Jamaal Tinsley, Marcus Fizer and Paul Shirley gave Cyclone fans Final Four aspirations after winning the Big 12 Title in 2000.

After the season Fizer left for the Bulls, Tinsley stayed on at Iowa State for one more Big 12 Championship and Shirley was left sobbing into his towel after an Elite Eight heartbreaker.

Shirley had several short NBA stints, he blogs for ESPN and is the author of Can I Keep My Jersey?. While Shirley is facing retirement, could another Cyclone star be born?

After that Elite Eight loss to Michigan State in 2000, Stevie Johnson wasn’t preparing for the NBA or even basketball overseas. Johnson stayed on at Iowa State to play linebacker for the Cyclones football team. At 6’6” and 235 pounds, Johnson was not a highly scouted power forward out of Iowa State.

In 2001 Johnson took his game to Iceland……..

Finish this article at the following link. http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_article/169/20080519/where_stevie_johnson_happens/

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