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24. Iowa State Cyclones
Likely departures
- Joshua Jefferson (16.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg, and 4.8 apg)
- Tamin Lipsey (13.5 ppg and 5.1 apg)
- Nate Heise (5.7 ppg and 4.0 rpg)
- Dominick Nelson (3.7 ppg and 0.9 rpg)
- Milan Momcilovic (16.9 ppg and 3.1 rpg)
- Mason Williams (13.9 ppg and 2.4 apg in 2024-25 at EWU)
Likely returnees
- Killyan Toure (8.6 ppg and 2.3 apg)
- Blake Buchanan (8.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg)
- Jamarion Batemon (6.6 ppg and 1.2 rpg)
- Dominykas Pleta (4.4 ppg and 2.3 rpg)
Roster additions
- Jaquan Johnson (16.9 ppg and 3.6 apg at Bradley)
- Ryan Prather Jr. (15.7 ppg and 3.6 apg at Robert Morris)
- Leon Bond (11.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg at Northern Iowa)
- Tre Singleton (7.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg at Northwestern)
- Taj Manning (4.2 ppg and 5.1 rpg at Kansas State)
The loss of the star trio is a big blow for the Cyclones, whether Momcilovic stays in the NBA Draft or joins another team from the transfer portal. But the return of the freshmen duo of Toure and Batemon is big, with both of them being true breakout candidates. Johnson, a quality scorer who was also the Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Year at Bradley.
Prather gives them a sharpshooter on the wings, while Bond, Manning, and Singleton give them frontcourt depth who can also defend. The return of Buchanan at center is underrated as well for Iowa State, which shouldn’t suffer too much of a setback after losing so much talent.
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