Jones’ ability to play his role to perfection dovetails nicely into his teammates’ capacity for doing the same thing. Backup big man Brandton Chatfield collected seven offensive rebounds against the Colorado and positively affected several more — one of which led to one of Jones’ deep 3-pointers.

The third-ranked Iowa State men are back in action Tuesday night, hosting Utah inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Cyclones (12-1, 2-0) are coming off a convinc

Curtis Jones buries a 3-pointer to pad Iowa State's lead against Utah.

Take Curtis Jones for example. The Iowa State basketball guard has a well-earned reputation as a ‘shooter.’ That’s something to be proud of, certainly, after shooting 35% from 3-point range last year,