AMES, Iowa – T.J. Otzelberger was adamant after Wednesday night’s win over Kansas State that he would not discuss whatever prompted a pair of contentious interactions between him and Wildcats coach Jerome Tang.
That, apparently, changed, after allegations of Iowa State spying on Kansas State’s timeout huddles were reported by the Kansas City Star .
The Iowa State men’s basketball coach lambasted Kansas State and those contentions in his postgame press conference following the Cyclones’ 79-75 win against No. 8 Kansas .
“It’s incredibly disappointing that after such an awesome game, an awesome environment and atmosphere, that I even have to begin by addressing something that happened earlier this week,” Otzelberger said. “The ludicrous rumors earlier this week that somehow we were trying to gain an advantage looking into our opponent’s huddles is an affront to our players, our fans and to me.
“It’s not who I am. It’s not what our program is about, and I’m angry that someone would even make that suggestion.”