To remeber better days...

**t-noah** · 02-27-2007, 10:12 PM

Don Smith. Anybody remember him?
Hercle Ivy.
Lafester Rhoads.
Jeff Grayer.
The guy who played for the Utah Jazz (guard, cant' remember name off top of my head).
Barry Stevens.

**lvCyclone** · 02-27-2007, 10:23 PM

Time skews perspective. My opinion is also unfairly compromised watching players only on TV the past 15 years. But I attended games from the mid-60’s to the early 90’s, saw everyone from Vinnie Brewer to Fred Hoiberg. Easily, the best ISU basketball player I saw over that time was Jeff Grayer. But, Bill Cain, was probably the second best, and was the best player when I was at ISU.

**BugDoc** · 02-27-2007, 10:53 PM

Kenny Pratt!!! He was even elusive for the DSM Police Department!!!

**Johnny8** · 02-27-2007, 11:07 PM

I've only been a student for 2 years, but I have to pick both Stinson and Blalock. I know a lot of people hate on them because they left after their junior years and the team didn't meet expectations, but the things those two did together on the court were just amazing. They always knew what the other was going to do, always played 39 minutes a game and never ran out of steam, and they played hard at both ends of the floor. They also had the ability to hit that clutch shot. Last season left a bad taste in my mouth, but Stinson and Blalock were really fun to watch.

**SeattleClone** · 02-27-2007, 11:12 PM

My first few years at ISU- 98, 99, 00: Fizer, Tinsley, Horton, Johnson, Rancik, Nurse, Sullivan...etc. A couple of favorite moments were Tinsley dribbling the ball BETWEEN a defender's legs, and Fizer dunking on Mihm.

My FAVORITE moment of that era though, would be February '01 at Nebraska, which I attended. ISU was down by one as the clock ticked down below 1 second. The Nebraska student section stormed the court thinking they won. The announcer had to call everyone off the court and they put about 1.2 seconds back on the clock. Tinsley inbounded to Rancik, who drilled the layup for the Cyclone victory. I walked out of there wearing my Cyclone hat, proudly working my way through thousands of stunned Nebraska fans!

I won't ruin this post by reminiscing about how that season ended...

**LindenCy** · 02-28-2007, 12:51 AM

I would have to say Hoiberg, and I also was there during the "two eras", so Willoughby would also be up there.

1994, the Mayor drops 32 on Kansas and ISU rolles late for victory 69-65. I have it somwhere on VHS. Think I've watched it like 20 times.

I think that was in January of '05. I was at that game and it was straight up awesome.

**AirWalke** · 02-28-2007, 01:08 AM

I, too, have limited experience in ISU basketball, so my favorite is probably Jared Homan. He was the cornerstone of our offense in 2004, as proved in the 2005-06 season.