Iowa State's Bill Fennelly gives optimistic update on star Addy Brown
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Iowa State women’s basketball star Addy Brown has taken what could the first steps toward a return this season.
Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly said in a Feb. 9 interview with The Des Moines Register that Brown potentially could return this season.
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Brown, a versatile junior forward, has missed the team’s last nine games and is out indefinitely due to a lower body injury.
“I’m hopeful,” Fennelly said.
Brown’s return would be a giant boost for the Cyclones, who recently endured a five-game losing streak. Iowa State has bounced back, winning five straight.
Brown's absence has made things more challenging for Fennelly's team. The 6-foot-2 star was averaging 13.1 points, 9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game before she was shut down.
Earlier this season, Brown tallied the school’s first triple-double in more than a decade. She’s been a starter since her freshman season.
“She’s starting to do a little bit more,” Fennelly said. “I will say, we’re making progress. But it’s not going to happen this week, for sure. But she’s definitely in a better place.”
Fennelly added that Brown is doing some physical activity, and the team’s staff then evaluates her the next day to see how she’s doing.
“I think it’s gone from indefinitely to more, not day-to-day but it’s definitely better than it was,” Fennelly said.
Tommy Birch, the Register's sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He's the 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2025 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at [email protected] or 515-284-8468.
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