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nothing but good things and well-wishes from the ISU board...this is all REALLY encouraging https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/demarion-watson-has-entered-the-portal.292003/ DWat stepped up huge for this team in some really big spots. Wish it would have worked out where he could carve out a bigger role but I'm excited to see him find somewhere he can play and produce a ton. Will miss him for sure. Someone is going to get a really good player and teammate , and I sincerely wish him well. Bummed to lose Demarion but I get it. A very unique athlete and can absolutely help someone out. One of my favorite players of the last few years. I'll be rooting loudly for him wherever he lands. The amount of love I have for DWat, if measured per minute played, is more than any Cyclone ever. He was the ultimate teammate. Ok I’m going to get flamed for this, but oh well. I felt he was completely unutilized. He was not going to light up the scoreboard but his energy and defense was well apparent when he did come in to play. I’m also not comparing him to Dennis Rodman , but he was never a scorer either, but absolutely wreaked havoc with rebounding and defense. I don’t understand why there was never a purpose when we needed stops when the offense wasn’t doing anything for minutes at a time while the other team was scoring at will.

HS recruiting grades 1. Tony Mitchell - .9902 2. Keith Frazier - .9837 3. CJ Noland - .9655 4. Rondel Walker - .9617 5. Hameir Wright - .9595 6. Roger Franklin - .9532 7. Keith Wooden - .9402 8. Demarion Watson - .9263 9. Jordan Williams - .8950 10. Curtis Stinson - .8923 obviously not a future indicator of success, but Watson was pretty well-regarded out of HS...it's just yet to click at a really good ISU program

If Margot Robbie said she'd date you for two years and then move on to somebody better, you'd take the two years.

I guess I jumped the gun yesterday... as of 4/24/25: up to 11...2 more spots to fill in - Je'Shawn Stevenson - 6'2" 200, Soph - Dylan Arnett - 6'9" 240 Sr. - Reece Robinson - 6'8" 225 Soph - Cahmai Crosby - 6'3" 180 Jr(?) - Logan Alexander - 6'8" 185 Fr. - Curtis Stinson Jr - 6'4" 180 Fr. - EJ Horton - 6'3" 180 Fr - Cole Franklin - 6'4" 195 Jr. - David Terrell, Jr. - 6'4" 185 Jr. - Josiah Shackleford - 6'9" 225 Jr. - Demarion Watson - 6'7" 225 Sr(?)

I'd say 6-7 times out of ten...but not 10 of 10. I think we're clearly the better program, but that we and our league is nearer to a top Horizon League team than a top Big 12 program.