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Meet the players committed to Iowa State basketball for national signing day
Wednesday marks the beginning of the early signing period for Division I college basketball recruits, and players from across Iowa — and beyond — will sign on with their chosen college program.
Iowa State’s recruiting class includes two players from outside Iowa: One from Illinois and one from New York. The two players listed below are athletes with scholarship offers.
Get to know the newest players committed to the Cyclones on signing day.
Nojus Indrusaitis, SG, Brewster Academy (New Hampshire)
The 6-foot-5, 185-pound guard transferred to Brewster Academy — a program that features some of the best high school talent in the country — for his senior season. Prior to the move, he was ranked the No. 1 player in Illinois, No. 16 shooting guard in the nation and a top-100 recruit in the 2024 class.
As a junior at St. Rita High School (Chicago), he averaged 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals per game. He attended Lemont High School prior to St. Rita, and he was named the 2022 Chicagoland Prep Hoops Sophomore of the Year after averaging 23 points and six rebounds per game.
Indrusaitis also won a gold medal with the Lithuanian National Team at the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship.
Dwayne Pierce, SF, Christ The King Regional (New York)
A 4-star recruit, Pierce is ranked the No. 5 player in New York, No. 23 small forward nationwide and the No. 95 player in the 2024 class. He committed to Iowa State after receiving an offer in late January 2023. He was selected to the All-League third team after helping Christ the King to the 2023 CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan Championship.
He scored 22 points and had five rebounds, five steals, two assists and one block in the championship-winning matchup.
Alyssa Hertel is the college sports recruiting reporter for the Des Moines Register. Contact Alyssa at ahertel@dmreg.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.
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How to watch Peter Jok and Marial Shayok play basketball for South Sudan in 2024 Olympics
Americans are gearing up to cheer for their favorite Olympians this summer. Don’t forget to South Sudan to your who-to-watch list.
The team became the lone team from Africa to qualify for the 2024 Olympics and has two athletes with Iowa connections.
Peter Jok went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft after a strong college career at Iowa. Jok has bounced around with various professional teams outside of the NBA. He played overseas for three seasons, then played for the G-League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2023-24 before being signed by the signed by the Ottawa Blackjacks in March.
The former Cyclones men’s basketball star Marial Shayok is a key starter for South Sudan’s Olympic team. He showed up in the team’s exhibition game against USA, dropping a team-high 24 points.
How to watch Peter Jok and Marial Shayok in the 2024 Paris Olympics
TV: Varies by game
Streaming: Peacock; NBCOlympics.com; NBC Olympics app
More: Here are the athletes with Iowa connections competing in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
When do Peter Jok and Marial Shayok compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
All times are Central.
- Sunday, July 28: 4 a.m. against Puerto Rico (CNBC)
- Wednesday, July 31: 1:45 p.m. against USA (USA) or midnight Thursday (replay on USA)
- Saturday, Aug. 3: 2 p.m. against Serbia (CNBC)
Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez is a general assignment reporter for the Register. Reach her at vreynarodriguez@registermedia.com or follow her on Twitter @VictoriaReynaR.
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Surrounding states bracing for spike in demand as Iowa abortion ban set to begin
Abortion providers are bracing for Iowa’s near total abortion ban to take effect on Monday.
In Illinois, the Chicago Abortion Fund, a group which provides referrals and funds to those seeking abortions, saw a 165 percent increase in support requests from patients in Iowa this month, it told The Washington Post.
“It’s staggering even to me,” the group’s executive director Megan Jeyifo said.
Last month, the Iowa Supreme Court lifted a hold on a 2023 state law, banning abortions in most cases after six weeks, after a lower court temporarily blocked the law.
The ban will now take effect Monday morning.
In preparation, Planned Parenthood told NBC News it’s expanding services in surrounding states like Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
“We are standing by ready to help patients receive access to care, even if that means traveling out of state,” Ruth Richardson, president of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said.
The Emma Goldman Clinic, based in Iowa City, said it will seek to support patients who need to travel out of state now for care.
“We will help those for whom we are unable to provide abortion services to navigate the logistics of seeking care in other states,” it said in a statement.”
Prior to the 2023 law, which contains exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormality, and lethal risks to the mother, Iowa banned abortions after 22 weeks.
Abortions expected to drop 97 percent once the new law takes effect, according to Planned Parenthood.
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