Overview
- Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State's senior guard, has been ruled out of the NCAA tournament after re-aggravating a groin injury during the Big 12 Tournament.
- Gilbert, a two-time All-Big 12 honoree, averaged 13.4 points, 4.1 assists, and 31.6 minutes per game this season, making him a key player for the Cyclones.
- The injury marks the end of Gilbert's collegiate career, as he had been battling the issue for several weeks and missed four of the team's last seven games.
- Iowa State, the No. 3 seed in the South Region, will face No. 14 Lipscomb in the first round of the tournament on Friday in Milwaukee.
- Coach T. J. Otzelberger confirmed that junior guard Tamin Lipsey, another All-Big 12 honoree, is expected to return from a lower-body injury for the tournament.