The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team is going to feature a lot of new aces during the 2206-27 season. Multiple key contributors aren’t returning after a successful 2025-26 campaign. Seniors Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson and Nate Heise exhausted eligibility. Junior Milan Momcilovic entered his name into the 2026 NBA Draft and is in the transfer portal . While the portal includes Momcilovic and three of his teammates, Dominick Nelson, Mason Williams and Cade Kelderman, it was also a helpful tool for head coach T.J. Otzelberger . It provided him with an avenue to replace the production that was leaving the team, adding some stellar players to the roster . One of those players is Ryan Prather Jr., formerly of the Robert Morris Colonials. He has one year of eligibility remaining and will be spending it with the Cyclones. Otzelberger is excited for the two-way ability that he will bring to the team. T.J. Otzelberger praises Ryan Prather Jr.…