Community Picks: Arkansas LR 0% vs Iowa State 0%

Arkansas LR and Iowa State Thread

Team Tweets & News Articles

Anyone associated with Iowa State's men's basketball team has Philadelphia 76ers big man Nerlens Noel to thank for helping turn around the Cyclones' program. ''I just think it helped me learn different ways to get my shots off, use angles just to get around the defender's hand and to do a good job of using my body,'' said senior forward Georges Niang, who has Iowa State a win over scrappy Arkansas-Little Rock from its second Sweet 16 appearance in three years. At 6-foot-8 and 230 pounds, Niang could be called a tad undersized for a power forward and backup center. Continue to Article

March 18, 2016 7:18:pm EST

The man with the freshly broken hand is Chris Beard. This season, he's a first-year coach at Little Rock, where he immediately imposed his will on the program, engineered a 16-win improvement and led the Trojans (29-4) to the tournament for the first time since 2011. Little Rock was no sure thing to make March Madness despite its 28 victories heading into Sunday's final of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Continue to Article

March 16, 2016 5:20:pm EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jalen Jackson led a balanced attack with 16 points and top-seeded Little Rock held off fourth-seeded Louisiana Lafayette 72-65 on Saturday to advance to the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament. Continue to Article

March 12, 2016 4:25:pm EST

Oklahoma may have the Big 12's best player, but no team has been more dominant in the conference tournament of late than the Sooners' first opponent. As Buddy Hield begins his final chance to add a league title to his growing list of achievements, 21st-ranked Iowa State starts its quest for a third consecutive championship in Thursday's quarterfinal matchup with the No. 6 Sooners. After ousting the Jayhawks in the semifinals en route to winning the 2014 event as a No. 4 seed, the Cyclones defended the crown last year as a No. 2 seed by beating ranked Oklahoma and Kansas teams in the final two rounds. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 6:46:pm EST

Iowa State's lack of depth made its hopes for a regular-season Big 12 title unrealistic. Iowa State (21-10, 10-8 Big 12) will begin its quest for a third straight conference tournament title Thursday against third-seeded Oklahoma (24-6, 12-6), ranked sixth nationally. Iowa State's well-known depth issues were exacerbated when starter Naz Mitrou-Long chose to seek a medical redshirt in December because of hip issues. Continue to Article

March 08, 2016 10:26:pm EST

Add Your Comment

Previous Matchups: