AMES, Iowa –– Curtis Jones describes himself as "kind of a nice guy." Gracious enough to answer every single phone call during the hubbub of the transfer portal. Self-aware enough to admit how ...

Curtis Jones makes Iowa State go. He does it his way — and unlike anyone else in college basketball right now. Primarily coming off the bench, Jones leads the Big 12 in scoring this year.

It was a statement of resilience, squad depth and, in the case of Curtis Jones, individual determination. The midfielder’s ...