Junior College transfer leads 2012 Cyclone recruiting class
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Junior College transfer Cliff Stokes brings a quality that Iowa State Coach Paul Rhoads sees as essential in recruiting defensive backs.
At 6-feet and 180 pounds, Stokes has the size to take on the tall receivers the Cyclones face in the Big 12 conference. Rhoads says height was the key element he sought in the five defensive backs who are among 21 recruits who signed with Iowa State on Wednesday. Four of the five new defensive backs are at least 6 feet tall, while the other is 5-10.
Iowa State also signed five defensive linemen and place-kicker Cole Netten, who will compete for that job immediately.
Iowa State's class is generally ranked near the bottom of the Big 12, but Rhoads says he doesn't care. He says the players who signed are good fits.
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Royce White hit the game-winning jumper with 1.8 seconds left as Iowa State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Kansas State 72-70 on Tuesday night.
White finished with 22 points and Chris Allen had 15 for the Cyclones (16-6, 6-3 Big 12), who've won 4 of their last five.
Iowa State's Chris Babb tied the game at 70 with a free throw with 49 seconds left. The Cyclones then corralled a loose ball to gain possession with the shot clock off, and White drove to the baseline and floated in the deciding bucket from about 8 feet.
The Cyclones knocked the ball out of the hands of Kansas State's Will Spradlin at the buzzer.
Thomas Gipson led the Wildcats (15-6, 4-5) with 13 points.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Former Washington State offensive coordinator Todd Sturdy has been named the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at Iowa State.
Sturdy, a native of Tipton, Iowa, previously spent 12 seasons as the head coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.
Sturdy was the offensive coordinator at Eastern Washington in 2007 before spending the past four seasons with the Cougars.
Sturdy's offense ranked ninth nationally in passing offense last season.
Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads says it's a real coup for the Cyclones to land Sturdy based on his success as a play-caller and his ability to recruit the West Coast.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State star Royce White was at the free throw line with just 1:47 left in the game against mighty Kansas this weekend with a chance to give the Cyclones a 5-point lead.
Nerve-racking? Sure. Especially for White, who has had an anxiety disorder since childhood and awoke from a nightmare in which he couldn't make a free throw the morning of the game.
White capped a brilliant 18-point, nine-rebound game by sinking those crucial two free throws and the Cyclones (15-6, 5-3 Big 12) went on to beat then-No. 5 Kansas 72-64.
White says his anxiety is almost a gift since it forces him to focus on improving, though it costs him sleep.
White leads Iowa State in points, rebounds and assists heading into Tuesday's game against Kansas State (15-5, 4-4).
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Sydney Carter made two free throws with 2.4 seconds left to lift No. 14 Texas A&M to a 66-64 win over Iowa State on Sunday.
Iowa State's desperation heave down the court as time expired was grabbed by A&M's Kelsey Bone.
The Cyclones' possession before Carter's free throws ended when Nikki Moody, apparently thinking the game clock was the shot clock, didn't try to get a shot off as the shot clock expired with 7.3 seconds remaining.
Carter went 0 for 4 on Sunday and her only points came on the late free throws. Adaora Elonu had 19 points and Tyra White added 14 for Texas A&M (14-5, 5-3 Big 12).
The Cyclones (11-8, 2-6) were led by Chelsea Poppens, who had 22 points and nine rebounds.
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Texas ends losing skid by beating Iowa State 62-55
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Freshman Myck Kabongo scored 13 points and Texas ended a 3-game losing streak with a 62-55 win over Iowa State on Tuesday night.
J'Covan Brown added 12 points for the Longhorns (13-7, 3-4 Big 12) on an otherwise poor shooting night for Texas' leading scorer this season. Julien Lewis also scored 12 for Texas.
Iowa State, the Big 12 leader in 3-pointers, had a miserable shooting night, going 5 of 21 from long range and 33% from the floor overall. 2 of the 3-pointers came in the final minute, when Chris Allen and Chris Babb connected to pull Iowa State within 58-55 before free throws by Brown and a layup by Kabongo ended the rally.
Royce White led the Cyclones (14-6, 4-3) with 15 points.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Hallie Christofferson had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State beat No. 17 Texas Tech 66-49 on Sunday to end the longest losing streak in coach Bill Fennelly's 17 seasons.
Leading 26-23 at halftime, Iowa State (10-7, 1-5 Big 12) missed its first seven shots in the second half, then ran off 12 straight points to start a 17-3 run that put the Cyclones in control and ended their 5-game losing streak.
Texas Tech (14-4, 2-4) missed 12 of its first 13 shots in the half and never recovered, falling behind by as many as 20. points The Lady Raiders have lost four straight after a 14-0 start.
Lauren Mansfield added 12 points, while Chelsea Poppens had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Cyclones, whose 0-5 start in the Big 12 had been the program's worst under Fennelly.
Monique Smalls' 13 points led Texas Tech, which shot just 28%.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Tyrus McGee scored 20 points and Chris Allen had 14 to lead Iowa State past Texas Tech 76-52 on Saturday.
The Cyclones led most of the way and put the game out of reach at the end of a 10-2 run midway through the second half, capped by Royce White's dunk, to lead 48-31.
Iowa State (14-5, 4-2) took advantage of Texas Tech turnovers, converting the Red Raiders' 15 errors into 21 points. The Cyclones got another 34 inside, as White dished the ball to teammates when the defense collapsed around him.
Iowa State, third in the Big 12 in 3-point percentage, hit 8 of 25 from beyond the arc.
Robert Lewandowski tied his career high with 20 points to lead Texas Tech (7-11, 0-6).
The Red Raiders last lost their first six conference games in 2000.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Scott Christopherson banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Iowa State a 71-68 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State had a chance for the final shot with the score tied at 68, but Iowa State's Tryus McGee knocked the ball off Markel Brown's leg, and it rolled out of bounds with 4.8 seconds left, giving the Cyclones possession.
Iowa State (13-5, 3-2 Big 12) inbounded to Christopherson, who dribbled up the floor, stopped two feet from the 3-point line and launched his game winner over 5-foot-8 Keiton Page. After a video review by the officials, the basket stood.
Christopherson, Royce White and McGee scored 17 points each to lead the Cyclones, who trailed 66-60 with less than three minutes to play. Christopherson hit a 3-pointer and a driving layup to cut the lead to one, and after Page sank two free throws, McGee nailed a 3 to tie it at 68 with 16.8 seconds remaining.
Page and Le'Bryan Nash led Oklahoma State (9-9, 2-3) with 21 points each.
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Andy Arndt hit a put-back bucket as time expired to give Indianola a 55-54 win at Ames Tuesday night. The Indians hit 14 three-pointers as they scored their first victory of the season. The Little Cyclones' Adam Maher led all scorers with 13 points off the bench as Ames drops to 4-7 on the season. The Ames girls basketball team was also upset by Indianola Tuesday night. The Indians up-ended the 4th-ranked Little Cyclones 54-43 led by Ally Orwig with 22 points. Jenna Power led Ames with 15 as the Little Cyclones' record falls to 11-2. Ames visits Waukee for a conference doubleheader riday night.
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