Iowa State coach Steve Prohm has welcomed forward Cameron Lard back to the Cyclones after Lard enrolled at a wellness center in June. Lard had a drug paraphernalia charge dismissed during a pretrial hearing in April.
The biggest challenge to the Jayhawks' Big 12 reign will come from Kansas State.
Iowa State coach Steve Prohm has added James Kane to his staff as an assistant.
Iowa State forward Cameron Lard has enrolled at a wellness program following several off-court missteps.
Iowa State guard Lindell Wigginton says he is withdrawing from consideration for the NBA draft and returning to school for his sophomore season.
Colorado State transfer Prentiss Nixon is joining Iowa State, where he will be eligible to play during the 2019-20 season.
Lindell Wigginton is not planning on hiring an agent at this stage and thus will preserve the option to return to Iowa State.
Iowa State Cyclones sophomore guard Jakolby Long intends to transfer to another school.
Attendance dipped at the Big 12 tournament this week, in large part, commissioner Bob Bowlsby said, because of Iowa State's 10th-place finish in the league and exit from the bracket on Wednesday night. "I don't consider this a trend," Bowlsby said. He praised the job done by Kansas City. "The energy and atmosphere that we have here is really special."
Dylan Osetkowski scored 20 points, Matt Coleman knocked down a crucial jumper in the final minute and Texas beat Iowa State 68-64 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament.
The Big 12 will not get all 10 teams in the NCAA tournament. Iowa State's season is over at 13-18 after a 68-64 loss to Texas. The Longhorns got 20 points from Dylan Osetkowski and advance to face second-seeded Texas Tech on Thursday.
Texas guard Kerwin Roach just lost a tooth. Teammate Matt Coleman picked it up off the floor. Roach is out for now.
Mo Bamba is in good spirits and going through warmups for Texas ahead of its Big 12 tournament opener. He's wearing pants, not shorts, like most of the other Longhorns, and out of the starting lineup. Definitely looks questionable against Iowa State tonight.
Officially, Texas freshman center Mo Bamba is out of the starting lineup again tonight as the Longhorns face Iowa State in the late game on opening day at the Big 12 tournament. Bamba missed the final two games of the regular season with a foot injury. He has not been ruled out to play against the Cyclones.
Trae Young had 15 points and six assists in what might have been his final home game, and Oklahoma defeated Iowa State 81-60 on Friday night.
In what could wind up being Trae Young's final home game at Oklahoma, the previously reeling Sooners (1-7 in February) avoided total calamity, likely punching a ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a Friday night victory over Iowa State. Even so, Young's late-season shooting struggles continued, as he went just 5-of-19 from the floor, including 1-of-9 from 3-point range. Next up for Young and the Sooners is the Big 12 Tournament, where they'll attempt to rediscover the early-season groove that made Young the national player of the year frontrunner before going dancing.
With its NCAA Tournament hopes on the line, Oklahoma is in yet another struggle, this time at home against Iowa State, the last-place team in the Big 12 standings. Freshman Trae Young is 1-of-6 shooting late in the first half in what could be his final game in Norman.
Jeffrey Carroll scored 21 points, Cameron McGriff had 19 and Oklahoma State cruised past Iowa State 80-71 on Tuesday, sweeping the season series with the Cyclones.
Jevon Carter scored 24 points and made some history as No. 21 West Virginia pulled away for an 85-70 victory over Iowa State on Saturday.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 13-5 | - | 31-8 |
| Texas Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 27-10 |
| West Virginia | 11-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Kansas St | 10-8 | 3 | 25-12 |
| TCU | 9-9 | 4 | 21-12 |
| Oklahoma St | 8-10 | 5 | 21-15 |
| Oklahoma | 8-10 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Baylor | 8-10 | 5 | 19-15 |
| Texas | 8-10 | 5 | 19-15 |
| Iowa State | 4-14 | 9 | 13-18 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Anderson | PF | Committed | 80 |
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 19-19 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 19 |
