-131	.650	129-67	.658

Iowa State Was Powered By Its Big Three (Pearson, Sullivan & Power)
Iowa State's offensive and defensive strength was engineered by its Big Three: Tyray Pearson, Jake Sullivan and Shane Power...the senior and two sophomores were responsible for 67.1 percent of the team's scoring, as the trio were the only Cyclones to average double-digits in scoring (Pearson, 18.7, Sullivan, 16.0, Power, 13.6)...Pearson was exceptionally effective in his senior campaign, ranking fourth in the conference in scoring and eighth in rebounding (7.8)...the Hammond, Ind., native made the most out of his first season as a starter, scoring over 20 points 18 times throughout the season...Pearson, who was an USBWA all-District VI pick and a second-team all-Big 12 selection, became only the 13th Cyclone in school history to score over 30 points twice against a league opponent...Pearson posted 30 points vs. Oklahoma State and 32 against Nebraska...Pearson was ISU's only Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 14) recipient during the season, averaging 29.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg in his two games (Missouri and Oklahoma) that week...Sullivan continued to be one of the most efficient marksmen from downtown in his sophomore season...the 2001 Big 12 Freshman of the Year improved his scoring average to 16.0 ppg while earning third-team all-Big 12 honors by the league's coaches...Sullivan shot an impressive 47.2 percent (60-127) from three-point range, ranking second in the conference and third nationally...the Oakdale, Minn., native was also deadeye at the charity stripe, becoming the first Cyclone in school history to shoot 90 percent or above in a single-season from the foul line...Sullivan made 90 percent (117-130) of his foul shots, ranking No. 2 in the Big 12 and fifth nationally...Sullivan, who tallied a career-high 27 points against Kansas and Colorado, drilled 60 treys on the year, tying for the seventh-best single-season total in school history...while Pearson and Sullivan were Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside, Power was Mr. Versatile...Power's durability and versatility showed up in about every stat line of an ISU box score, helping the sophomore earn honorable mention all-Big 12 honors...Power was third on the team in scoring (13.6 ppg), third in rebounding (4.1 rpg), first in steals (37), second in three-pointers (23) and second in assists (73) while guarding the opponents top perimeter scoring threat...Power was the only Cyclone to start every game, averaging 37.5 mpg while logging a team-high 11 complete games...his 11 40-minute contests ties for second on the ISU single-season complete games played list...Power finished the season strongly, averaging 15.3 ppg and shooting 51.7 percent (45-87) in his last eight games.

Bynum, Homan And Morgan Emerge
Three key players (Omar Bynum, Jared Homan and Ricky Morgan) stepped up their performances as the season progressed...Bynum, a 6-7 forward from Omaha, Neb., started 22 games during the season, including the final 14 games...Bynum was second on the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg) and averaged 7.2 ppg...the junior led ISU in rebounding 12 times and had a team-high seven double-digit rebounding efforts...in his last seven games, Bynum averaged 12.6 ppg and shot 70.1 percent (36-51) from the field...included in those games was Bynum's career-high 19 points against Nebraska and his last-second layup that helped ISU defeat Kansas State (Feb. 23)...no Cyclone made more improvement from the first day of practice to the end of the season than true freshman Jared Homan...Homan, a native of Remsen, Iowa, played quality minutes in the post, starting nine games while averaging 16.6 mpg...though his 3.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg averages don't stand out, his energy and toughness off the bench injected life into the Cyclones...Homan's speciality was blocking shots, leading ISU with 40 swats, which broke the Cyclone freshman blocked shot record...his 40 blocks is the fifth-best blocked shot total for a Big 12 freshman and the seventh-best single-season total in ISU history...Homan, who tallied a career-high four blocks three times, registered a block in 19 of the last 20 games and averaged 6.1 ppg and 4.0 rpg in the last seven games...true freshman Ricky Morgan also displayed much improvement throughout the season...Morgan, a point guard from Pontiac, Mich., had the daunting task of replacing All-American and 2001 Big 12 Player of the Year Jamaal Tinsley at the point...by season's end, Morgan was much more comfortable leading the offense, averaging 5.3 apg in his last eight starts...Morgan averaged 2.6 ppg and 3.1 apg on the season, dishing out a team-high 91 dimes, tying for third on the ISU freshman assist chart.

ISU Quick Facts

ISU has had at least one player play a complete game in 15 of its 31 games this season

Iowa State's opponents attempted 241 more three-point field goals than ISU (509-268)

ISU's starters contribute 88.8 percent of its scoring

Only four Cyclones have scored over 10 points from the bench this season (Tommie King-11 vs. Savannah State, Omar Bynum-12 vs. Northern Iowa, Tyray Pearson-13 vs. Texas Tech, Jared Homan-11 vs. Kansas)

ISU's bench has outscored its opponents' bench only five times this season

ISU opponents are averaging 30.0 points in the first half and 37.6 points in the second half

ISU had 20 foul-out disqualifications this season...the Cyclones had 13 last season

ISU had more assists than turnovers in eight games this season (San Jose State, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska & Texas)

ISU has shot above 50 percent in 11 games this season...its opponents have only done it five times (Penn, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas State & Texas)

ISU has made more three-pointers in a game than its opponent just four times this season (Hartford, Colorado, Kansas & Colorado)

ISU was 1-10 when its opponent makes the same amount or more free throws

Jake Sullivan has hit a three-pointer in 51 of his 59 career games

Shane Power played a total of 656 of ISU's 685 minutes against Big 12 competition

Jake Sullivan had 14 perfect games from the free throw line in 28 contests- eight of them have been six makes or more (8-8, 13-13, 8-8, 6-6, 7-7, 6-6, 6-6 & 8-8)

Jake Sullivan had streaks of 27, 21 & 20 consecutive free throw makes this season

ISU's bench only scored 122 of the teams 1119 points in conference action (10.9 percent)

In nine of ISU's losses this season, the Cyclones held the lead at halftime

ISU was 1-14 when trailing with five minutes remaining (only win vs. Kansas State, 73-71)

ISU had the last possession to either tie or win a game eight times, succeeding just once (Kansas State)

ISU had nine losses by five points or less

Pearson Paces Cyclones In Postseason Honors
Tyray Pearson was ISU's big winner in the postseason award sweepstakes, bringing home second-team all-Big (Associated Press & Coaches) honors and USBWA all-District VI accolades after a stellar senior campaign...Pearson was also a member of the Big 12 all-Improved team...Jake Sullivan, who was a Verizon Academic all-District VII honoree, was a third-team all-Big 12 pick by the league's coaches and a honorable mention selection by the AP...Shane Power was a honorable mention all-Big 12 by the conference's coaches...it is only the second time in the six-year existence of the Big 12 where ISU did not have a first-team all-league pick (1997-Dedric Willoughby, 1999-Marcus Fizer, 2000-Marcus Fizer and Jamaal Tinsley, 2001-Jamaal Tinsley).

Iowa State Assistant Coaches Have Missouri Ties
First-year Iowa State assistant coaches Bob Sundvold and Lance Irvin are very familiar with the Missouri basketball program...Sundvold was an assistant coach at MU under Norm Stewart for 13 seasons (1978-91)...during his tenure at MU, the Tigers qualified for nine NCAA Tournament appearances, won six Big Eight Championships and compiled 246 wins...Sundvold was on the Tiger staff when his brother, Jon, starred at MU...Jon is the seventh leading scorer (1,597) in Tiger history and was named All-American in his final season in 1982-83...Irvin never coached at Missouri, but his older brother, Byron, was also an outstanding player for the Tiger basketball team...Byron played just two seasons at MU (1987-88, 1988-89), but is the 27th-best scorer (1,096) in the history of the program...Irvin scored 708 points in his final season, averaging 19.7 ppg and earning first-team all-Big Eight honors...both Jon and Byron played in the NBA--Sundvold played with the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat and Irvin played for the Portland TrailBlazers and Washington Bullets.

Eustachy Passes Floyd On ISU Career Coaching Win List
Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy surpassed Tim Floyd on the all-time ISU career coaching win list in ISU's 89-63 win over Colorado, Feb. 13...Floyd and Eustachy have been friends for a number of years dating back to the 1980s when Eustachy was an assistant at Idaho under Floyd...Eustachy replaced Floyd as ISU head coach in 1998.

Iowa State Career Coaching Win List
1. Johnny Orr (1981-94) 218
2. Louis Menze (1929-47) 166
3. Glen Anderson (1959-71) 142
4. Larry Eustachy (1999- 84
5. Tim Floyd (1995-98) 81

Pearson Earns Big 12 Player Of The Week
Iowa State senior forward Tyray Pearson earned Phillips 66 Men's Basketball Big 12 Player of the Week, Jan. 14, after averaging 29.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg in ISU's two games during the week...Pearson was a one-man wrecking crew in the paint, helping ISU upset No. 17 Missouri (71-67) and aiding ISU's inspired effort in its 69-66 loss to No. 6 Oklahoma State...Pearson, who played all 40 minutes in both games, single-handedly took over the game against the Tigers, recording a then-career-high 28 points...Pearson, who was 13-for-23 from the floor vs. MU, scored ISU's last 11 points of the first half to keep the Cyclones at close range (MU, 29-26)...Pearson added 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the second half, propelling the Cyclones to their first victory over a ranked opponent this season...Pearson was also ISU's catalyst on the boards, grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds (6 offensive, 6 defensive)...just three days later, Pearson eclipsed his career high by posting 30 points vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State...Pearson was ISU's first 30-point scorer since Martin Rancik scored 30 against Drake (Dec. 17, 2000)...Pearson posted 16 of his 30 points in the first half on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and a 4-for-4 effort at the foul line.

The Snake-Bit Kids
Just like all sports, basketball is a game of inches...a break here, and an in-and-out there, the Cyclones could have recorded a winning record...in six of ISU's conference losses, ISU either had the lead, was tied or was down two points with less than a minute remaining in the game:

at Colorado, Jan. 16
score with 1:00 left in regulation-ISU 61, CU 59
final score-CU 63, ISU 61

No. 2 Kansas, Jan. 23
score with 1:00 left in regulation-ISU 81, KU 81
final score-KU 88, ISU 81

at Nebraska, Jan. 26
score with 1:00 left in regulation-ISU 75, NU 75
final score-NU 86, ISU 84 (OT)

at Texas A&M, Jan. 29
score with 1:00 left in regulation-ISU 49, TAMU 49
final score-TAMU 52, ISU 50

at No. 22 Missouri, Feb. 6
score with 1:00 left in regulation-ISU 71, MU 73
final score-MU 76, ISU 73

Texas, March 2
score with 1:00 left in regulation-ISU 75, UT 74
final score-UT 79, ISU 76

Heartbreak Hotel
Iowa State suffered more losses this season (19) than had compiled the prior two (11) seasons, but that does not mean the Cyclones have not been competitive...of the 19 Cyclone losses, only seven were over 10-point deficits...what is even more heartbreaking is ISU's chances late in the game...in six of its losses, ISU missed a last-second shot to either win or tie the contest at the end of regulation...here is a list of ISU's last-second heartbreaks:

Dec. 1, 2001- San Jose State 64, Iowa State 62
With 14 seconds left, ISU grabbed Phil Calvert's missed free throw down by two points...looking to get the ball inside to Tyray Pearson, Shane Power had the ball stripped briefly before recovering possession and attempting a three-pointer that fell short of the mark.

Jan. 12, 2002- Oklahoma State 69, Iowa State 66
Jake Sullivan went to the foul line down four points with three seconds left...Sullivan made his first, then intentionally missed his second attempt, which was batted out to midcourt where Shane Power attempted a three-pointer that was released milliseconds after the buzzer sounded.

Jan. 16, 2002- Colorado 63, Iowa State 61
Colorado's Stephanne Pelle hit a turnaround jumper with 2.9 seconds left to give CU its first lead of the second half...ISU's inbounds pass to setup the last-second attempt was stolen to end the game.

Jan. 26, 2002- Nebraska 86, Iowa State 84 (OT)
After John Robinson made two free throws to put Nebraska ahead by two points, ISU called timeout with three seconds remaining...the Cyclones inbounded the pass to halfcourt and called another timeout with 2.3 seconds remaining...with the inbounds at midcourt, Ricky Morgan threw an outstanding pass to Marcus Jefferson who launched a three-pointer that hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.

Jan. 29, 2002- Texas A&M 52, Iowa State 50
With the score 52-50, A&M's Nick Anderson missed his second free throw that was rebounded by Shane Power...Power hurried to the other end of the court and attempted the winning trey at the buzzer that hit the back of the rim.

Feb. 6, 2002- Missouri 76, Iowa State 73
When MU's Kareem Rush missed his second free-throw attempt with seven seconds remaining, it gave the Cyclones one last chance to tie the game...the Cyclones quickly dribbled up the court only to have the ball knocked out of bounds with just over one second remaining...ISU set up a play to free Jake Sullivan for the the tying shot, but his attempt banked off and hit the front of the rim to end the game...Sullivan got the shot off with two Tigers (Clarence Gilbert and Arthur Johnson) flanked on both sides of him.

March 2, 2002- Texas 79, Iowa State 76
When UT's Brandon Mouton missed his second free-throw attempt with four seconds remaining, ISU had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Jake Sullivan's three-pointer at the horn hit the back of the rim.

Surviving Through Jake
The outside shooting and overall team leadership sophomore Jake Sullivan provided for ISU was invaluable...it was been no surprise when Sullivan struggles, so do the Cyclones...in its 19 losses this season, ISU had a legitimate chance to win all but seven of those games...those seven losses (Iowa, Drake, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, Oklahoma & Missouri) are the only setbacks that were over 10-point deficits...in those seven games, sharpshooter Sullivan produced un-Jake-like numbers...listed below are Sullivan's numbers in the seven over-10-point losses for ISU.

Team	FG-FGA	3FG-FGA	FT-FTA	Pts
Iowa, L, 53-78	2-8	0-3	4-6	8
Drake, L, 58-72	2-5	1-1	2-5	7
Kansas St., L, 52-63	2-8	1-4	5-6	10
Texas Tech, L, 63-89	2-14	1-3	0-0	5
Kansas, L, 66-102	5-12	2-4	2-2	14
Oklahoma, L, 75-89	5-16	2-6	0-0	12
Missouri, L, 59-79	2-4	0-1	0-0	4
Totals	20-67	7-22	13-19	60
Seven-game Averages	29.8%	31.8%	68.4%	8.6 ppg
Season Averages	44.7%	47.2%	90.0%	16.0 ppg

February Was Shane Power Month
Shane Power once again improved his play during the month of February, especially from long distance...Power was 9-for-13 (69.2 percent) from three-point range in February of 2001 and went 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from distance this past February (2002)...tallying both seasons together, Power is 16-for-24 (66.7 percent) from downtown in the month of February.

Pearson Joins Elite Double-30 Club
Iowa State senior forward Tyray Pearson became the 19th person in school history to record over 30 points twice in their respective careers when he poured in a career-high 32 points at Nebraska on Jan. 26...two weeks prior, Pearson posted his first 30-point outing with 30 points against Oklahoma State...Pearson is one of 13 players on that list that have done it twice vs. conference foes...Hercle Ivy has the most 30-point outings with 18 followed by Jeff Grayer's 15.

Sullivan Earns All-District VII And All-Big 12 Academic Honors
Iowa State sophomore guard Jake Sullivan was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District VII men's basketball team selected by CoSIDA...Sullivan joins Nebraska's Cary Cochran, Creighton's Michael Lindeman, Denver's Brett Starkey and Iowa's Luke Recker on the District VII squad...Sullivan also earned first-team all-Big 12 honors.

Extra Session Depression
Iowa State lost its first overtime game of the season Jan. 26, with a 86-84 setback to Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb...ISU's overtime woes have been a sore spot for the Cyclones as of late...Iowa State has failed to win its last eight conference games that have required an extra session...the Cyclones' last overtime win in the conference was a 72-69 triumph over Nebraska, Feb. 11, 1995.

Iowa State's last eight conference (Big Eight/12) overtime games
Feb. 28, 1996 (Big 8) Kansas State, L, 87-92 (OT)
Feb. 22, 1997 (Big 12) Nebraska, L, 69-74 (OT)
Feb. 20, 1999 (Big 12) at Kansas State, L, 58-64 (OT)
Jan. 22, 2000 (Big 12) at Oklahoma, L, 75-80 (2OT)
Feb. 19, 2000 (Big 12) at Colorado, L, 90-102 (OT)
Jan. 8, 2001 (Big 12) at Oklahoma State, L, 80-88 (OT)
Jan. 13, 2001 (Big 12) at Missouri, L, 109-112 (4OT)
Jan. 26, 2002 (Big 12) at Nebraska, L, 84-86 (OT)

Three-Point Shooting
The differential of three-pointers shot and made between ISU and its opponents has had a major influence in the outcome of many of ISU's games...the Cyclones made 93 less three-pointers and attempted 241 less three-pointers than their opponents...13 times this season, the Cyclones made only two or less three-pointers in a game...the Cyclones were 4-10 when the opponent makes seven or more three-pointers in a game...ISU made more three-pointers in a game than its opponents only four times this season (Hartford, Colorado, Kansas, Colorado)...despite the low amount of three-pointers made, ISU still was very efficient from beyond the arc...ISU shot 38.1 percent (102-268) from downtown, ranking third in the league...the return of Jake Sullivan has definitely bolstered the ISU outside attack...during his four-game absence the Cyclones were a dismal 3-for-25 (12.0 percent) from distance...however, since his return into the ISU starting lineup, the Cyclones were 82-for-199 (41.2 percent) from three-point range in the last 21 games...the Cyclones made seven three-pointers in the last four games.

Jefferson Ties School Record In Big 12 Opener
Sophomore transfer Marcus Jefferson found his stroke in the first Big 12 game he ever competed in, making all four of his shots from three-point range...his efforts tied the school record for most three-pointers made without a miss...teammate Shane Power can also boast that feat, going 4-for-4 from three-point range last season vs. Kansas in Hilton Coliseum...Kantrail Horton is the other Cyclone to make all four of his three-point attempts, also doing it against Kansas last season...Horton's performance was at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Marathon Men
ISU's lack of depth forced the Cyclones' starting five to contribute 88.9 percent of the team's scoring...ISU had a player compete in all of the allotted minutes of a game 20 times...Shane Power went the distance 11 times, Jake Sullivan and Tyray Pearson did it four times and Marcus Jefferson tallied one complete game...Power played the first 43 minutes of ISU's overtime loss to Nebraska before fouling out, denying him another complete game...against Missouri, ISU had three players (Power, Sullivan and Pearson) play all 40 minutes, tying the school record for most complete games in a game...it has happened six times in the history of ISU basketball...the last time it happened before the Missouri game was in 1996...Jacy Holloway, Dedric Willoughby and Kenny Pratt played all 40 minutes in ISU's second round loss to Utah in the NCAA Tournament...the 1985 squad posted 26 complete games, with Barry Stevens tallying 12 and Jeff Hornacek posting 11...Hornacek has the record for most complete games in a career with 30...Power tied the school record of four consecutive complete games set by Tom Schafer during the 1986-87 season, going the distance against Penn, Savannah State, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and San Jose State...he finally got his first rest against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, playing 171 consecutive minutes...Power played 656 of ISU's 685 minutes of Big 12 play...records of minutes played were not kept until the 1978-79 season.

2001-02 Complete Games
11 Shane Power
4 Jake Sullivan
4 Tyray Pearson
1 Marcus Jefferson

Power's Consecutive Complete Games- 4, 2001
Pennsylvania (Nov. 22), Savannah State (Nov. 27), UW- Milwaukee (Nov. 30), San Jose State (Dec.1) Tom Schafer's Consecutive Complete Games- 4, 1987 Kansas (Feb. 17), Oklahoma State (Feb. 21), Oklahoma (Feb. 24), Missouri (Feb. 28)

Cyclones Were One Of Best Free Throw Shooting Teams In School History
Iowa State was an outstanding free-throw shooting team throughout the season, making 74.8 percent (575-769) of its foul shots, ranking second in the Big 12 and 22nd nationally...the Cyclones' 74.8 percent clip is the fourth-best total in school history.

Best ISU Free Throw Shooting Teams In School History
1. .759 (465-613) 1992-93
2. .758 (521-687) 1993-94
3. .757 (610-806) 1994-95
4. .748 (575-769) 2001-02
5. .733 (546-745) 1988-89

Don't Foul This Guy--Sullivan Is Best Free Throw Shooter In School History
Jake Sullivan started the 2001-02 season by making his first 27 free throw attempts, falling seven shy of the school-record for consecutive free throws made by current Chicago Bull and former ISU All-American Fred "The Mayor" Hoiberg...he also put together a streaks of 21 and 20 consecutive free throws made later in the season...Sullivan has had three 8-for-8 free throw shooting efforts (Southern Illinois, UMES, Kansas State) and one 13-for-13 outing (St. Louis)...Sullivan's effort vs. St. Louis fell two shy of the ISU record for most free throws made in a game without a miss set by John Crawford and Sam Mack...Sullivan, who at one time had the national prep career free-throw shooting record at 92 percent, is now 168-for-188 (89.4 percent) in his ISU career at the free throw line and is 117-for-130 (90.0 percent) this season, ranking second in the conference...Sullivan's career 89.4 percent showing from the free throw line ranks No. 1 on the ISU career free throw shooting charts with a minimum of 100 made and his 90 percent season clip is the best in school history.

Iowa State Career Free Throw Shooting Chart (Minimum of 100 made)
1. .894 (168-188) Jake Sullivan 2001-
2. .861 (179-208) Ron Bayless 1992-93
3. .858 (133-155) Mike Born 1988-89
4. .844 (466-552) Fred Hoiberg 1992-95
5. .825 (292-354) Julius Michalik 1992-95
6. .815 (146-179) Kantrail Horton 2000-01
7. .809 (110-136) Mark Baugh 1988-89
8. .808 (215-266) Jack DeVilder 1969-71
9. .804 (115-143) Tom Schafer 1986-87
10. .802 (272-339) Dedric Willoughby 1996-97

The Iowa State Hoosiers
The Iowa State basketball team is getting the majority of its scoring and overall production from a bunch of Hoosiers...the Cyclones had three players from the state of Indiana that played significant minutes- Shane Power (Crown Point, Ind.), Tyray Pearson (Hammond, Ind.) and Marcus Jefferson (East Chicago, Ind.)...another Cyclone, freshman Adam Schaper (Demotte, Ind.), is also on the roster...all four Indiana natives hail from the Northwest part of the state and have crossed paths throughout their prep careers...Jefferson and Pearson battled against each other in high school frequently, while Power and Schaper were on the same AAU team at one time...Power and Jefferson played against each other in high school once, with Power scoring 24 points and Jefferson tallying 22 points...both Power and Schaper played in the prestigious Indiana All-Star Classic...Power was captain of his Indiana All-Star team that featured star players such as Jared Jeffries (Indiana), Zach Randolph (Portland Trailblazers), Brett Buscher (Purdue), Austin Parkinson (Purdue), Mike Bennett (Ball State), Andre Owens (Houston) and Brody Boyd (Iowa)...57.6 percent of ISU's scoring is from the four Indiana players.

Homan's Block Party
True freshman Jared Homan gave ISU some muscle inside with his toughness and shot blocking ability...Homan led the team in blocked shots with 40 and tallied 24 blocks against Big 12 action...in his last 20 games, Homan tallied 34 blocks for a 1.7 bpg average...Homan tallied a block in 19 of the last 20 games...the son of a dairy farmer in rural Remsen, Iowa, Homan posted three four-block games this season (Morris Brown, Kansas, Texas A&M)...Homan broke the ISU freshman blocked shot record and has the fifth-most blocks in a single season for a Big 12 freshman...Homan helped ISU to a team total of 130 blocks, the third-highest total school history.

ISU Freshman Block Records
1. 40 Jared Homan, 2001-02
2. 37 Julius Michalik, 1991-92
3. 27 Marcus Fizer, 1997-98
4. 23 Loren Meyer, 1991-92

Sullivan Among The National Leaders
Jake Sullivan's incredible shooting ability solidified him among the national leaders in both three-point shooting and free-throw shooting percentage...Sullivan ranked third in three-point shooting (60-127, 47.2 percent) and fifth in free throw shooting (117-130, 90.0 percent).

NCAA Division I Three-Point Percentage Leaders
1. Dante Swanson, Tulsa 73-149 (49.0)
2. Cain Doliboa, Wright State 104-217 (47.9)
3. Jake Sullivan, Iowa State 62-127 (47.2)
4. Jeff Boschee, Kansas 110-237 (46.4)
5. Ray Abellard, Central Florida 80-173 (46.2)

NCAA Division I Free-Throw Percentage Leaders
1. Cary Cochran, Nebraska 71-77 (92.2)
2. Gary Buchanan, Villanova 112-123 (91.1)
3. Cain Doliboa, Wright State 80-88 (90.9)
4. Salim Stoudamire, Arizona 103-114 (90.4)
5. Jake Sullivan, Iowa State 117-130 (90.0)

The Double-Double
Iowa State had two players record double-doubles vs.Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Omar Bynum and Tyray Pearson...Bynum had 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Pearson had 21 points and 18 rebounds...it was theonly time this season ISU had two players reach a double-double in the same game...the last time ISU had two players with double-doubles in the same game was Jan. 28, 2001 vs. Texas A&M...the most recent double-double for ISU was a 20-point, 11-rebound performance from Tyray Pearson vs. Kansas State, Feb. 23.

ISU double-double count
Tyray Pearson 7
Omar Bynum 2
Marcus Jefferson 1

Rebound...Defend...Team Together
These are the three mental notes that Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy instills into his players at all times...the ability to rebound and defend the goal has been the key to Coach Eustachy's success throughout his coaching career...the Cyclones finished fourth in the nation in rebound margin in 2001 and were only outrebounded four times...ISU held a 35.6-31.9 rebounding margin (+3.7) over its opponents...in Eustachy's 12 seasons as a head coach, five of his teams have finished in the top-four nationally in rebounding margin...vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Cyclones held a commanding edge on the boards, outrebounding the Panthers, 49-24...26 of ISU's rebounds were on the offensive end, led by Tyray Pearson, who had nine...ISU outrebounded Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 58-33.

Getting To The Line
A recent Iowa State trademark is its ability to get to the free throw line more often than its opponents...since 1995, three ISU teams have made more free throws than the opponent has attempted...ISU made 623 free throws to its opponents 661 attempts in 2001...this season, the Cyclones shot 172 more free throws than their opponents and made 575 while their opponents attempted 597...ISU made more free throws than its opponents attempted in 14 games this season and ISU was 12-8 when it makes more free throws than its opponents.

Defense, Defense, Defense
Another trademark of a Larry Eustachy-coached team is a solid man-to-man defense...throughout all of his coaching stops, Eustachy has emphasized a tenacious defense that forces opponents to take a shot that is heavily contested...one key stat to prove ISU's defensive prowess is opponents shooting percentage...ISU held its opponents to 41.7 shooting in 2001 and have kept up the pace in 2001-02...opponents shot 43.3 percent this season...Penn, Kansas (twice), Kansas State and Texas are the only teams to shoot over 50 percent in a game during the year...only 12 teams in the last 106 games have shot over 50 percent against ISU dating back to the 1998-99 season...the Cyclones held APB to 24.2 percent shooting, the seventh-lowest opponent output in school history.

Sullivan Still Has The Touch
Jake Sullivan would have to be considered one of the best pure shooters in the country...last season's Big 12 Freshman of the Year has picked up where he left off last season...Sullivan averaged 16.0 ppg, ranking seventh in the league...made 47.2 percent (60-of-127) of his three-pointers, ranking second in the league and third nationally...Sullivan improved his game from last season, developing a pull-up jumper off the dribble...usually on the receiving end of a number of Tinsley's uncanny passes, Sullivan usually spotted up at the three-point line to bomb away...however, this season Sullivan is driving to the hole more frequently, making pull-up jumpers and getting to the free-throw line...earned third-team all-Big 12 honors by the league's coaches and honorable mention kudos by the AP...made the Big 12 all-underrated team and was a Verizon Academic all-District VII pick...Sullivan went to the free-throw line 58 times last season in 31 games...this season, Sullivan went to the line 130 times in 28 games...the sophomore made his first 27 free-throw attempts this season and ranked second in the conference and fifth in the nation in free-throw percentage at 90.0 percent (117-130)...had eight perfect outings at the free throw line of six or more made...also had a string of 21 straight free throws made during the season and a streak of 20 halted against Texas...missed three games after suffering a sprained MCL in his right knee vs. Savannah State...is one of seven players in school history to make 100 or more three-pointers, currently ranking sixth with 121 career treys...scored 22 points vs. St. Louis...he also had a career-high seven boards in that game...earned all-tournament honors at the Las Vegas Invitational, scoring over 20 points in all three games in Las Vegas...the Oakdale, Minn., native has two complete games this season...made 7-of-11 shots, including three treys, en route to scoring 19 points vs. Boston College...tallied 20 points (5-12 FG, 8-8 FT) against Maryland-Eastern Shore...poured in 26 points vs. Northern Iowa, going 8-for-14 from the field, 3-for-5 from downtown and 7-of-8 from the foul line while playing all 40 minutes...scored 18 points and totaled a career-high five assists against Morris Brown...was 8-for-12 from the field en route to 20 points to help ISU upset Missouri...tallied 20 points (7-12 FG, 4-7 3FG) against Colorado...also tallied a career-high three steals...in his 57 career ISU games, Sullivan has made at least one three-pointer in 50 of them...already ranks No. 6 on the ISU career three-point shooting charts, drilling 119 career three-pointers...posted a career-high 27 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor, including a 5-for-7 effort from downtown...also had a career-high six assists...tallied 22 points against Nebraska...led ISU with 18 points vs. Texas A&M...was 3-for-4 from three-point range vs. Missouri...equalled career highs in points (27) and three-pointers (6) vs. Colorado...poured in 18 points against Nebraska...led all Cyclones with14 points at Kansas...scored 15 points and handed out four assists against Texas...scored four points and played only 23 minutes against Missouri, leaving the game to receive four stitches after being poked in the eye.

Sullivan Has Successful Eye Surgery
Jake Sullivan had successful eye surgery after being poked in the eye accidently by Missouri's Wesley Stokes in the first half final game of the season against the Tigers...Sullivan received four stitches during the game and returned briefly in the second half...a week later (March 13), Sullivan underwent successful eye surgerey at the University Hospitals in Iowa City to repair two small fractures.

Pearson Leads The Way
Tyray Pearson, ISU's lone senior, was the main go-to player down low and quickly emerged as one of the best post players in the Big 12...Pearson shot 64.5 percent from the floor in 2001 as one of ISU's top reserves and made 49.9 percent (209-419) of his shots this season as a starter...Pearson averaged 18.7 ppg and 7.8 rpg, both team-highs...ranked fourth in the conference in scoring and eighth in rebounding...earned second-team all-Big 12 honors by both the coaches and Associated Press...was a USBWA all-District VI selection...made the Big 12 all-Improved team...was second on the team in blocks (33) and third in steals (26)...in conference games only, averaged 19.1 ppg...earned ISU's only Big 12 Player of the Week honor during the season on Jan. 14, averaging 29.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg in the two games during the week...scored over 20 points in 18 of the last 29 games played...led the Cyclones in scoring in 19 of the last 26 games...led ISU withseven double-doubles...became the 19th player in school history to score over 30 points twice in a career...scored 580 points on the season, ranking 15th on the ISU single-season scoring charts...made 209 field goals on the season, ranking 18th on the ISU single-season field goals made list...tied for 20th on the ISU single-season rebounding charts with 243...made 162 free-throws, the ninth-best single-season total in school history...made 9-of-15 shots vs. Penn and connected on all five his attempts from the field vs. Hartford...tallied the first double-double of the season and his third of his career with 17 points and 12 boards vs. Savannah State...seven of his 12 rebounds were on the offensive glass... followed that game with one of his greatest performances vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee...Pearson tallied 21 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, grabbing nine offensive boards...the 18 rebounds is the most by a Cyclone since Kelvin Cato pulled down 18 against Wyoming, Dec. 16, 1995...capped off the Tribune Cyclone Challenge by scoring 25 points (7-13 FG, 11-13 FT) vs. San Jose State...led the Cyclones with 21 points (8-for-12) against Arkansas-Pine Bluff...led ISU in scoring vs. Iowa with 20 points...posted 25 points vs. Boston College, scoring 16 in the first half...tallied 23 points against Maryland-Eastern Shore (7-13 FG, 9-10 FT)...also had two blocks and two steals...grabbed eight boards and was 8-for-11 from the field (17 points) vs. Northern Iowa...recorded a double-double vs. Morris Brown with 19 points and 12 rebounds...was 9-for-16 from the floor en route to a 22-point outing vs. Baylor...recorded a his fourth double-double of the season with 28 points and 12 boards against Missouri...scored 16 of his 30 points in the first half vs. Oklahoma State...finished the game going 10-for-20 from the field and 10-for-13 from the foul line while playing all 40 minutes...his efforts in the Missouri and Oklahoma State games earned him Big 12 Player of the Week...registered his fifth double-double against Colorado with 10 points and 11 rebounds...led ISU in scoring vs. Kansas State with 15 points...had four blocks and 17 points against Kansas...posted a career-high 32 points against Nebraska, making 8-of-11 from the field and 16-of-20 from the foul line...notched his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Texas Tech...led ISU with 26 points while playing all 40 minutes vs. Missouri...totaled 23 points against Colorado on 10-for-18 shooting, his fourth 10+ field goal performance this season...went 8-for-12 from the floor en route to 20 points against Nebraska...posted his seventh double-double with 20 points and 11 boards against Kansas State...also had a team-high three blocks vs. the Wildcats...fell one rebound short of a double-double at Oklahoma, finishing with 20 points on 6-of-12 from the field and 8-of-8 at the line and nine rebounds...scored 21 points against Texas, including 9-of-11 from the line...led ISU with 19 points in the Big 12 Tournament first-round game vs. Missouri.

The Tower Of Power
Shane Power, ISU's Iron Man, emerged as one of ISU's toughest and most versatile players...the sophomore was a key reserve last season for ISU and made the most out of his spot in the starting rotation...Power is ISU's most versatile player with the ability to play stellar defense, score in bunches and fill in at a number of positions on the court...was a honorable mention all-Big 12 selection by the Big 12 coaches...was a second-team academic all-Big 12 pick...tied the school-record for consecutive complete games played with four earlier this season...played 11 complete games, tying forsecond on the ISU single-season complete game chart and good for seventh on ISU's career complete game chart...played 656 of ISU's 685 minutes of Big 12 action...played 1,164 minutes throughout the season, ranking 10th on the ISU minutes played chart...Power improved his confidence and scoring ability and has sustained his defensive skills...the Crown Point, Ind., native usually guarded the opponents top perimeter scoring threat and filled in at point guard when needed...was the only Cyclone to start all 31 games...averaged 13.6 ppg, the third-best average on the team...second on the team with 73 assists...led the team with 37 steals...averaged 15.2 ppg and shot 51.7 percent (45-87) from the field in the last eight games...played 39 minutes and scored 11 points against Southern Illinois...played a complete game vs. Pennsylvania while scoring a career-high 22 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor and a perfect mark from the foul line (9-for-9)...scored a game-high 18 points and dished out five assists vs. SavannahState...competed in his third-straight complete game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, scoring 18 points...recorded four-straight complete games to tie the school record for consecutive 40-minute contests...tallied 12 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff...tallied nine boards and 17 points against Iowa...had 14 points against Boston College...led ISU in scoring by tying a career-high 22 points vs. Drake, playing all 40 minutes and going 8-for-17 from the floor...scored eight points and registered a career-high three blocks vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore...tied a career-high with three blocks, registered four assists, tallied two steals and scored 12 points against Northern Iowa...played all 40 minutes vs. Missouri, scoring 15 points, tallying five rebounds, collecting two steals while committing no turnovers...was 5-for-9 from the floor en route to 12 points against Oklahoma State...scored 15 points against Colorado...poured in 15 points in 40 minutes vs. Kansas...scored 15 points and recorded a career-high four steals against Texas A&M...had his best offensive outing of the season vs. Missouri, making 9-for-12 from the field en route to 19 points...scored 15 points, including a 3-for-3 night from downtown, against Colorado...has had two steals and six assists with no turnovers vs. the Buffaloes...tallied his first 20-point effort against Big 12 competition by scoring 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the floor vs. Nebraska...was 5-for-7 from the floor and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line en route to 18 points vs. Kansas State...finished with 14 points at Oklahoma, including 4-of-5 from the free-throw line...scored 19 points against Texas on 7-of-13 from the field and 5-of-7 from the line in 40 minutes ofaction.

Jefferson Back In Action
Sophomore Marcus Jefferson sat out last season after transferring from Providence...arguably ISU's most athletic player, Jefferson started 22 games for ISU...averaged 7.3 ppg and 4.1 rpg...in his first Cyclone start against Hartford, scored a career-high 18 points (6-7 FG, 1-1 3FG) and grabbed nine boards, including six offensive...notched 14 points (4-6 FG, 6-8 FT) while playing all 40 minutes in ISU's win against St. Louis...tallied 10 points vs. San Jose State...registered his first double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff...posted 15 points vs. Boston College...scored seven points and led the team with four assists against Drake...posted 13 points vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (4-5 FG, 5-5 FT)...had seven boards, four assists and 15 points against Northern Iowa...drilled all four of his three-point attempts en route to 15 points vs. Baylor...his 4-for-4 performance from beyond the arc ties the school record for three-point shooting accuracy in a game...totaled 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks vs. Kansas...had three points and six points vs. Missouri.

Varley Gets His Chance
Clint Varley made good of his first real test of playing time...the walk-on from Menlo, Iowa, who is in his third season with the Cyclone basketball team, Varley got his first starting assignment against Texas Tech, Feb. 2, scoring five points and grabbing four boards...he also tallied two blocks...the following game, Varley played a career-high 17 minutes at No. 22 Missouri, snaring a career-high six rebounds and tallying three points...Varley had played 52 minutes in his 2 1/2-year career at ISU prior to posting 30 minutes in those two games...the chance to showcase his ability was sweet for Varley, who spent the past two years on the ISU scout team...although at a short 6-4 for a post player, Varley honed his skills against Marcus Fizer, Martin Rancik and Paul Shirley the past two seasons...Varley's father, Evan, was also a walk-on for ISU, playing in the 1975-76 season.

Bynum On The Boards
Omar Bynum was one of ISU's best rebounders, averaging 6.7 rpg, second-best on the team...Bynum led ISU in rebounding 12 times this season and tied Pearson for the most double-digit rebounding efforts on the season with seven...led ISU in rebounding in five of the last six games...ended the season making 36 of his last 51 shots from the field (70.5 percent)...averaged 12.6 ppg in his last seven games...Bynum grabbed 13 boards vs. Southern Illinois and Baylor...has started the last 12 games...scored in double digits in four of the last five games, averaging 13.2 ppg during that span...scored 14 points against Colorado, going 7-for-7 from the floor...kept up the pace the next game by going 7-for-8 against Nebraska en route to a career-high 19 points...was 5-for-7 at Kansas...scored 12 points and made the winning basket with .5 seconds left on the clock to aid ISU to a last-second thriller over Kansas State...scored 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field against Missouri in the Big 12 Tournament...also led ISU with seven boards.

True Freshmen In The Mix
Iowa State had two true freshmen who received quality minutes in their rookie seasons with the Cyclones...Jared Homan and Ricky Morgan have appeared in the majority of the games...Homan, a 6-9 center from Remsen, Iowa, started nine games for ISU, averaging 3.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg on the season...Homan, who averaged 16.6 minutes per game, led the team in blocks (40) and averaged 1.50 bpg in conference play, which ranked seventh...Homan tallied a block in 19 of the last 20 games...made 30-of-his-last-34 free-throws...broke the school record for most blocks in a season for a freshman ranks sixth on the Big 12 freshman blocked shot charts...scored six points vs. Southern Illinois and Drake and tallied a career-high seven points against Maryland-Eastern Shore...recorded four blocks vs. Morris Brown and Kansas...equaled career highs with eight rebounds and four blocks vs. Texas A&M...tallied four points, four boards and one block in ISU's win over Nebraska...poured in a career-high 11 points at Kansas...made all four of his free throws and tallied a block vs. Kansas State...dumped in nine points and snared five rebounds at Oklahoma...added seven points and five rebounds against Texas...had four points and three blocks vs. Missouri...Morgan averaged the most minutes of the two freshmen at 22.2 mpg...the 5-11 point guard started the last eight games...averaged 2.6 ppg and 3.1 apg on the season...tallied seven points vs. Colorado...recieved his first start against Kansas State, scoring six points and dishing out five assists...handed out seven assists and committed just two turnovers vs. Colorado...dished out a career-high eight assists and committed just one turnover vs. Nebraska...tallied a career-high eight points vs. Kansas...had seven dimes and two turnovers vs. Kansas State...scored a career-high 12 points at Oklahoma, including 8-of-8 from the free throw line...made 16 consecutive free throws...scored nine points and dished seven assists against Texas...averaged 5.3 apg in his last eight starts.

Cyclones Future Looks Bright With Signing Of Three Players
Iowa State's 2002-03 recruiting class is getting rave reviews after the signing of three players to national letters of intent in the early signing period...junior college stars Chris Alexander (7-1, 235, Center, Indian Hills CC) and Jackson Vroman (6-10, 230, C/F, Snow CC) and prep star Adam Haluska (6-5, 205, G, Carroll, Iowa) make up this year's star-studded class...Vroman and Alexander have been honored as two of the top junior college post players in the nation, while Haluska is a top-75 national high school recruit.

Iowa State 2002-03 Recruiting Class In The National Rankings
HoopScoop 2nd
ESPN.com 10th
Future Stars Top 10
Prepstars 11th

Five Former Cyclones On NBA Rosters
Five former Iowa State men's basketball players open the 2001-02 NBA season on rosters of four different NBA teams...the five Cyclones are among 30 former Big 12 student-athletes who made the opening day NBA roster...Iowa State's five NBA players are the second-most in the Big 12 Conference to Kansas' six...Fred Hoiberg and Marcus Fizer are teammates with the Chicago Bulls for the second consecutive season...Hoiberg is in his seventh season in the NBA, while Fizer enters his second...Jamaal Tinsley, who started his first NBA game for the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 30, is considered to be one of the top rookies in the league after being picked No. 27 in the 2001 NBA draft...Kelvin Cato is beginning his fifth season in the NBA, starting at center for the Houston Rockets...another ISU alumni in the NBA, Victor Alexander, has taken the long road back to the big show... Alexander, who played collegiately at ISU from 1987-91, competed in four-straight NBA seasons from 1991-95 for the Golden State Warriors...Alexander then shifted gears and played professionally overseas before signing a free agent contract with the Detroit Pistons to begin training camp...the Detroit, Mich., native ended up earning a spot on his hometown squad's roster.

ISU's School-Record Homecourt Winning Streak Halted At 39
ISU had its school-record 39-game winning streak stopped by San Jose State with a 64-62 loss to the Spartans on Dec. 1, Larry Eustachy's 46th birthday...the 39 consecutive wins at home is a school record, breaking the previous mark of 22 that was done twice by Cyclone teams...it was the second-longest streak in the nation at the time behind Michigan State...Iowa State had not lost at Hilton Coliseum since Feb. 8, 1999, when it fell to Missouri, 77-61...the Cyclones' school-record non-conference home winning streak was also stopped at 28 games...the loss at home was the first experienced by a current member of the Iowa State basketball team.

Cyclones Tie Big 12 Record With 19 Consecutive Conference Home Wins
Iowa State equaled the Big 12 record for most consecutive conference home wins earlier this season with a 71-67 victory over No. 17 Missouri...ISU's streak dated back to the 1998-99 season, winning the final two Big 12 home games...ISU followed that year with a pair of perfect 8-0 home marks in league play in 1999-2000 and 2000-01...the 19-straight wins ties the Big 12 record with Kansas, which won 19 in a row from the inception of the league in 1996-97 to 1998-99...No. 6 Oklahoma State was the team that ended the streak, defeating ISU, 69-66 on Jan. 12.

Eustachy Noted As One Of The Best In The Business
In a recent list compiled by senior Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl, Larry Eustachy was rated as one of the top 15 head coaches in the nation: 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 2. Lute Olson, Arizona 3. Rick Pitino, Louisville 4. Tom Izzo, Michigan State 5. Tubby Smith, Kentucky 6. Roy Williams, Kansas 7. Jim Calhoun, UConn 8. Rick Majerus, Utah 9. Billy Donovan, Florida 10. Quin Snyder, Missouri 11. John Chaney, Temple 12. Mike Montgomery, Stanford 13. Larry Eustachy, Iowa State 14. Bill Carmody, Northwestern 15. Gary Williams, Maryland

Hilton Hospitality
For years the legend and yore of Hilton Coliseum as one of the toughest places to play in the nation has been well documented...a recent poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times lists Hilton at No. 4 for basketball arenas that give schools the best home-court advantage...Dan Wetzel from CBS Sportsline also gave Hilton Coliseum props, ranking it the 10th-best basketball arena in the nation.

Arenas With The Best Homecourt Advantage (Compiled by the Los Angeles Times)
1. Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) 2. The Pit (New Mexico) 3. Breslin Center (Michigan State) 4. Hilton Coliseum (Iowa State) 5. Reilly Center (St. Bonaventure)

Best College Basketball Arenas (Compiled by CBS Sportsline)
1. Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State) 2. Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke) 3. Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas) 4. The Palestra (Pennsylvania) 5. Rupp Arena (Kentucky) 6. Williams Arena (Minnesota) 7. The Pit (New Mexico) 8. Maples Pavilion (Stanford) 9. Freedom Hall (Louisville) 10. Hilton Coliseum (Iowa State)