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Former Iowa star Kris Murray is a Portland Trail Blazer. Murray was taken by the Blazers with the 23rd pick in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. He is coming off a junior season with the Hawkeyes in which he averaged better than 20 points and nearly eight rebounds.
Murray on getting the call that he had been drafted.
Murray knew Portland was a possible landing spot.
Murray has gone from lightly recruited out of Cedar Rapids Prairie High School to a first-round draft pick.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball standout Kris Murray was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 23rd overall selection of the 2023 NBA Draft held Thursday evening.
Murray watched the draft privately in Iowa City surrounded by family and friends.
“Portland is excited to have me,” said Murray. “They said they were running through the halls when they picked me. I am excited to meet everyone and get to Portland. I think it will be a really good situation for me.”
Kris’ twin brother, Keegan was selected with the fourth overall pick a year ago by the Sacramento Kings. It marks the second time in program history that Iowa has had first-round draft picks in consecutive years. John Johnson was selected by Cleveland in 1970 and Seattle picked Fred Brown in 1971 (B.J. Armstrong and Roy Marble were each chosen in the first round of the 1989 draft).
The Murray’s are the fifth set of twins drafted in the NBA first round, joining Horace and Harvey Grant (1987; 1988), Brook and Robin Lopez (2008), Markieff and Marcus Morris (2011) and Amen and Ausar Thompson (2023).
Kris Murray becomes the 58th Iowa men’s basketball player to be selected in an NBA Draft, and 23rd to be selected in the top two rounds. He is the fourth Hawkeye to be drafted in the last three seasons and sixth in the Fran McCaffery era. Roy Devyn Marble (Orlando) and Aaron White (Washington) were drafted in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Luka Garza (Detroit) and Joe Wieskamp (San Antonio) were picked in 2021, while Keegan Murray was selected by Sacramento in 2022. Undrafted free agent Tyler Cook, who played three seasons with the Hawkeyes (2017-19), played 28 games with the Pistons in 2021 and 20 contests with the Chicago Bulls in 2022.
Murray (6-foot-8, 220 pounds) was a consensus third-team All-American after being voted third team All-America by Sporting News, United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the Associated Press this past season. He was also a Naismith, Wooden and Lute Olson Award semifinalist, and was a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year. Murray also earned NABC and USBWA All-District accolades and was a unanimous all-conference selection.
Murray, who shared the 2023 Chris Street Award with teammate Filip Rebraca, averaged a team-best 20.2 points and 7.9 rebounds as a junior. He was the only Division I player to average 20+ points, 7+ rebounds, one block, and have made 65+ 3-pointers in 2023. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native scored 30+ points four times, 25+ points nine times and 20+ points 15 times last season.
Murray helped the Hawkeyes win 67 games, advance to three NCAA Tournaments and win the 2022 Big Ten Tournament championship during his three years in Iowa City. In three seasons, he amassed 934 points, 387 rebounds, 96 assists, 66 blocks and 60 steals.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has announced its men’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 season.
The schedule features nine home games at Hilton Coliseum. The season opener is slated for Nov. 6 against Green Bay, the first of three games in the first week of the season to be played at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones will also face Lindenwood (Nov. 9) and Idaho State (Nov. 12) during the first week of the year.
Iowa State will host Grambling State Nov. 19 before heading to the ESPN Events Invitational Nov. 23-26 in Orlando. The bracket for the ESPN Events Invitational will be released later this summer for a field that includes Boise State, Butler, Florida Atlantic, Penn State, Texas A&M, VCU and Virginia Tech. The Cyclones hit the road for the first time Dec. 1, traveling to DePaul for the BIG East/Big 12 Battle.
The annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game against Iowa will be played Dec. 7 at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State will face Prairie View A&M Dec. 10 before taking a break for finals. The Cyclones close out the non-conference schedule with home games against Florida A&M (Dec. 17), Eastern Illinois (Dec. 21) and New Hampshire (Dec. 31).
Times and television selections will be announced at a later date.
2023-24 Iowa State Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Nov. 6 – Green Bay – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 9 – Lindenwood – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 12 – Idaho State – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 19 – Grambling State – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 23-27 – ESPN Events Invitational – Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 1 – at DePaul (BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle) – Wintrust Arena
Dec. 7 – Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 10 – Prairie View A&M – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 17 – Florida A&M – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 21 – Eastern Illinois – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 31 – New Hampshire – Hilton Coliseum
2023-24 Season Ticket Information:
–Season Ticket Renewals – Cyclone fans who purchased season tickets last year will be contacted (by email) by early July with additional details to renew their seats for the 2023-24 season.
–New Season Tickets – Demand for season tickets continues to be strong. We expect a variety of seating options will be available for Cyclone Club members and public ticket buyers. To join the waitlist please click here.
–*NEW* Basketball Mobile Pass – Includes a ticket for all home games. This unique season ticket gives fans a different seat for each game.
-Single-Game Tickets – The athletics department will offer a variety of single-game ticket promotions. Detailed information will be shared prior to the start of the season.
Should you have questions in regard to requesting season tickets or renewing tickets from last year, please contact the Iowa State Athletics Ticket Office by phone at 888-478-2925 or by email at tickets@iastate.edu.
June 22 (all times ET):
LSU picked up a thrilling 11th-inning walk-off victory over Wake Forest to advance to the CWS Finals against Florida. LSU third baseman Tommy White launched a tow-run bomb with no outs in the bottom of the 11th to win the game. The big hit came at the end of an epic pitchers dual between the Tigers’ Paul Skeens and the Demon Deacons’ Rhett Lowder. Skeens threw 8 shutout innings, surrending just two hits and a walk, striking out 9. Lowder threw 7 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out 6. The Tigers will face Florida for the first time this season in the finals starting on Saturday. The Gators advanced with a win over TCU on Wednesday.
MCWS Finals — Best two-of-three:
Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Harlan 15 Atlantic, 12 (9 innings)
Glenwood 9 Red Oak, 6
Lewis Central 5 Denison-Schleswig, 3
Creston 12 Clarinda, 7
Corner Conference Baseball Tournament:
Sidney 7 Griswold, 3
East Mills 17 Essex, 1
Fremont-Mills 12 Essex, 1
Stanton 8 East Mills, 5
Pride of Iowa Conference:
Central Decatur 9 East Union, 0
Southeast Warren 17 Wayne, 4
Bedford 8 Southwest Valley, 6
Lenox 13 Nodaway Valley, 7
Martensdale, St. Mary’s 14 Mount Ayr, 2
Rolling Valley Conference:
Boyer Valley 10 Ar-We-Va, 2
West Harrison 13 CAM, 4
Western Iowa Conference:
Underwood 9 Treynor, 7
Audubon 7 IKM/Manning, 5
Logan-Magnolia 5 AHSTW, 0
Tri-Center 8 Missouri Valley, 5
West Central Conference:
Van Meter 10 ACGC, 0
Van Meter 16 ACGC, 4
Pleasantville 6 Madrid, 0
Interstate 35 14 Ogden, 4
Ogden 14 Interstate 35, 9
West Central Valley 5 Des Moines, Christian, 4
Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Atlantic 11 Harlan, 1 (5 innings)
Greene County 11 Kuemper, 1 (NC)
Shenandoah 11 Riverside, 2 (NC)
Clarinda 7 Creston, 4
Glenwood 7 Red Oak, 9
Denison-Schleswig 9 Lewis Central, 5
Corner Conference Tournament:
Griswold 9 Stanton, 0
Stanton 5 East Mills, 1
Essex 13 Sidney, 2
Fremont-Mills 13 Essex, 5
Pride of Iowa Conference:
Central Decatur 9 Earlam, 8
East Union 15 Central Decatur, 5
Southeast Warren 5 Wayne, 3
Southwest Valley 13 Bedford, 5
Nodaway Valley 8 Lenox, 7
Martensdale, St. Mary’s 10 Mount Ayr, 0
Western Iowa Conference
Missouri Valley 10 Tri-Center, 0
Treynor 8 Underwood, 1
Audubon 5 IKM/Manning, 4
Logan-Magnolia at AHSTW
West Central Conference:
Van Meter 5 ACGC, 3
Van Meter 18 ACGC, 4
Earlham 13 Panorama, 1
Earlham 12 Panorama, 0
Pleasantville 15 Madrid, 0
Pleasantville 14 Madrid, 0
The Harlan Cyclones and Atlantic Trojans battled it out tonight in a game full of drama. In a game of five lead changes and two ties, nobody knew how the high scoring game would end. Except for Harlan, who would leave the game with a 15-12 win.
Harlan would score first in the 1st with 1 run. They continued this way until the 6th inning where they would score 3 runs and take the lead at 7-6. Atlantic would respond with a 2 runs to take the lead back 8-7. Harlan then scored 5 runs in the top of the 7th to once again lead 12-8. It seemed over for the Trojans until the bases were loaded until and runs started coming in from walks.
The Trojans garnered 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th to tie it 12-12. Harlan came out disciplined in the top of the 8th and was walked 4 times. They scored 3 runs and the Trojans had no response in the bottom of the 8th, going scoreless in the inning.
While the loss did hurt, Coach Schelling found some positive takeaways from his team’s effort.
The Trojans do not have time to focus on their loss. They face the (21-3) Lewis Central Titans tomorrow in Atlantic. Coach Schelling recognizes the challenge they bring and the potential.
Harlans become (15-10) with the win and will play again on June 26th at Shenandoah at 5:30pm. The Trojans fall to (9-12) but will be at home to compete against the Titans tomorrow at 7:30pm.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is making a renewed pitch for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act she and 20 other Senate Republicans are co-sponsoring. She opposes a Biden Administration proposal to allow some restrictions in competitive high school and college sports, but forbid outright bans on transgender athletes’ participation in female sports. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says biological males should not be allowed to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.
President Nixon signed Title Nine in 1972. It bans sex discrimination in education and sports activities that are federally funded. Ernst says letting biological males compete against women and girls destroys the intent of the 51 year old law.
Ernst says forcing women to compete against biological men in sports robs them of privacy, critical scholarships and championship titles. The U-S Education Secretary says being on a sports team is an important part of the school experience for students of all ages and the Biden Administration’s proposed policy is designed to ensure equal opportunity in athletics.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s golf head coach Andrew Tank has announced the addition of Will Pearson to the coaching staff.
Pearson joins the Cyclone staff after spending the last nine years on staff at Memphis. He joined the Tiger staff in 2015 as a graduate assistant before moving into a full-time assistant coach role in 2017.
“I’m excited to welcome Will to Ames,” Tank said. “He’s experienced and will bring a fresh perspective to help us reach new levels of success. Will is a player’s coach, and I’m excited for the relationships he will build with our team and recruits.”
During his time with the Tigers, he helped Memphis to some of the best seasons in school history. The 2016 team was the highest ranked team in program history, while the 2019 team won the American Athletic Conference championship. Pearson coached a pair of All-Americans in Lars Van Meijel and Isaiah Jackson. Ven Meijel played in the Palmer Cup, while Jackson finished with the lowest season stroke average in Memphis history. Pearson was part of a coaching staff that recruited the top six ranked amateur players in Memphis history during the modern era.
Pearson started his collegiate golf career at Arkansas before transferring to Memphis. He was a two-time Srixon/Cleveland Golf Academic All-American, while twice being named the Conference USA Golfer of the Week. He earned All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2014. He led Memphis to an NCAA Regional appearance in each of his three years, including a spot in the NCAA Championships in 2012. Pearson recorded the second-lowest round in school history when he shot a 64 at the USF Invitational during the 2013-14 season. The 65 he shot at the NCAA West Regional in 2013 is tied for the fourth-lowest round in school history. During his senior campaign, his 72.5 stroke average was the sixth-best in school history, while his 73.5 career average also ranks sixth in school history.
Class 1A
1 Martensdale-St. Marys (20-4)
2 North Linn (25-5)
3 Southeast Warren (19-4)
4 Newell-Fonda (21-6)
5 Wayne (16-6)
6 Remsen St. Mary’s (18-1)
7 Clarksville 921-0)
8 Sigourney (17-4)
9 Fort Dodge St. Edmond (17-10)
10 Logan-Magnolia (16-3)
11 Earlham (21-6)
12 Twin Cedars (14-4)
13 Mason City Newman Catholic (22-6)
14 Griswold (20-1)
15 Exira-EHK (18-2)
Dropped Out: None
Class 2A
1 Iowa City Regina (18-5)
2 Van Meter (25-5)
3 Central Springs (18-5)
4 Lisbon (23-5)
5 Interstate (35 17-11)
6 West Monona (18-5)
7 Cascade (19-9)
8 Missouri Valley (22-2)
9 Wilton (21-8)
10 North Union (17-5)
11 Northeast (12-9)
12 Sioux Central (17-5)
13 Wapsie Valley (20-6)
14 Jesup (17-8)
15 South Hardin (22-6)
Dropped Out: Waterloo Columbus Catholic (15)
Class 3A
1 Williamsburg (24-3)
2 Davenport Assumption (23-4)
3 Mount Vernon (20-5)
4 Davis County (17-1)
5 Estherville Lincoln Central (24-1)
6 Dubuque Wahlert (20-6)
7 Saydel (15-3)
8 Chariton (17-3)
9 Solon (17-10)
10 West Lyon (18-2)
11 Benton Community (19-12)
12 Albia (16-6)
13 Greene County (16-5)
14 Grinnell (15-9)
15 West Liberty (14-6)
Dropped Out: Sumner-Fredericksburg (13), Center Point-Urbana (15)
Class 4A
1 Carlisle (21-2)
2 North Polk (21-3)
3 Fort Dodge (19-6)
4 Dallas Center-Grimes (21-5)
5 Norwalk (20-4)
6 Indianola (19-8)
7 Cedar Rapids Xavier (19-7)
8 Western Dubuque (21-7)
9 Winterset (19-10)
10 North Scott (15-8)
11 ADM (18-8)
12 Burlington (16-7)
13 Maquoketa (18-6)
14 Gilbert (14-9)
15 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (22-5)
Dropped Out; Clear Creek-Amana (13), Storm Lake (15)
Class 5A
1 Ankeny Centennial (22-4)
2 Waukee Northwest (19-7)
3 Ankeny (20-6)
4 Muscatine (22-2)
5 Southeast Polk (22-8)
6 West Des Moines Valley (22-7)
7 Bettendorf (15-8)
8 Linn-Mar (18-8)
9 Pleasant Valley (18-7)
10 Johnston (17-10 )
11 Dubuque Hempstead (21-8)
12 Waukee (14-17) NR
13 Des Moines Lincoln (22-8)
14 Iowa City Liberty (13-10)
15 Cedar Rapids Jefferson (16-13) NR
Dropped Out: Ottumwa (13), Dubuque Senior (15)
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