“Cyclones ranked third in Big 12 preseason poll, pair earns honors”

IRVING, Texas – Two Iowa State men's basketball players have received preseason accolades from Big 12 coaches. Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert were each named to the 10-player All-Big 12 Preseason Team, with Lipsey named to the first team and Gilbert to the second team. The Cyclones were picked to finish third in the league behind Kansas and Houston.

The pair were each named All-Big 12 last season, with Lipsey named to the first team and Gilbert named to the second team. Lipsey and Gilbert were named to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team along with Milan Momcilovic, where Gilbert was named MVP as the Cyclones won the title for the fifth time in the last 10 years.

Only four players in the country averaged at least 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game last season, with Lipsey and Gilbert accounting for two of the four players. They became the first duo in NCAA Division I men's basketball history to each average those numbers in the same season.

Iowa State opens the 2024-25 season on Nov. 4 against Mississippi Valley State. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN+ at Hilton Coliseum.

Big 12 Preseason Poll

1. Kansas (9 first place finishers) – 215 points
2. Houston (5) – 211
3. Iowa State (1) – 194
4. Baylor-185
5. Arizona (1) – 179
6. Cincinnati-140
7. Texas Tech-135
8. Kansas State – 133
9. BYU-116
10. TCU-90
11. UCF-83
12. Arizona State – 64
13. West Virginia – 62
14. Oklahoma State – 46
15. Colorado-37
16. Utah-30

Preseason All-Big 12 First Team
Caleb Love, Arizona
LJ Cryer, Houston
J'Wan Roberts, Houston

Tamin LipseyIowa State
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas*
*- unanimous selection

Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Jeremy Roach, Baylor

Keshon GilbertIowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr., Kansas
Coleman Hawkins, K State

Preseason Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas

Co-Newcomer of the Year in the previous season: Jeremy Roach, Baylor

Co-Newcomer of the Year in the previous season: Coleman Hawkins, K State

Preseason Rookie of the Year: VJ Edgecombe, Baylor