Drew Daniel - Men's Basketball Coach

Drew Daniel

Title:
Graduate Assistant
Email:
drewdani@iastate.edu

Drew Daniel served as a graduate assistant for the Cyclones during the 2025-26 season.

Iowa State went 29-8 overall and 12-6 in the Big 12 during the 2025-26 season, finishing the year ranked No. 8 in the country, tied for the highest final ranking in program history. ISU has been ranked for 52-straight weeks, the fourth-longest streak in the nation and the second-longest streak in school history. The 29 wins are tied for the second-most in program history. The Cyclones started the year 16-0, the best start and longest winning streak in program history.

Jefferson became the fifth consensus All-American in program history, while also being one of five finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. Drafted with the 28^th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, Jefferson was a first round pick. Jefferson earned All-Big 12 First Team honors, while Tamin Lipsey and Milan Momcilovic were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team. All three were also named to the NABC All-Central District First Team. Momcilovic set the Iowa State single-season record for 3-pointers (136) and 3-point percentage (.487) was named a Top 5 finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Lipsey was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the third time. Off the court, Lipsey was named to the Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team, while he was named the CSC Men’s Basketball Academic All-American of the Year after earning CSC Academic All-American honors for the third-straight year.

Daniel, a 2024 graduate of Northern Iowa, played four seasons for the Panthers before finishing his career at Minnesota State.

He was twice named to the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll, while also being an NABC Honors Court selection. He earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award his final season at UNI. He played in 68 games during his four seasons with Northern Iowa. During the 2022-23 season he played in 31 games and tallied 73 points and 43 rebounds. In his time at Northern Iowa, he was coached by current Cyclone assistant coaches Kyle Green and Erik Crawford, while he was teammates with Nate Heise.

In his final season at Minnesota State, he played in 23 games for the Mavericks, including two starts. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. He scored a season-high nine points against MSU Moorhead and UMary, while hauling in a season-best seven rebounds against Minot State. He shot 50.8% from the field and 81.0% from the free throw line.

A Des Moines native, Daniel played at Dowling Catholic in high school. He led the Maroons to the 2019 and 2020 state tournament, while earning second team all-conference honors. He averaged 8.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game his senior season.