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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Prepares For No. 6 Kansas
01.11.2007 | Men's Basketball
Iowa State (11-5, 2-0) vs. No. 6/6 Kansas (14-2, 1-0)
Jan. 13, 2007 ? 1 p.m. ? Ames, Iowa ? Hilton Coliseum (14,092)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network; John Walters (pxp), Eric Heft (color)
Television: ESPN; Ron Franklin (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (color)
Gameday Quick Facts
Iowa State (11-5, 2-0), currently on a four-game winning streak, faces its second nationally-ranked team of the season, playing host to No. 6 Kansas (14-2, 1-0) Saturday on ESPN...both of ISU's ranked opponents this season were rated in the top-10 at tipoff (No. 3 Ohio State)...Iowa State begins the year at 2-0 in the Big 12 for just the fourth time in league history (1997, 2000, 2004, 2007).
Cyclone-Jayhawk Quick Facts
Kansas leads the all-time series against Iowa State at 160-58 and has a 60-37 edge over the Cyclones in games played in Ames...ISU still has a slight edge in games played in Hilton Coliseum at 18-16...since 1992, ISU is 7-8 against Kansas in Hilton Coliseum, with KU winning 4-of-the-last-5 games played in Ames, including last year's 95-85 win...KU head coach Bill Self is 4-2 against Iowa State...ISU head coach Greg McDermott has never faced Kansas or a Bill Self-coached team...Self played in Hilton Coliseum a number of times while he was a member of Oklahoma State basketball team from 1981-85...KU sophomore Brandon Rush had both of his older brothers compete against Iowa State in their respective collegiate careers...Jaron Rush played at UCLA, losing to Iowa State in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, 80-56 in 2000...is other brother, Kareem, played three seasons at Missouri from 2000-02...KU Director of student-athlete development Danny Manning played at Kansas from 1985-88...the former NBAer and 1988 national player of the year was 0-4 as a player in his four games in Hilton Coliseum...ISU junior Rahshon Clark and KU junior Russell Robinson are both from the New York area...Clark is from Queens and Robinson is from the Bronx.
Cyclone Update
Iowa State opened Big 12 play at 2-0 for just the fourth time in school history after a 71-62 win over Nebraska Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum...the win, which ended ISU's two-game losing streak to Nebraska in Hilton Coliseum, helped Greg McDermott become just the fifth ISU rookie coach to win his first two league games...the Cyclones rode the hot shooting of guard Mike Taylor, who hit six treys en route to a game-high 22 points, his fifth 20-point game of the season...it was Taylor's third six-trey game of the season, which ties for the eighth-best single-game effort in school history...the Cyclones responded after a sluggish first half where they were down 30-27 at the break...ISU opened up the first 4:36 minutes of second period with a 13-5 run, led by a trio of 3-pointers by Taylor and a pair of buckets by Wesley Johnson...ISU sealed the victory by making 14-of-15 free-throws in the second-half, including its final 11 attempts down the stretch...the Cyclones opened the second half with a turnover on their first possession, but then had just one the rest of the game to record their sixth positive assist/turnover ratio (15/11) this season...ISU once again received an outstanding performance from rookie sensation Wesley Johnson...Johnson had 10 points and 11 boards to record his eighth double-double this season...Johnson needs two double-doubles to tie the ISU freshman record for most double-doubles in a season currently held by Dean Uthoff, who had 10 in the 1976-77 season...Johnson, who is second in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.9 rpg), is averaging 10.6 rebounds in his last nine games, recording a double-double in six of them...Jiri Hubalek has been one of ISU's most improved players since Christmas...Hubalek notched his third consecutive double-double with 13 points and 11 boards vs. the Huskers...Hubalek, who was 6-of-8 from the floor, is averaging 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in his last three games...both Johnson and Hubalek have recorded double-doubles in ISU's two Big 12 games...the Cyclones yet again won the battle of the boards, outrebounding the Huskers, 35-27...the Cyclones have been dominant on the glass as of late, outrebounding eight of their last nine opponents by a +8.3 margin...Dodie Dunson was in double figures for the second-straight Big 12 game with 11 points...Dunson made all six of his free-throw attempts, increasing his consecutive made free-throw streak to 16...ISU is 10-0 this season when keeping its opponents to under 70 points and 1-5 when its opponents score 70 or more points.
No. 6 Kansas (14-2, 1-0)
No. 6 Kansas will be ISU's second-ranked opponent this season, as the Jayhawks enter Hilton Coliseum with a 14-2 overall record and a 1-0 league mark...the Jayhawks' only two losses were to Oral Roberts at home (78-71) and a 64-57 defeat at DePaul...KU is one of two teams to beat second-ranked defending national champion Florida this season, downing the Gators, 82-80 in overtime in Las Vegas...KU is fresh off a 87-57 pounding of No. 9 Oklahoma State Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse...KU shot 57.6 percent from the floor and held the Cowboys to 32.1 percent from the field...the Jayhawks were paced by Sasha Kaun, who scored 16 points (7-8 FG) and grabbed five rebounds...KU has four players averaging over 11.5 ppg, led by sophomore Brandon Rush...the 2006 Big 12 Freshman of the Year is a preseason first-team all-Big 12 choice and leads KU in scoring at 13.6 ppg...Rush is shooting 43.2 percent from the field and has made a team-high 28 3-pointers...Julian Wright is one of the top centers in the Big 12, averaging 11.6 ppg and a team-high 7.9 rebounding average...freshman forward Darrell Arthur, a 2006 McDonald's All-American, has had a fantastic start to his Jayhawk career...Arthur is averaging 12.1 ppg and 5.0 rpg...Arthur ranks second in the Big 12 in blocked shots at 2.06 bpg...Arthur and Wright both have a pair of double-doubles to lead the team...sophomore Mario Chalmers is one of the best guards in the country...the point guard leads the team in steals at 3.06 spg, ranking second in the Big 12 behind Missouri's Stefhon Hannah...he had six steals in the Oklahoma State win...Chalmers, who has a 12.4 scoring average, is averaging 16.4 ppg in his last five games...Chalmers' backcourt mate is junior Russell Robinson, who is one of two Jayhawks who has started every game this season...Robinson averages 6.2 ppg and leads the team in assists (4.69 apg), ranking fifth in the Big 12 Conference...KU's defense is one of the best in the country, ranking eighth nationally in opponent field goal percentage at 36.8 percent...KU has held 22-straight opponents to under 50 percent shooting...on the offensive end, KU ranks fifth in the league in field goal percent (49.0 pct.)...the Jayhawks are the fifth-best shot-blocking team in the nation, swatting away 7.5 shots per game...KU has four players with over 16 blocks this season.
Iowa State Team Quick Facts
? Iowa State has just four returning scholarship players from last season.
? 65.4 percent of the minutes played (2094) in ISU's 15 games were by newcomers on the roster.
? 68.0 percent of ISU's points this season (738) are from players who did not play a minute last year.
? ISU's 6-0 start tied for the fifth-best start in school history...only nine teams had won its first six games.
? ISU head coach Greg McDermott is one of two coaches in ISU history to win his first six games at the helm.
? ISU head coach Greg McDermott is the first native Iowan to coach the Cyclone men's basketball team since Clayton Sutherland (1948-54)...McDermott is from Cascade; Sutherland was from Nashua.
? McDermott entered the season with the 41st-best winning percentage among active Division I coaches.
? Wesley Johnson broke Will Blalock's school-record for standing vertical leap at 34 inches...Blalock's record was at 33 1/2 inches...Johnson also had a 41-inch step vertical leap to break the school record.
? ISU head coach Greg McDermott is in his first season with the Cyclones, but he is already the seventh-longest tenured coach in the Big 12...of the six new coaches in the league (Mike Anderson, Missouri; Bob Huggins, Kansas State; Doc Sadler, Nebraska; Jeff Capel, Oklahoma; Sean Sutton, Oklahoma State; Greg McDermott, Iowa State), McDermott was the first to be hired.
? ESPN.com picked Hilton Coliseum as the "Hot Arena" in the Big 12...coaches in the league noted that, "regardless of talent, the Cyclones have a home court like no other."
? ISU junior college transfers Corey McIntosh and Mike Taylor have witnessed a ton of success in their collegiate playing career...McIntosh tallied a 59-9 record in his two seasons in JC ball, while Taylor recorded a 62-8 mark in his two seasons at Chipola JC...the pair posted a combined 121-17 record in their two years in junior college.
? ISU held Louisiana-Monroe to 27.3 percent from the field, the first time a Cyclone opponent was held under 30 percent shooting since Dec. 31, 2002 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff).
? 11 different Cyclones have made a 3-pointer this season.
? ISU tied the school record by making 13 treys (13-25, 52.0 percent) vs. SEMO, including 11 in the first half.
? ISU has recorded four games with 10 or more 3-pointers this year.
? ISU ranks fifth in the Big 12 in 3-pointers per game (7.13 3FG).
? ISU tallied a season-high nine blocks vs. Northern Iowa, the most since blocking 10 against Drake (11-23-04).
? ISU has made a 3-pointer in 48 consecutive games.
? ISU ranks fifth in the Big 12 in rebounding margin (+5.8).
? ISU has outrebounded eight of its last nine opponents, 339-264 a +8.3 average margin.
? ISU has shot more free-throws than its opponents in 11 of 16 games this year.
? ISU has outshot its opponents from the free-throw line, 228-123 in home games...but is getting outshot at the charity stripe, 95-50 in away games.
? ISU is 7-0 when ahead at the half.
? Only six teams (Northern Iowa, Drake, Iowa, Bradley, Ohio State, Southeast Missouri State) have scored 70 or more points against ISU this season...22 teams scored 70 or more points against the Cyclones last season.
? ISU ranks 12th nationally in least amount of fouls per game (14.9)...only two teams (Northern Iowa & Iowa) have committed less fouls than ISU in a game this year.
? ISU has made seven or more 3-pointers in a game this year nine times.
? ISU has kept its last five opponents to 30 points or under in the first half.
? ISU is 8-0 when outshooting its opponent.
? ISU has held its last three opponents to 36.8 percent from the field (63-171).
? ISU has had back-to-back games with two players reaching double-doubles, both in Big 12 play.
ISU Against Rated Opponents
ISU is 68-192 all-time against ranked opponents (ranked at tip)...Ohio State, ranked No. 4, was the first ranked opponent ISU faced this season, falling 75-56 on the road...ISU's last win against a ranked opponent was a 96-79 win over No. 25 Colorado on Feb. 5, 2006...25 of ISU's 68 wins vs. ranked opponents have occurred against top-10 teams...ISU is 7-95 vs. ranked teams on the road and 46-57 vs. ranked opponents at home...ISU has 25 victories against top-10 opponents, 14 of those were against Kansas...ISU's last win against a ranked team on the road was a 63-61 overtime victory over Kansas on Feb. 19, 2005...ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-1 vs. ranked opponents while at Iowa State...he was 2-1 vs. ranked opponents in his final season with Northern Iowa last year, defeating No. 12 Iowa (67-63) and No. 24 Bucknell (65-61), both in overtime, and falling to No. 23 Georgetown (54-49) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
ESPN Woes
Since Feb. 24, 2001, ISU is 1-14 in games played on ESPN or ESPN2...the Cyclones have lost 10-straight games on ESPN...its last win in an ESPN televised game was a 79-77 win at No. 5 Kansas, Feb. 5, 2001.
Getting To The Line
In the preseason, Greg McDermott talked about the importance of getting to the free-throw line to increase your chances to win...so far, so good for ISU, as the Cyclones have been able to capitalize at the free-throw line...ISU has attempted more free-throw attempts than its opponent in 11 of 16 games this season, holding a 296-235 (+3.8) advantage at the charity stripe...what a difference from last season when the Cyclones were outshot at the foul line, 735-548 (-6.2)...Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Iowa, Ohio State and Missouri - ISU's five road games - are the only teams to shoot more free throws than ISU.
Don't Foul!
Keeping fouls at a minimum has allowed ISU to have an advantage at the free-throw line this season...the Cyclones currently rank 12th nationally in fewest fouls per game at 14.9...the Cyclones have had just one player foul out of a game this season compared to last year when a Cyclone fouled out 22 times...in 32 halves this season, the Cyclones have allowed their opponents to have just nine double-bonus situations (10 fouls) at the free-throw line...only three teams this season (Northern Iowa, Iowa, Ohio State) have tallied less fouls than ISU.
Hitting The Boards
Iowa State has made a vast improvement in rebounding compared to last year when the Cyclones were outrebounded 19 times...ISU currently has a +5.8 margin (37.9-32.2) over its opponents in rebounding to rank fifth in the league...the Cyclones have only been outrebounded four times this season (UC Riverside, Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Ohio State)...ISU has outboarded eight of its last nine opponents for a +8.3 average margin...the only team to outrebound ISU in the last eight games was No. 3 Ohio State on the road, as the Buckeyes held just a one-rebound advantage over ISU in that game...ISU has not finished a season with a positive rebounding margin since 2003-04.
3-Point Attack
Iowa State currently ranks fifth in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game at 7.13...four times this season the Cyclones have made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game, including a school-record-tying 13 against Southeast Missouri State...the Cyclones are on pace to break the school mark of 3-pointers made in a season set by last year's team with 201...the 2005-06 squad tallied 10 or more 3-pointers in a game six times...ISU has made seven or more 3-pointers in a game nine times this season.
Second Half Comebacks
Iowa State has won two road games this season (Minnesota and Missouri), both in dramatic fashion, rallying from double-digit second half deficits...in the Minnesota game, ISU rallied from a 10-point deficit at the 16:58 mark in the second period...Mike Taylor scored 25 points after intermission to aid the comeback...against Missouri, the Cyclones were down by 16 points (44-28 with 15:14 left in the game) before staging their second-best second-half comeback in school history...it ranks second to ISU's come-from-behind win against No. 2 Oklahoma State (84-83 ot) on Feb. 15, 1992...ISU was down by 18 points in the second half in that game...freshmen Dodie Dunson and Wesley Johnson were the keys to the comeback against Mizzou...Dunson scored 16 and Johnson tallied 12 points in the second half...Johnson scored four points in the final :11 seconds, including the game-winner with a putback with :01.6 left on the clock.
70 Is The Magic Number
Keeping the opposition from getting into a high-scoring game increases ISU's chances of winning...ISU is 10-0 this season when its opponents score under 70 points...ISU has given up 70 points six times to its opponents this season, going 1-5 in those games.
Clark Is The Leader
Junior Rahshon Clark is the undisputed leader of the Cyclone team...now in his third-year as a starter and first year as team captain, Clark is ISU's most experienced and most seasoned player...he brings to the table incredible athleticism and jumping ability...the junior has drastically improved his rebounding, ranking second on the team at 7.3 rpg, which ranks seventh in the Big 12...his long arms and quick jumping ability allows him to outrebound bigger and stronger opponents...Clark has tallied eight or more rebounds in 10 of 15 games this season, including four double-digit rebounding efforts (12-Eastern Illinois, 11-Minnesota, 10-Northern Iowa, 11-Iowa)...he has two double-doubles on the season.
Taylor Made
Mike Taylor's high-energy style of play and outstanding shooting has excited ISU fans this season...he can stretch the defense with his range and explode to the hoop with his quickness...he tallied one of the greatest second halves in ISU history vs. Minnesota, recording 25 of his career-high 33 points after intermission...he tallied a career-high six 3-pointers, all in the second half vs. the Gophers...he followed that game with 22 points in the first half vs. Lake Superior State, drilling his first six treys...dating back to the Minnesota game, he had a streak of nine consecutive 3-pointers made...he leads the team in scoring (16.4), 3-pointers (44) and assists (71)...Taylor ranks ninth in the Big 12 in scoring (16.4 ppg) and seventh in assists (4.44)...three times this season Taylor has made six 3-pointers in a game, all tying for eighth on ISU's single game record list...Taylor's 44 3-pointers ranks 19th in school history.
Taylor's Incredible Run Earns Him Big 12 Co-Rookie Of The Week Honors
Mike Taylor posted arguably the greatest back-to-back half performances in school history against Minnesota and Lake Superior State, helping him earn Big 12 Co-Rookie of the Week honors...in the second half vs. Minnesota, Taylor had 25 points and six treys...he answered that performance in his next game, tallying 22 points and six treys in the first half vs. Lake Superior State...at one point, Taylor had a string of nine consecutive 3-pointers made...here is a closer look at his consecutive half performances:
Wesley Johnson- A Diamond In The Rough
True freshman Wesley Johnson has done a fantastic job early in his rookie season at ISU...if it wasn't for the amazing play of Texas freshman Kevin Durant, he would be considered the frontrunner for Big 12 Freshman of the Year...Johnson has started all 16 games, averaging 12.1 ppg and 8.9 rpg...Johnson had fallen through the recruiting cracks after his prep school shut down in his senior season, thus not playing basketball in his final year...ISU assistant coach Jean Prioleau had recruited him when he was an assistant at Wichita State...when Prioleau was hired at ISU and the Cyclones needed players late in the March 2006 signing period, Prioleau contacted Johnson and convinced him to come to ISU...Johnson leads the team and ranks second in the Big 12 (behind Durant) with eight double-doubles this season...he ranks second in the Big 12 in rebounding (again behind Durant) at 8.9 rpg...despite his lack of size, Wesley's incredible leaping ability allows him to be an effective offensive rebounder...63 of his 142 rebounds have come on the offensive end, averaging 3.93 offensive rebounds per game, which is tops in the league...none of his offensive rebounds was bigger than his putback on a miss in the last second to help ISU defeat Missouri, 66-65 in the Big 12 Conference opener...he has scored in double figures in 13 of 16 games this season...he is averaging 10.6 rpg in his last nine games, recording double-digits in seven of his last nine games.
Johnson Among Best Freshmen Rebounders
Wesley Johnson currently ranks second in the Big 12 and 38th nationally in rebounding at 8.9 rpg...his rebounding average ranks third among all NCAA Division I freshmen.
Johnson Racking Up Double-Doubles
Wesley Johnson already has eight double-doubles in 16 games in his rookie season to rank second in the Big 12 Conference...Johnson is on pace to have the most double-doubles by an ISU freshman in school history...the school record is currently held by Dean Uthoff, who had 10 double-doubles in his rookie season in 1976-77...Uthoff is ISU's and the Big Eight's all-time leading rebounder...here is a look at the most ISU freshman double-doubles in school history since freshmen became eligible by the NCAA in the mid-1970s:
Johnson Trying To Become Third Cyclone To Start Every Game As A Rookie
True freshman Wesley Johnson got the starting nod in ISU's season-opening game vs. UC-Riverside and has been in the Cyclones' top-five ever since...he is trying to become just the third Cyclone freshman in school history to start every game of their rookie campaign...Ron Harris, who started every game of his four-year Cyclone career (111 games), started all 27 games of ISU's 1980-81 season en route to Big Eight Freshman of the Year honors...Adam Haluska played just one season at Iowa State, but started all 31 games in his rookie season with the Cyclones in 2002-03...Haluska, who transferred to Iowa after the season ended, was named to the 2003 Big 12 all-Freshman team...Curtis Stinson was close to joining the list in his freshman year in 2003-04, but he missed one start in ISU's 33 games that year en route to Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors...his only missed start was on "senior night" in ISU's last home game that season.
Johnson Honored By Big 12 Twice
Iowa State freshman forward Wesley Johnson has earned two Big 12 awards this season, claiming Big 12 Player of the Week Honors (Dec. 18) and earning Big 12 Rookie of the Week accolades (Jan. 8)...he posted a pair of double-doubles to help him earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors for games played from Dec. 11-17...Johnson was just the third freshman in Big 12 history to win player of the week honors, following Mario Chalmers of Kansas (Feb. 13, 2006) and Oklahoma's Drew Lavender (Dec. 15, 2003)...Johnson averaged 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds that week...Johnson tallied 14 points and 13 boards against Missouri to help him win Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors...he scored four points in the final :11 seconds, including the game-winner with :01.6 on the clock to secure ISU's 66-65 win over the Tigers.
Hubalek Breaks Out
Junior Center Jiri Hubalek's improved play is a key reason for ISU's four-game winning streak...Hubalek got off to a slow start to the season, missing the first six games because of a NCAA rules violation...head coach Greg McDermott has asked Hubalek to be more of a presence in the post, and he has responded with outstanding efforts in the last four games...Hubalek has recorded a double-double in three consecutive games, averaging 14.0 points and 11.0 ppg...in his last four games, Hubalek is shooting 21-of-38 (55.2 percent) from the field and averaging 2.0 bpg.
Cyclones Ink Four In Early Signing Period
Iowa State head coach Greg McDermott picked up four players who signed letters of intent to play basketball at Iowa State next season...Craig Brackins (F, 6-10, 215, Fr., Lancaster, Calif.), one of the best power forwards in the nation, Diante Garrett (G, 6-4, 170, Fr., Milwaukee, Wis.), a versatile guard from Milwaukee, Lucca Staiger (G, 6-5, 215, Fr., Baulstein, Germany), one of the best junior players in Germany and Charles Boozer (G, 6-3, 190, Fr., Raleigh, N.C.) will enroll at ISU in the Fall of 2007.
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