Iowa State has dismissed guard Caleb Grill following “a failure to satisfy this system’s expectations,” the Cyclones introduced in a statement Wednesday. “We maintain our gamers to excessive requirements and there are expectations that our student-athletes are held accountable for,” Cyclones head coach T.J. Otzelberger mentioned.
A senior in his second stint in Ames — he joined this system in 2019, spent his sophomore season with UNLV after which returned to Iowa State for the previous two seasons — Grill was scoring 9.5 factors per recreation this season, third on the group. He led the Cyclones in 3-point proportion (36.8%) and was third in rebounds per recreation (4.0).
The dismissal comes throughout a troublesome stretch for Otzelberger’s group on the courtroom. The Cyclones have misplaced 4 straight and eight of their final 10, falling to an No. 8 seed in Jerry Palm’s Bracketology. The Cyclones additionally fell out of the latest AP High 25 for the primary time because the calendar yr started.
Grill had performed in 25 of Iowa State’s 29 video games this season with 22 begins. He had missed a while just lately with a again damage and had scored simply 11 factors complete over his remaining 4 video games with the group. Iowa State (17-12, 8-9 Massive 12) concludes its common season Saturday at Baylor. The Massive 12 Match begins March 8.