Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic (22) drives to the basket around Utah Utes forward Ezra Ausar (2) during the first half of Big 12 men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on January 7, 2025 in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Iowa State will be without a forward Milan Momcilovic in Wednesday’s game against No. 9 Kansas at Hilton Coliseum after the sophomore suffered a hand injury in practice.

The injury occurred to Momcilovic’s non-shooting hand and will sideline the standout for five to six weeks, which should give him time to heal before the start of the postseason.

In 15 games this season, Momcilovic is averaging 10.3 points per game and has a 44.3 shooting percentage from the 3-point line.

Without the Pewaukee, Wisconsin native, Iowa State could reach deeper into its bench than it normally would.

The Cyclones have stuck with an eight-man rotation for most of this season, and Momcilovic spent 24.8 minutes on the floor each night.

The most likely faces expected to appear will be newbies Nojus Indrusaitiswho has proven that he can shoot and has tenacity and is 1.80 m tall Demarion Watson with size.

Remaining Iowa State MBB regular season schedule
January 15 | No. 9 Kansas
January 18 | @West Virginia
January 21st | UCF
January 25 | @Arizona State
January 27 | @Arizona
February 1st | Kansas State
February 3rd | @#9 Kansas
February 8th | TCU
February 11th | @UCF
February 15 | Cincinnati
February 18 | Colorado
February 22nd | @#10 Houston
February 25 | @Oklahoma State
March 1st | Arizona
March 4th | BYU
March 8th | @Kansas State