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Article: Cyclones pin hopes on juco transfer
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
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- October 16, 2009
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AMES, Iowa - Former Iowa State star Wesley Johnson's stunning
transfer before the start of last season left the Cyclones with a
huge hole at small forward.
Iowa State never found anyone who could take Johnson's place, and
that was one of the many reasons the Cyclones stumbled to a 15-17
record and a 4-12 mark in the Big 12.
Enter Marquis Gilstrap, an athletic 6-foot-7 junior college
transfer that Iowa State is hoping can solve their quandary at small
forward and along the wing. The rest of the Big 12 seems to like
him, too: the coaches have voted Gilstrap the Big 12 preseason
Newcomer of the Year.
Gilstrap "will bring us the versatility to have a big guard that
you can run inside and do some ...