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AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State had already planned on losing Georges Niang, perhaps the best player in school history, to graduation. The Cyclones were left to hope that star point guard Monte Morris wouldnt follow Niang to the NBA.The surprising return of Morris , a senior, should keep Iowa State in Big 12 contention and beyond in 2016-17.The Cyclones wont have as much sheer talent at the top of its rotation as it did a year ago, when it was led by Niang and his 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.But Iowa States depth, a major concern last season, should be markedly improved this year.Beyond Morris, the Big 12 preseason player of the year, the Cyclones return shooting guard Naz Mitrou-Long from season-ending injuries and swing man Matt Thomas, who blossomed into a high-level Big 12 starter in 2015-16. A pair of 6-foot-8, one-and-done senior transfers, Merrill Holden (Louisiana Tech) and Darrell Bowie (Northern Illinois), replace Jameel McKay at center.Junior forward Deonte Burton is expected to take a big step forward in his first full season in Ames, and second-year coach Steve Prohm said newly-eligible guard Nick Weiler-Babb has the most NBA potential of anyone on the roster. Even the expected loss of Morris turned out to be a blessing for Iowa State. It recruited junior college standout Donovan Jackson to replace Morris and now has both.Morris has been terrific. He had a great summer. He got bigger. He got stronger. He understands he has to be a leader on this team, Prohm said.Here are some of the story lines to follow as Iowa State looks to make its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this March.MORRISS ROLEProhm built a reputation for developing lead guard-type players while at Murray State, so itll be interesting to see how Morriss role develops in 2016-17. Morris has always been happy to dish out assists, setting the NCAA record for assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman and a sophomore. But last season Morris began to look for his own shot more than ever, finishing with a career-high 13.8 points per game.NAZ IS BACKMitrou-Longs decision to seek a medical redshirt after just eight games in 2015-16 robbed the Cyclones of some much-needed depth. But his return should make Iowa State better than expected in 2016-17. Mitrou-Long, a fifth-year senior that Prohm said is among the best leaders hes ever coached, has promised to be the Cyclones glue guy this season. Mitrou-Long averaged 12 points a game a year ago.BEAST OF BURTONBurton, at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, is a unique player in that he can mix it up in the post and take the ball down court for high-flying dunks. But Burton was inconsistent last season, dominating one night and disappearing the next. Prohm said he wants Burton, who scored 9.7 points a game with 3.9 rebounds in his Iowa State debut, to average a double-double this season. His work ethic has been exceptional, Prohm said.HOLDEN AND BOWIEIowa State likely wont need either of them to play like stars. In the Cyclones small-ball system, Holden and Bowie will be asked to provide a front-court presence, gets as many rebounds as they can and fling it up the court so that Morris and the backcourt can exploit matchups in transition. Holden had 8.1 points with five rebounds a game for Tech last season. Bowie was averaging 13 and seven for the Huskies before a shoulder injury set him back.THE SCHEDULEProhm must have figured that the Big 12 round-robin was tough enough, because Iowa States non-conference schedule is far from daunting. 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Air Max 270 Schweiz . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No.The European Rocket League had its Regional Championships this Sunday to decide the seeding for the International Grand Finals in Amsterdam on Dec. 3. The teams competed for $25,000 and better seeding in the Grand Finals.Match one: Mockit Aces versus Northern GamingIn what was one of the best sets of Rocket League in a long time, Northern Gaming defeated Mockit Aces 4-3 with multiple games going to overtime. Northern Gaming advanced to the Finals to play the winner of FlipSid3 Tactics and Precision Z; Mockit, on the other hand, moved to the third place match versus the other defeated team. This victory is key for Northern, as it seals them into a top two seed for the Grand Finals.Match two: FlipSid3 Tactics versus Precision ZIn the second match of the day, FlipSid3 Tactics dispatched Precision Z in 4-1 fashion. Precision Z were outshot by more than two shots every game, by five in all but one game. Precision Z moved on to face Mockit Aces in the third place match while FlipSid3 moved forward to the finals to play for the number one seed against Northern Gaming.Match three: Precision Z versus Mockit AcesThe third place match was just about as close as a 4-0 sweep can ever be.dddddddddddd Mockit swept Precision Z coming back from two goals behind in three of four games. While the score will forever show a 4-0, Precision Z can be hopeful they squared up against one of the best European teams and kept it close. Expect a real challenge from Precision Z in Amsterdam.Match four: Northern Gaming versus FlipSid3 TacticsFlipSid3 Tactics took the final match of the day and the number one seed from Europe with an incredible 4-0 sweep over Northern Gaming. In what was a very unexpected result, Northern Gaming seemed to have no reply to the incredible offense from FlipSid3. The result wins FlipSid3 a first round matchup against the struggling Take 3 from North America.The next event in RLCS will be the International Grand Finals in early Decemember with the eight best teams in the world facing off. With the seeding decided, the overall ladder for the RLCS Grand Finals in Amsterdam looks like this:1. FlipSid3 Tactics 2. Northern Gaming 3. Mockit Aces 4. Precision Z ' ' '