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Iowa State Keeps Second-Best Scoring Share After Star Losses

6/20/2026

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Iowa State Cyclones will retain 37.4% of last season’s scoring, the second-best in the Big 12.
The Cyclones lost top three scorers—Milan Momcilovic entered the NBA Draft, while Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey exhausted eligibility.
No double-digit scorer returns, with returning players including Killyan Toure (8.6 ppg) and Jamarion Batemon (6.6 ppg), Batemon assuming Momcilovic’s starting shooter role and coach T.J. Otzelberger’s retention helping Iowa State rank second in conference returning-scoring percentage.

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Iowa State Cyclones will retain 37.4% of last season’s scoring, the second-best in the Big 12.
The Cyclones lost top three scorers—Milan Momcilovic entered the NBA Draft, while Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey exhausted eligibility.
No double-digit scorer returns, with returning players including Killyan Toure (8.6 ppg) and Jamarion Batemon (6.6 ppg), Batemon assuming Momcilovic’s starting shooter role and coach T.J. Otzelberger’s retention helping Iowa State rank second in conference returning-scoring percentage.