Tamin Lipsey’s already “elevated” ISU’s practices as he yearns to impact games

Cyclone Fanatic · Oct 12, 2026

Iowa State University guard Tamin Lipsey (3) talks to the media during the university’s men’s basketball media day at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. (Credit: Nirmalendu Majumdar, Ames Tribune/USA Today Network).

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AMES — Former Iowa State star Tyrese Haliburton recently dubbed Tamin Lipsey “Mr. Ames,” and it’s one of many roots-reflecting monickers that perfectly encapsulates his identity.

But when Lipsey — a born-and-bred local…