Name: Rahshon Clark

About: Clark is a criminal interdisciplinary studies major from Queens. He started his career on a team, led by Curtis Stinson and Will Blalock, that made it to the NCAA Tournament and lost to eventual champion North Carolina in the second round. Halfway through his career, Clark was forced to change his style of play after the 2005-06 season, when coach Greg McDermott took over for Wayne Morgan, and is one of the few players that stayed with the program through the change. This year, he has averaged 8.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. His electrifying dunks throughout his career have given Hilton crowds a reason to cheer.

What Iowa State has meant to him: “This place means everything. The fans are great. I don’t think any other school has fans as good as we do. We sell out 13, 14 thousand tickets to every game, and I don’t think a lot of teams do that. We haven’t won a lot of games, yet we’re selling that many tickets, so I think by far that’s the best thing about this place.”

Best memory as a Cyclone: “I think the best time I had was my freshman year, because it was my first time being at Iowa State, and we made the NCAA Tournament and lost to the national champs in the second round, so I think by far that’s the best time I ever had. I’m still having a great time, even though it’s not showing up on the scoreboard.”

Name: Mark Currie

About: Currie is a civil, construction and environmental engineering major from Odebolt. He redshirted his first season at Nebraska-Omaha in 2003-04 and transferred to Iowa State for the 2005 spring semester.

What Iowa State has meant to him: “Growing up being a Cyclone fan my whole life, coming here and having an opportunity to be a part of it is really a dream come true – just to really be a part of the team and be a part of practice and help out in those ways. I think this program means a lot to a lot of people around the state, and other guys from out of state see that when they see the great crowds that show up here.”

Best memory as a Cyclone: “We went to overtime last year with Kansas. That was a really great experience. Also, when we lost five games in a row in the conference [in the 2004-05 season] and we came back and won a bunch straight to get an NCAA Tournament bid – there were some pretty amazing games that happened then.”

Name: Jiri Hubalek

About: Hubalek, a liberal arts major from Prague, Czech Republic, spent a year at Marshalltown Community College before starting 20 games in the 2005-06 season, his first as a Cyclone. Hubalek spent the first six games of the 2006-07 season on the bench due to an NCAA rules infraction, but came back to average 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game en route to earning Iowa State’s Most Improved Player Award. He has been on a tear this year – his 13 points and 7.4 rebounds per game are the best on the team. He’s hit double-figure points in 10 of 15 Big 12 games. Hubalek has also recorded three double-doubles during the season.

What Iowa State has meant to him: “The fanbase, that is what it is about for me. I didn’t worry about anything else. There’s nothing better than playing in front of a packed gym.”

Best memory as a Cyclone: “Mainly just the fans, the crowd. That is why I came here, having fun on the court and playing in front of those fans.”

Name: Mike Smith

About: Smith, an agricultural studies major from Runnells, led Southeast Polk High School to a 17-7 record his senior season, then played for two years at Iowa Central Community College.

What Iowa State has meant to him: “It’s meant a lot to me. Since I’ve been a little kid, I’ve always been a Cyclone fan – it’s always been my dream to play for the Cyclones, so this is a big thing for me, just being in Hilton and playing in Hilton.”

Best memory as a Cyclone: “My best memory was last year, when we had Kansas at home and we lost to them in overtime, but it was just a fun game to be around. My best memory this year was when I got in the game and scored four points [against North Dakota]. That was just a blast. Watching the great athletes that come through here has probably been the best too.”