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Can Killyan Toure be the country's best on-ball defender? | Hines

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By Travis Hines Verified
| Ames Tribune Verified
AMES – It would be easy to dismiss it as hyperbole or an "aim-for-the-moon-miss-and-still-land-among-stars" situation. A motivational tactic. A vote of confidence. For as good a defender as Iowa State's Killyan Toure is, asking him, as Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger is, to be the absolute best on-ball defender in the country is a bit much, right? To be without peer in one of the most fundamental and universal aspects of the game, well, I mean, that's kind of asking a lot, Coach.
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Can Killyan Toure be the country's best on-ball defender? | Hines Original

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By Travis Hines Verified
| Des Moines Register Verified
AMES – It would be easy to dismiss it as hyperbole or an "aim-for-the-moon-miss-and-still-land-among-stars" situation. A motivational tactic. A vote of confidence.
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Drake basketball looks for gains in Year 2 under Eric Henderson | Hines

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By Travis Hines Verified
| Des Moines Register Verified
July 30, 2026, 5:03 a.m. CT It's a little difficult to envision Eric Henderson in a bad mood. Even when you've seen the Drake men's basketball coach stalk the sidelines with his 6-foot-8 frame to have words with a referee or voice some displeasure with his team, it usually gives way quickly back to a smile and unbounded enthusiasm. The guy is, really, relentlessly optimistic.
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