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Iowa State basketball’s Lipsey, Otzelberger net USA TODAY Sports preseason Big 12 awards
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger on where his team is this preseason
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger on where his team is this preseason
A panel of writers who cover the Big 12 Conference for the USA TODAY Sports Network released its individual preseason awards for the upcoming 2024-25 men’s college basketball season.
Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger and point guard Tamin Lipsey were recognized. Former Waukee High School and Drake University star Tucker DeVries also earned preseason Big 12 accolades.
Otzelberger was named Preseason Big 12 Coach of the Year. Otzelberger guided the Cyclones to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. They reached the Sweet 16 for the second time during his time as head coach. Iowa State finished 29-8 last season and won a Big 12 tournament championship.
Lipsey was voted Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the Preseason All-Big 12 First Team. Lipsey averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.7 steals per game last season.
His 2.7 steals per game were tied for the fourth-most in Division I basketball. The 6-foot-1 Ames native was also named first-team All-Big 12 and landed a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team last season.
Expectations are high for DeVries to make an immediate impact at West Virginia. The two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and three-time all-conference selection elected to transfer from Drake and follow his father, the Mountaineers’ newly-minted head coach Darian DeVries, to West Virginia.
The 6-foot-7 DeVries averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He also shot 44.4% on the floor and 36.3% from long range.
He was named Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot on the Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team.
Here are the preseason All-Big 12 teams and individual awards as chosen by the USA TODAY Sports Network’s Big 12 coverage team:
First team
G — L.J. Cryer, Houston
G — Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
G — Caleb Love, Arizona
F — J’Wan Roberts, Houston
C — Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Second team
G — Dajuan Harris Jr., Kansas
G — Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
G — Jeremy Roach, Baylor
F — Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
F — Norchad Omier, Baylor
Preseason Coach of the Year
T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State
Preseason Player of the Year
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
The USA TODAY Sports Network’s panel of Big 12 men’s basketball voters includes Arne Green of the Topeka Capital-Journal, Travis Hines of the Des Moines Register, Jacob Unruh of The Oklahoman, Michelle Gardner of the Arizona Republic, Nathan Giese of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Scott Springer of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Jordan Guskey of the Topeka Capital-Journal and Christopher Boyle of the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Eugene Rapay covers Iowa State athletics for the Des Moines Register. Contact Eugene at erapay@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @erapay5.
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Iowa State football: 2025 3-star offensive lineman Sione Perkins commits to Cyclones
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Iowa State football is getting more reinforcements on the offensive line.
The Cyclones secured another commitment, as offensive tackle Sione Perkins announced his decision on Sunday night.
Sione Perkins 247 ranking
Perkins is a 6-foot-9, 260-pound lineman from Eagle, Idaho. He is a three-star prospect in the class of 2025, according to 247 Sports. He is the ninth highest-rated tackle from Idaho and the 173rd offensive tackle overall in his class.
Perkins helped pave the way to a 7-2 season for the Mustangs, who reached the Class 6A SIC district championship game this fall.
Perkins’ announcement comes shortly after he fielded an offer from Iowa State on Thursday. He reportedly also had offers from Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana.
He is the second offensive lineman to commit to the Cyclones in an eight-day stretch, with the other being Mason Bandhauer from Fort Collins, Colorado in the recruiting class of 2026.
Iowa State football 2025 recruiting class
Perkins is the 16th player to commit in head coach Matt Campbell’s 2025 recruiting class.
He joins three-star tackle Will Tompkins of Cedar Falls as the lone commits on the offensive line so far.
Here is the Cyclones’ 2025 recruiting class to date:
- Wide receiver Karon Brookins (Winslow Township, New Jersey)
- Defensive lineman B.J. Carter (Middleburg, Florida)
- Athlete Mason Ellens (Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
- Linebacker Will Hawthorne (Gilbert, Iowa)
- Cornerback LaMarcus Hicks II (Des Plaines, Illinois)
- Edge rusher Jack Limbaugh (Algona, Iowa)
- Wide receiver Dyllan Malone (Yorkville, Illinois)
- Quarterback Alex Manske (Algona, Iowa)
- Running back Ryver Peppers (Independence, Missouri)
- Safety Joshua Patterson (Jacksonville, Florida)
- Wide receiver Xzavion Robinson (West Des Moines, Iowa)
- Safety Ethan Stecker (Spirit Lake, Iowa)
- Offensive lineman Will Tompkins (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
- Edge rusher Trey Verdon (Hamilton, Ohio)
- Edge rusher Charlie Woleben (De Soto, Kansas)
Eugene Rapay covers Iowa State athletics for the Des Moines Register. Contact Eugene at erapay@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @erapay5.
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The Big Ten Conference game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City will be televised on NBC.
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