Iowa State Basketball: Cyclones need to hit on current recruiting targets
By Doug Winkey
Iowa State basketball has been quiet for some time now. The team could sure use a commit from a couple big names looking ahead to 2018-2019.
It has been some time since Zoran Talley signed up for Iowa State basketball. There just hasn’t been much news to celebrate coming out of Ames during the late summer and that could be troubling. However, that could change if Steve Prohm and his staff could reel in a big name or two this fall.
Two names have been swirling on social media lately. George Conditt from Chicago and Tyler Harris from Memphis both recently completed official visits and have ISU among their top choices. Getting both would be huge for 2018-2019, but at least one is key to keeping the team’s recruiting morale afloat.
Let us start with Harris. The 5’10”, 150-pound point guard currently plays for Cordova High in Memphis, TN. His recruitment has reportedly included multiple big programs, but several have fallen off as of late including Ole Miss and Wichita State. Iowa State is one of the major favorites, but Memphis’ Tubby Smith is still in the mix. Harris is currently very undersized, but he would be an immediate option to back up burgeoning star Lindell Wigginton. This would be another fantastic development opportunity for Coach Prohm, considering his past success with point guards.
The team’s other target is a big man. George Conditt would be a legacy recruit for the Cyclones, as his dad played for the football program in the early ’90s. The younger Conditt attends George Henry Corliss High in Chicago’s south side. The 6’10”, 200-pound forward currently holds offers from multiple power schools including Illinois and New Mexico. The fact that Conditt’s dad has ties to Iowa State might be the edge the team needs. He would certainly slot in nicely alongside the team’s current crop of developing front court options.
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Iowa State should regain its recruiting momentum with just over 2 months until opening tip. The only schools that have really made splashes in late summer have been the nation’s blue blood programs like Duke. Cyclone fans should feel confident good news is coming as the school year enters September.