Seven years ago today:

[istater7]

This basketball program needs more Melvin Ejim

 

[HFCS]

I remember when everyone was worried he had bad hands as a freshman. Great player, just those hands.

 

[HFCS]

Man the way those guys fought for rebounds was a thing of beauty.

At least 6 of his 18 rebounds in that video are of the spectacular variety.

 

[clone4life82]

I was at that game :sick brag, I know:

had floor seats.... sicker brag

 

[cyatheart]

Man what a player...dude played hard, all the time, will always be one of my favorite cyclones, I just really enjoyed his 4 years here, so fun to watch...complete player

 

[burn587]

One of my all time favorite players. Best moment when he flipped off the BYU crowed after they were yelling racist ****.

Also, player development was so good under Hoiberg. I remember when Melvin was a freshman and could barely dribble and shot like 20% from 3. Seeing him develop into conference player POY was awesome.

Yep, the freshman everyone was psyched about that year wasn’t Melvin but Calvin Godfrey... that really flipped quickly.

 

[GTO]

Does anyone remember Ejim's high school highlights video? It was nothing but bad ass dunks. Sick dunks. Posterizations. Alley oops. Dude had some serious hops.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Like using a nuclear weapon on an ant colony.

 

[Iastfan112]

Yep, the freshman everyone was psyched about that year wasn’t Melvin but Calvin Godfrey... that really flipped quickly.

If Godfrey had stayed out of trouble, both legal and team rules wise, that narrative could well have stuck, he was really coming on strong at the end of that season, playing better than Ejim at that point. Given how crazy raw he was he had a huge ceiling.

 

[ca4cy]

had floor seats.... sicker brag

You got me, barely. I was in the 3rd row...for my daughter's 5th grade basketball tournaent.....all freaking day. Terrible shooting, poor fundamentals, incessant turnovers and some kids not sure if they were playing offense or defense....actually it reminds me a little of this year's ISU team.

The real kicker was that I got home and our power had gone out early in the game so my DVR barely got any of it recorded. I was less than impressed. Just a really ****** Saturday for me. Pretty decent day for Melvin though. Man I miss that guy and those days. As someone else said, being good was fun.

 

[Hayes30]

I was salty at Fred for taking him out before he could get 50

 

[cyclones500]

Wild how he scored half his points in the final 9-ish minutes.

 

[JM4CY]

I don’t know how to read anything on this site but here’s the team he’s playing for now over in Europe. I believe this is a Slovakian team.

https://www.kkbuducnost.me/

 

[VeloClone]

I don’t know how to read anything on this site but here’s the team he’s playing for now over in Europe. I believe this is a Slovakian team.

https://www.kkbuducnost.me/

Too bad Julo isn't on here to read it...

 

[CoachHines3]

oh gr8

another thread about a coach we had 7 years ago

 

[Clonedogg]

Seriously when are they going to H3ng IT!?

 

[ISUTex]

Big 12 Player of the Year
All American.
True Leader


Nope. Don't hang his jersey. Because not athletic or talented.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Big 12 Player of the Year
All American.
True Leader


Nope. Don't hang his jersey. Because not athletic or talented.

#3

#11

#31

Please.

 

[madguy30]

Pretty sure I watched that one in an emptyish bar that afternoon.

Beers and bar food and an afternoon of watching mid-late season basketball.

Good times.

 

[ISUTex]

#3

#11

#31

Please.

agree