Iowa State's exhibition game tonight with Grand Valley State may not count in the official standings, but this is no ordinary pre-season tune up. When the action tips off tonight at 7:00 p.m., it will mark the first official showing of the Steve Prohm era in Hilton Coliseum.
It can sometimes be tough to take much away from these exhibition contests, but here are a few things to pay attention to while watching tonight.
Defensive Improvement
Since being hired, Prohm has talked repeatedly about how he doesn't want to tinker too much with Iowa State's offensive attack, but he's also consistently discussed improving Iowa State on the defensive end of the floor.