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.