Former UNI guard Nate Heise taking visit to Ames Monday (committed)

[1UNI2ISU]

Are you saying the 2025 - 2026 basketball season is going to have players with their covid year available? I'm not mad about Heise... but good lord!! I realize this is medical related. I had though the 2024 - 2025 season was the last (which it will be for most I guess).

This year is the last of the COVID years. He's just a unique case because he missed an additional year with an injury. 25-26 will be his medical hardship year, not his COVID year.

 

[CyPunch]

Sorry if I missed it, do we know what other schools Heise was considering, or what other schools had interest?

Minnesota mainly. Creighton and Northwestern.

 

[Lineup]

is this the best we can do?

 

[Lineup]

is this the best we can do?

really?

 

[alenz95]

is this the best we can do?

He was an all conference player in one of the better mid-major leagues.

 

[Thomasrickj]

is this the best we can do?

We're bringing him in to come off the bench. Just about anyone at his level (and higher, obviously) only wants starter minutes. To me this is a pretty good pickup to solidify our 7/8/9 slots.

 

[keepngoal]

is this the best we can do?

really?

something is going on... and I am here for it. ;-)

 

[Lineup]

He was an all conference player in one of the better mid-major leagues.

key word mid-major

 

[VeloClone]

key word mid-major

Yeah, mid-major like VCU, Eastern Kentucky, Buffalo, UNLV and Denver.

 

[JP4CY]

Yeah, mid-major like VCU, Eastern Kentucky, Buffalo, UNLV and Denver.

Mic drop

 

[Thomasrickj]

key word mid-major

Mid, just like your mom

 

[VeloClone]

I'm sure glad we weren't stuck with that mid-major UNI all conference player AJ something or other either. We dodged a bullet there. What ever happened to him anyway?

 

[HoraceGrant]

is this the best we can do?

Dude, we are going to be a consensus top 5-10 team next year with the ability to compete for a conference title and a final 4. I am not sure what more you could possibly want from your favorite team

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Dude is going to be piiiissssssed when Tucker is All Big 12 this year.

 

[LarryISU]

Kansas just took a transfer from South Dakota State? LOL!!! Don't they know he's " mid-major?" Idiots!!!

 

[CyPunch]

Kansas just took a transfer from South Dakota State? LOL!!! Don't they know he's " mid-major?" Idiots!!!

From the Summit League no less!

 

[simply1]

really?

Why did you talk to yourself?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

key word mid-major

Question for you.

How many leagues are there outside of the P6 and where did The Valley rank among those leagues?

Now do the AAC, the ASUN, the Summit and the MAC where Iowa State has gotten significant contributors from...

 

[MJ271]

I'm sure glad we weren't stuck with that mid-major UNI all conference player AJ something or other either. We dodged a bullet there. What ever happened to him anyway?

I know you're being sarcastic, but for those who don't know, AJ Green has played 51 games with the Bucks this season (and 35 last season) at about 10 minutes a game. I doubt he'll be in their playoff rotation, but he is a real contributor for them.

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[WhoISthis]

I think people underestimate how important being able to find/hunt open space as a shooter is, too. I see some of that with Heise, and really only CuJo was able to bring that a lot of the time this year.

I'm with you that I'm not expecting him to be dribble driving a whole lot, but I think he'll add some more ability to just get open looks from deep which was definitely needed at times this year.

Imo he’ll be more than 3 and D.

He’s got the handle and size to move the defense via driving. For example, a rotating defense over committing on a close out, Heise has the ability to exploit with the dribble.

The ability needed for being a tertiary ball-handler and creator is much different than primary.