The end of an era and what comes next: Iowa State basketball’s offseason road map
The confetti has settled in Chicago. The brackets are nearly decided. Iowa State basketball is officially in offseason mode.
With a roster about to look very different and a portal window opening in one week, there is plenty to process. So let us get into it. The End of an Era Some seasons do not just end.
They close a chapter. When the final buzzer sounded in Chicago, it was not just Iowa State’s Sweet 16 run coming to a close. It was the final curtain on one of the most important groups of players in the history of the Otz Era.
Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson, and Nate Heise did not just play basketball at Iowa State. They built something. Tamin Lipsey leaves Ames as one of the five winningest players in program history.
That is not a footnote. That is a legacy. The Ames native who could have gone anywhere chose to stay home, chose to embrace the grind, and spent four years being the heartbeat of a program ascending to national relevance.
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