Iowa State has played a sneaky tough schedule to date, but the competition is about to take a fairly significant jump beginning later this week when the Cyclones host in-state rival, Iowa. Standing between that showdown with the Hawkeyes is Buffalo, who is coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance a year ago.
The Bulls are coached by Nate Oats, who coached at Romulus High School in Michigan. Oats coached former Cyclones Dominique Buckley and Will Clyburn as preps and former Cyclone assistant, Charlie Henry, and current graduate assistant, Nate Schmidt, both coached under Oats while at Romulus.