Diante Garrett News

Ames, Ia. - Three games. Five days. 'Can't wait,' Iowa State point guard Diante Garrett said.

It was equal parts Iowa State men's exhibition basketball and Harrison Barnes love fest Friday night at Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State basketball team dealing with deep roster. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP jbohnenkamp@thehawkeye.com AMES -- Greg McDermott has a good problem that could become a big problem.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Injuries have created a checkered college path for F Marquis Gilstrap, and leave the transfer with only one season of eligibility.

Ames, Ia. - The legend says Marquis Gilstrap does the kind of things with a basketball that Harry Potter does with a wand.

Coach Greg McDermott can count on no subtraction in the middle and a big addition on the wing.

Iowa State men's basketball hit the recruiting jackpot over the weekend by landing a pair of players for different recruiting classes.

The key, whether Brackins returns or not, is for returning players to improve during the off-season. Everyone showed promise, from the playmaking of G Diante Garrett , the long-range shooting of G Lucca Staiger and the inside accuracy of C Justin Hamilton .

The key, whether Brackins returns or not, is for returning players to improve during the off-season. Everyone showed promise, from the playmaking of G Diante Garrett , the long-range shooting of G Lucca Staiger and the inside accuracy of C Justin Hamilton .

Chris Colvin isn't shy about sharing his great expectations for his first basketball season at Iowa State, one that could be the best of the Greg McDermott era.

Iowa State's Diante Garrett chipped a bone in a foot during a pickup game last week.

You won't see Dominique Buckley - or any other Iowa State guard - wasting away the summer by the pool or on the couch playing video games.

Considering some of the maneuvers Marquis Gilstrap pulled off with legs at less than full strength, Iowa State basketball fans are in for a serious high-wire act this season.

The sun bathed Greg McDermott as he spoke with Iowa State fans Thursday in Cedar Rapids.

Finally, some good news involving a men's basketball program at a state university that isn't named Northern Iowa.

First off, you're happy for Craig Brackins. Selfishly, of course. Another year at Iowa State means another year of seeing him twist some hapless Kansas defender into a pretzel, another year of silky jumpers and high-wire acrobatics, another year of watching this beanpole of a kid from California blossom into one of the best power forwards ever to ...