Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has a much younger team as he enters his third season at the helm.
After hitting the transfer portal hard the past two years six freshmen from a star-studded recruiting class are part of a team that will be in search of a third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Defense will remain the identity of the program even though it may take a while for freshmen to adjust to that end of the court.
Otzelberger feels this team will be better offensively. The Cyclones averaged just under 68 points per game which was last in the Big-12.
Otzelberger feels the Cyclones will score more this season while remaining focused on defense and toughness.
The Cyclones open at home on November sixth against Wisconsin-Green Bay
