Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Utah on February 24, 2026 , Win , 75, to, 59
Final
Men's Basketball
75
Utah
59
Iowa State University Athletics
2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 23
Blake Buchanan
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- High School:
- Lake City
- Prev School:
- Virginia
Awards & Honors
CSC Academic All-District First Team (26)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (26)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F25)
All-ACC Academic Team (24)
ACC Honor Roll (24)
2025-26
Appeared in all 37 games, while starting 36 of them … averaged 8.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 blocked shots and 0.8 steals in 24.5 minutes per game … just the third Cyclone since 1996-97 to average those numbers in a season … shot 63.6 percent from the field, the fourth-best percentage in school history and second-best by a junior … scored a season-high 17 points against Arizona State … grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Long Beach State … tallied a career-high eight assists against Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming just the fifth person in NCAA history to have eight or more assists in a tournament game at 6-10 or taller … had a career-high three steals three times … blocked a career-high four shots twice … had back-to-back double-doubles against Long Beach State (13 points, 13 rebounds) and Houston Christian (16 points, 11 rebounds) … scored in double figures 15 times, with Iowa State winning all 15 games.
2024-25 (Virginia)
Appeared in 32 games, including 22 starts … averaged 5.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots per game … shot 53.4 percent from the field … ranked 11th in the ACC with 1.1 blocked shots per game … tallied his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against SMU … scored in double figures five times, including a season-high 16 points in a victory at Miami … also tallied a double-double in a victory at Pitt with 10 points and 11 rebounds … blocked three shots in a game four times … had four games with at least four assists, including a season-high five against Campbell.
2023-24 (Virginia)
Appeared in 34 games, drawing six starts … averaged 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game … shot 41.4 percent from the field … tallied a career-high 18 points and seven rebounds against Florida … had 10 games with at least five rebounds, including a season-high eight in a victory against NC State … ranked 14th in the ACC with 0.9 blocked shots per game … helped the Cavaliers to the NCAA Tournament.
High School
Named Idaho Mr. Basketball, Gatorade Player of the Year and MaxPreps Player of the Year … named all-state all four years of high school, including a first-team selection in each of his last three years … averaged 15.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.9 blocks and 3 assists per game in leading Lake City to the Idaho 5A state championship with a 26-0 record … Tallied 26 points and 11 rebounds in Lake City’s 75-61 victory over Meridian in the championship game … participated in the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit, collecting eight points, eight rebounds and one steal in Team USA’s 90-84 win over the International team … Invited to the USA Basketball U19 Men’s National Team training camp, where he teamed with Milan Momcilovic and T.J. Otzelberger.
Personal
Son of Buck and Debbie Buchanan … mom played volleyball at USC, while dad played football at Idaho … mom was the head volleyball coach at Idaho, while also serving as an assistant coach at Idaho and Colorado State ... has a brother, Austin, that played volleyball at Hawaii and Sacred Heart … majoring in communication studies.
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