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
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Tamin Lipsey
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ames, Iowa
- High School:
- Ames
Awards & Honors
CSC Division I Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year (26)
Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (26)
Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team (26)
All-Big 12 Second Team (26)
CSC Academic All-America First Team (25, 26)
CSC Academic All-District First Team (24, 25, 26)
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (25, 26)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (24, 25, 26)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (24, 25, 26)
NABC All-District 8 First Team (24, 26)
Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Finalist (24, 26)
Nolan Richardson Award Finalist (25)
All-Big 12 Third Team (25)
Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American (24)
CSC Academic All-America Second Team (24)
All-Big 12 First Team (24)
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist (24)
Lute Olson National Player of the Year Finalist (24)
Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team (24)
ESPN Events Invitational All-Tournament Team (23)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team (23)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, S23, F23, S24, F24, S25)
Kyle Macy Award Finalist (23)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (23)
2025-26
Started all 34 games he appeared in, missing three games due to injury early in the season … averaged 13.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 31.4 minutes per game … one of three players in the country with at least 170 assists and 55 or fewer turnovers … in Big 12 history, only Lipsey and Monte Morris (twice) have accomplished the feat … finished career with 1,507 points, 602 assists, 518 rebounds and 314 steals, becoming the first player in Big 12 history to tally those numbers and just the fourth in the NCAA since 1986-87 … shot 45.9 percent from the floor and 31.6 percent from downtown …turned in his only double-double of the season with a career-high 26 points and season-high 10 assists to beat Kentucky, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his career … added five steals in the game against Kentucky, becoming just the fourth player in NCAA Tournament history with at least 26 points, 10 assists and five steals in a tournament game … his 173 assists were the 15th most in program history … ranked fourth in school history and 11th in the country with 77 steals, the second-most by a senior in school history … tallied a school record six games with at least five steals … ranked eighth in school history with 2.26 steals per game … his 3.33 assist to turnover ratio ranked seventh in program history and ninth in Big 12 history, while ranking 14th in the country … grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Baylor … had a season-high six steals against Arizona State in his final game at Hilton Coliseum … hit a season-high four 3-pointers against No. 16 Texas Tech in a Big 12 Tournament victory … scored in double figures in 25 games, with ISU going 19-6 in those games … ISU went 5-0 in the five games he reached 20 or more points … hit multiple 3-pointers in 12 games, with the Cyclones winning 10 of them … had multiple assists in 19 games, with Iowa State going 17-2 in those games … had two or fewer turnovers in 27 of his 34 games, with ISU winning 23 of them … finished with career averages of 11.0 points, 4.4 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game … just the third player in NCAA history to average those numbers while playing at least 135 career games … finished career as Iowa State’s all-time steals leader with 314, which also ranked third in Big 12 history … recorded a steal in 127 of the 137 games he played … Lipsey finished his career with 21 games with seven or more assists, as Iowa State went 19-2 in those games … became just the fourth Iowan in Iowa State history with three victories over Iowa … his 2.29 steals per game in his career is the second-best average in school history … tallied 11 games with five or more steals, the most in program history … his 602 career assists are the fourth-most in program history … has a 2.29 assist-to-turnover ratio for his career, the sixth-best in school history … started 137 games in his career, the most starts in program history and the fourth-most games played in school history … won 98 games at Iowa State, tied for the second-most in program history … won 61 games at Hilton Coliseum, the most in school history … ranked 17th all-time at Iowa State with 1,507 career points … joined Joshua Jefferson and Milan Momcilovic as just the ninth set of teammates to have over 1,000 career points on an Iowa State team at the same time … played in the Portsmouth Invitational and was invited to the NBA G League Combine following the season.
2024-25
Started all 34 games he appeared in, missing the Big 12 Quarterfinal with No. 17 BYU with an injury … averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 31 minutes per game … shot 48.4 percent from the field, 33.1 percent from deep and 75.8 percent at the free throw line … broke Monté Morris’ career steals record of 225 with two steals at No. 5 Houston … ranked 33rd in the nation, and fourth in the Big 12, with 68 steals … was 39th in the country, and fifth in the Big 12, with 2.0 steals per game … had a season-high 20 points against Morgan State, Utah and Kansas State … tallied a season-high seven rebounds against Utah … had a season-high nine assists against Jackson State … snatched a season-high five steals against IU Indianapolis … hit a season-high three 3-pointers five times … Iowa State went 15-5 in games he reached double figures, while going 7-3 if he hit multiple 3-pointers … ISU was 9-2 when he had four or more steals and 17-4 when tallying multiple steals … ISU was 21-4 when he had two or fewer turnovers … finished season ranked eighth in Big 12 history with 237 career steals … his 68 steals were the 11th-most in program history and the fifth-most by a junior, while his 2.0 steals per game were the 14th-most in a season … enters senior season with 1,049 points, 429 assists, 385 rebounds and 237 steals, one of just five players in Big 12 history to have reached those marks … has started 103 career games, tied for the 13th-most in program history … ranks 10th in program history with 429 career assists and sixth with a 2.03 assist-to-turnover ratio … became the 35th player in school history to score 1,000 points and enters his senior season ranked 32nd with 1,049 ... one of 16 Cyclones that has played in three different NCAA Tournaments ... his six NCAA Tournament games played ranks ninth in school history ... his 22 assists in the NCAA Tournament ranks fifth in school history, while his 10 steals ranks fourth in program history.
2023-24
Started all 36 games he appeared in, missing the victory at No. 19 TCU with an injury ... averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game ... shot 42.8 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from deep, while shooting 70.5 percent at the free-throw line ... notched the seventh triple-double in school history at DePaul with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists ... had his second career double-double against No. 12 Texas A&M with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds ... scored a career-high 22 points in a win over VCU ... scored in double-figures in 26 games, with ISU going 22-4 in those games ... had five or more assists in 20 games, as Iowa State went 18-2 in those games ... broke the school record with eight steals against Prairie View ... his 176 assists were the 13th-most in school history and the second-most by a sophomore ... ended sophomore season with 322 career assists, ranking 14th in program history ... his 2.08 assists per game in his career ranks sixth in school history ... tallied 96 steals, the second-most in program history and just the second player with 80 or more in a season ... his 96 steals were the most by a sophomore in program history ... has 169 career steals after two years, tied for the ninth-most in program history ... broke the school record for steals per game in a season with 2.67 ... led the Big 12 in steals while ranking fourth nationally ... his 16 assists in the Big 12 Tournament were the second-most in program history, while his 15 assists in the NCAA Tournament were the seventh-most in a single tournament in school history ... ranked fifth in the Big 12 and 67th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.38 ... ranked fourth in the Big 12 and 38th in the country with 176 assists, while his 4.9 assists per game ranked fifth in the league and 58th nationally.
2022-23
One of two Cyclones to start all 33 games ... led the Cyclones with 146 assists and 73 steals ... his 73 steals were the most by a Cyclone freshman and the third-most in ISU history in a single-season, along with the fourth-most by a freshman in Big 12 history ... His 146 assists are the second-most by a Cyclone freshman and the ninth-most by a Big 12 freshman ... ranked 87th nationally in total assists and assists per game (4.4) ... ranked 14th in the nation in steals and 20th in steals per game (2.21) ... fifth on the team in scoring at 7.3 points per game ... third on the team in rebounds per game at 4.0 ... third on the team in free throw percentage at 75.9 percent (44-of-58) ... scored a season-high 16 points at West Virginia ... In his Big 12 Championship debut, he had 13 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a victory over No. 10 Baylor ... became just the 11th player in Big 12 history with 10 assists, nine points and eight rebounds in ISU's victory over No. 8 Kansas ... one of two players in the country, and just the ninth in the last 10 years in NCAA Division I men's basketball, to average at least 7.3 points, 4.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 2.45 or fewer turnovers.
High School
Personal
Son of Robert and Holly Lipsey ... has three sisters, Teagan, Amara and Phaedra ... mom played volleyball and dad played football at Southwest Minnesota State ... both parents work at Iowa State, as his mom is a professor of kinesiology, while his dad is the Director of TRIO - Student Support Services ... majoring in communications ... married his long-time girlfriend, Samantha, in August 2025.
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