#iowa-state-basketball

#iowa-state-basketball

A 6ft 3in ballast in the paint, Crooks belongs to a protected class of hooper, the velveteen giant post players who win with touch as much as brute force. In the early 2000s, Troy Jackson a 6ft 10in, 375lb streetball legend who played under the stage name Escalade lit up And1 Mixtape crowds with his buttery shoulder rolls and no-look passes.

Iowa State was the last No. 1 seed in the original preview, along with the Duke Blue Devils, Michigan Wolverines and Arizona Wildcats. Those three are still on the one-line, but have since been joined by the UConn Huskies.