THE SAGA CONTINUES DOWN THERE. THANK YOU. BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE IOWA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM TONIGHT. ONE OF ITS STAR PLAYERS IS GOING TO BE OUT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. JEFF DUBROF JOINS US NOW. JEFF, THIS IS NOT THE NEWS FANS WERE EXPECTING TO HEAR TODAY. NOT THE NEWS THE TEAM PROBABLY WANTED TO HEAR EITHER. YEAH, I MEAN, IT’S A TUESDAY. WE’RE NORMALLY TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW AND INSTEAD WE’RE TALKING ABOUT BASKETBALL. IOWA STATE ANNOUNCING THEIR STAR POINT GUARD TAMIN LIPSEY, IS GOING TO MISS THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS OF ACTION WITH A GRADE TWO MCL SPRAIN. HE SUFFERED THAT IN PRACTICE ON TUESDAY. SENIOR GUARD WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN LAST SEASON. HE’S A TWO TIME ALL-BIG 12 SELECTION, AND HE AVERAGED JUST UNDER 11 POINTS FOR THE CYCLONES LAST YEAR. IOWA STATE HEAD COACH T.J. OTZELBERGER WILL HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THE INJURY. THAT’S PER THE RELEASE THAT THE SCHOOL SENT OUT. IF LIPSEY WERE TO RETURN IN THAT 4 TO 6 WEEK TIME FRAME, IT’S GOING TO GET HIM ON TRACK TO PLAY THE OPENER ON NOVEMBER 3RD. BUT OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORY AS IT DEVELOPS.
Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey out 4-6 weeks with knee injury
Updated: 6:30 PM CDT Sep 23, 2025
Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey will be out of action for 4 to 6 weeks after injuring his right knee in practice Tuesday. The senior from Ames suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain to his right knee, according to a news release from Iowa State.Lipsey averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game and was an honorable mention All-American selection last season for the Cyclones, who spent most of the season ranked in the AP’s Top 10 and finished 17th in the final poll after losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. According to the recovery timeline ISU provided, if Lipsey is out 4 weeks, he’d miss an exhibition game Oct. 17 at Creighton. If he’s out 6 weeks, he’d also miss an exhibition Oct. 26 in Ames against Northwestern and the season opener at home Nov. 3 against Fairleigh Dickinson. Iowa State basketball: Highlights of Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey
AMES, Iowa —
Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey will be out of action for 4 to 6 weeks after injuring his right knee in practice Tuesday.
The senior from Ames suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain to his right knee, according to a news release from Iowa State.
Lipsey averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game and was an honorable mention All-American selection last season for the Cyclones, who spent most of the season ranked in the AP’s Top 10 and finished 17th in the final poll after losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
According to the recovery timeline ISU provided, if Lipsey is out 4 weeks, he’d miss an exhibition game Oct. 17 at Creighton. If he’s out 6 weeks, he’d also miss an exhibition Oct. 26 in Ames against Northwestern and the season opener at home Nov. 3 against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Iowa State basketball: Highlights of Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey