WEST DES MOINES — The end is in sight for Matt Thomas, which means making hard choices.
“Whether it’s one night I want to order pizza,” the Iowa State senior said, “but instead I’ll order a chicken cesar salad just because I want to do everything I can in my power to prepare myself for this last go-round.
“It really hits you it’s the last time. You want to prepare yourself for this last season.”
Dinner options aside, Thomas is doing his best to ready himself for his final collegiate season after a breakthrough junior year in which he averaged 11.