Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE Former UNI guard Nate Heise happy Panthers are in NCAA Tournament ben.hutchens Mar 16, 2026 Mar 16, 2026 Updated Mar 16, 2026 0 × Iowa State guard Nate Heise discusses watching his sister, Taylor, in the Olympics and an upcoming matchup against Texas Tech. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save KANSAS CITY — Nate Heise cracked a smile when asked about his former team reaching the NCAA Tournament. kAmw6:D6[ D6?:@C x@H2 $E2E6 8F2C5[ A=2J65 E96 7:CDE 7@FC D62D@?D @7 9:D 4@==686 42C66C 2E &}x] w6 H2D H2E49:?8 =2DE $F?52J H96? E96 !2?E96CD k2 E:E=6lQsp}rx}v u~~{$i &}x >2C496D E@ |'r 4C@H? H:E9 `d\A@:?E H:?Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^g`6e6a65\c_5_\deef\g4a4\3g3h44chh46h^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm362E &xr :? E96 |:DD@FC: '2==6J r@?76C6?46 %@FC?2>6?Ek^2m E@ 4=:?49 2 EC:A E@ E96 }rpp %@FC?2>6?E] k^AmkAm}@ E62> 367@C6 }@] e D665 &}x 925 H@? 7@FC 82>6D :? 7@FC 52JD E@ H:? 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A=2J:?8 :? 7C@?E @7[ :EVD ?@E 2 BF6DE:@? :? >J >:?5]”k^DA2?mk^Am Ben Hutchens is an Iowa State University beat writer for the Lee Enterprises network. Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. ben.hutchens Author email Follow ben.hutchens Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Nate Heise watched sister's gold medal Olympic hockey game in TJ Otzelberger's office. 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Nate Heise watched sister's gold medal Olympic hockey game in TJ Otzelberger's office. Iowa State guard Nate Heise discusses watching his sister, Taylor, in the Olympics and an upcoming matchup against Texas Tech.
Nate Heise watched U.S women's hockey team, sister, win gold medal with TJ Otzelberger Last Thursday, Heise and Otzelberger watched Team USA's gold medal women's hockey game against Canada.
ISU's Nate Heise says 3-pointer to help beat Houston tops sister's Olympic hockey goal Nate Heise’s go-ahead three-pointer to help No. 6 Iowa State beat No. 2 Houston was monumental. But, it might not even be the best play a Heis…
