Jameel McKay out against Texas Tech

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Redshirt senior forward Jameel McKay runs past junior forward Devin Williams from West Virginia on Feb. 2. ISU lost 81-76.

Chris Wolff

ISU forward Jameel McKay will not play Wednesday against Texas Tech, coach Steve Prohm told the media at his Monday press conference. McKay is still suspended indefinitely.

“He’ll practice today, but he’s still suspended indefinitely from an action standpoint,” Prohm said.

McKay was suspended Friday and did not make the trip to Stillwater, Okla., for Iowa State’s most recent game against Oklahoma State. 

There was some confusion regarding the length of the suspension initially, when an ISU spokesperson described the suspension as indefinite, but McKay tweeted “1 game” and told the Des Moines Register it would only be a one-game suspension.

Prohm would not specifically say what led to the suspension.

“It’s really between me and him, and he understands that,” Prohm said. “Basically just doing the right things and what I expect each and every day. It’s from a whole perspective, not just one single thing. I love Jameel. We need Jameel to be right for us to max out, and he knows that.”

Prohm was adamant that McKay would not play Wednesday but was noncommittal about Saturday’s game against Texas, saying the suspension would be day-by-day. 

“My hope is he’ll be with us Saturday,” Prohm said. “That’s my plan.”