Georges Niang has wowed fans, teammates, opponents and just about anyone who has taken the time to see him on a basketball court over the last four years during his Iowa State career.
He’s a rarity in today’s game not only for being a four-year difference maker, but because he is an elite-level scorer with an advanced skillset of shots, fakes and counters that look more at home in grainy footage of pivot men of the 1950s than in the high-flying world of the 21st century.
But Niang produced to a degree few Cyclones have. He sits third — with second in his sights — on ISU’s all-time scoring list with 2,111 career points and is certain to become the school’s first two-time All-American later this month.