The three Cyclone basketball players who made you the fan you are today

[I-stateTheTruth]

Ronnie Harris, Barry Stevens & Jeff Hornacek

Plus the GODFATHER- Johnny Orr

No other 6'3 Cyclone in history had to guard so many 6'8 - 6'9 power forwards as Johnny's first recruit, Ronnie Harris. He really could guard 1 to 4. I played ball against him a number of times - he def could guard me, too

Harris was a total foundational piece to ISU gaining respectability under Johnny.

 

[Bakercc]

Thigpen, willoughby & Kenny Pratt

 

[Cyguy94]

Julius Michalik, Kenny Pratt and Jamaal Tinsley.

Honorable mention to Greg Hester.

 

[EnkAMania]

Barry Stevens, Jeff Grayer and Jeff Hornacek.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

Martinez Denmon, Hercul Ivy, Ronnie Virgil

Ron Virgil - 6'3, 110 lbs Another great Cyclone. Not a great shooter but he could score when you needed him to. Didn't have a ton of strength but could D you up. I loved when they used to press with Tompkins and him to speed other teams up.

 

[GetAwesome]

Great thread idea.

My fam never attended bball games growing up, but my first memories of Cyclone basketball was watching Big Vic. Though I'd say my love of Hilton Magic starts with Hoiberg, Cato, and Vroman.

Special shoutout to the Lifetime Achievement Award for always looking like he's wearing his dad's jersey: Jacy Holloway.

 

[Cyientist]

So many, it is a tough call! I can slightly remember Big Vic and Justice Thigpen. Really liked Hoiberg and Loren Meyers, but I'd say Willoughby, Tinsley, and Fizer were really during my formative years.

 

[isucy86]

No other 6'3 Cyclones in history had to guard so many 6'8 - 6'9 power forwards as Johnny's first recruit, Ronnie Harris. He really could guard 1 to 4. I played ball against him a number of times - he def could guard me, too

Harris was a total foundational piece to ISU gaining respectability under Johnny.

Yep. Harris was one tough dude. He was a 6'3" PF.

 

[NoCreativity]

Jeff Grayer/ Hoiberg/ Fizer.

 

[erinmd32]

Hester, Beechum, and Modderman

That is a list....

 

[CYCLNST8]

I’ll credit mostly Johnny Orr. I will also forever be in the Jared Homan & Dustin Hogue fanclubs.

 

[riceville98]

Niang, Hoiberg, Monte Morris

 

[Kaner04]

Naz, Niang, and Ejim

 

[CyState85]

I played 9 holes of golf with Johnny Orr when I was 9 or 10. I learned many new words that day!

I’d have to pick Jacy Holloway because I was never allowed to shoot on my basketball team. The other two would have to be Stevie Johnson and Kenny Pratt—-all 3 guys were undersized but just outworked everybody.

 

[ISUKing]

Homan, Niang, Exclamation mark Clark

 

[Torks Pub]

Barry Stevens, Jeff Hornacek, and Georges Niang

My three as well!

Honorable mention would be Dean Uthoff (acquaintance of mine) and Marcus Fizer.

 

[wgleason]

Stevens, Grayer and Hornacek

But really the one person responsible - Johnny Orr

That is mine as well.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Big Vic, Fred and Mel.

 

[CyGuy5]

Jake Sullivan: the first Iowa State player I remember really liking when I was growing up

Scott Christopherson: I was in 6th grade, we scored free tickets to the senior night game vs Baylor. Watching him kiss the logo that night is a sneaky good all time ISU moment

George Niang: I don’t think I even have to say something for him

 

[Clyde4cy]

I was already a big fan, but there was no bigger example of being a Cyclone at the time than Dedric Willoughby. He was electric, fit the team well, and was light's out from 3.

Willoughby averaged nearly 25 pts per game in his 5 NCCA tournament games. That is a whole lot in a Tim Floyd offense.