I don't know if it has been noted

[sportstalent]

Melsahn Basabe is the 15th best freshman in the nation according to rivals.com:

College Basketball Power Rankings

Basabe was unranked for some time, but the first game against OSU opened some eyes.

 

[bkim24]

2 kids from Ames in the top 15

 

[PatrickAdamovicz]

Yet local sports radio host Tim Fisher (T N' T) I think it is, says all the time that Iowa doesn't haven't any All Big Ten type talent on it's roster. And he's suppose to be knowledgeable about sports?