In college basketball, most teams, including the Iowa State Cyclones, build elite programs based on their recruiting pipeline. Teams make sure that when a local player rises to the top of high school ball, they know that they can get first dibs on getting the player to commit. And for the majority of programs, it’s a local pipeline that has come in-state. You would expect a team like Iowa State to dominate in-state recruiting and get the majority of its talent from its home state. But it’s actually not the case. On May 6th, Iowa State got a commitment from Donovan Davis , the 41st best player in the country per 247 Sports , and the second best player in Wisconsin. Iowa State has dominated Wisconsin recruiting Freedom High School's Donovan Davis (24) goes up for a shot over Milwaukee Academy of Science's Devin Brown (12) during the WIAA Division 3 state championship game on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Milwaukee Academy of Science won the game, 57-54.…