The always raucous rivalry between Iowa State and Iowa will take another step up with the return of former Cyclone men's basketball player Adam Haluska to the court he called home for one season.
The guard played for the Cyclones as a freshman in 2002-03, averaging 9.2 points per game for a team that reached the NIT.
But after the season, amid the turmoil and scandal surrounding the accusations that coach Larry Eustachy had partied with students at the University of Missouri, Haluska transferred to in-state rival Iowa.
Haluska was forced to sit out a season because of the transfer, missing a chance to play two seasons ago when Iowa came to Hilton Coliseum.
Now he's back.
Cyclone senior guard John Neal is the only current ISU player who played with Haluska, and the two remain friends. The two still talk once every week or two.
"I don't know if he's to excited to come back," Neal said. "I'm sure it's going to be a tough place to play."