This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa State basketball schedule: Who the Cyclones play Jan. 27-Feb. 2 Allen has to be wondering if he’s the Charles Barkley of his era, a surpassing talent with the bad luck to be born into a time when the generation’s greatest talent is in charge.

Arizona fans are well aware of their team’s recent NCAA Tournament results, bracketing a pair of trips to the Sweet 16 around a shocking first-round upset. But how many know that the next opponent, Iowa State,