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The Iowa State basketball team entered the 2024-25 college basketball season as the preseason No. 5 team in the country, its first top-five preseason ranking in program history and first preseason ranking at all since the 2016-17 campaign. With that came enhanced expectations, ones the Cyclones failed to meet in a 25-10 season and a loss in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket. The standard of success has been raised for T.J. Otzelberger, who is entering his fifth year as Iowa State coach.
Otzelberger took over a two-win program and made it a 22-game winner in his first year. He did that with one freshman and four players from the college basketball transfer portal in the lineup. Who should you expect Otzelberger to target to jump another hurdle and try and reach just the second Final Four in program history? If you love the Cyclones, or want the latest roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at Cyclone Alert, the 247Sports affiliate that covers the Cyclones.
Cyclone Alert's insiders are providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding the Iowa State basketball transfer portal movement, including insights from Alec Busse, who has deep-rooted ties inside the Iowa State program. Get all the inside scoop on the basketball program, plus and VIP intel on Iowa State football, recruiting and more, as well as access to Cyclone Alert's VIPs forums, where you can connect with other Iowa State fans and insiders.
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Iowa State basketball roster news
Iowa State starting center Dishon Jackson entered the transfer portal and the Cyclones have already added veteran size to replace him in 6-foot-8 forward Eric Mulder. The transfer from the Horizon League's Purdue Fort Wayne averaged 8.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game last season, but the Cyclones aren't adding him to be a go-to scorer. It's to add size from losing Jackson and depth to a team that may rely more on physical basketball depending on the players it signs in the 2025 college basketball transfer portal.
Mulder was unranked out of high school but improved himself to a top-100 candidate from the 2025 college basketball transfer portal, according to 247Sports. Iowa State still has more scholarships to fill and after a 25-win season with opportunities to start, expect the Cyclones to be an appealing option. Get the latest Iowa State basketball roster news from Cyclone Alert.
How to get insider Iowa State basketball roster updates
Otzelberger is expected to go after big names in the transfer portal, and the Cyclone Alert staff has all the latest news involving incoming and outgoing transfers. You can only see the latest updates at Cyclone Alert.
Who are the top names Iowa State basketball is pursuing? Go to Cyclone Alert to see their insider information, all from a team of reporters with deep-rooted ties to Iowa State, and find out.
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