Haliburton Heads To Nike Skills Academy

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton leaves today for the Nike Skills Academy at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California.

The college players portion academy runs Wednesday through Friday, though Haliburton will return early Friday due to Iowa State leaving early Saturday morning for its summer trip to Italy.

The academy features top high school and college players and includes on-court workouts as well as 5-on-5 games.

The Oshkosh, Wisconsin native is fresh off winning a gold medal earlier this summer with Team USA at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Greece. Haliburton was named to the All-Star Five after averaging 7.9 points and a tournament-high 6.9 assists.