AMES, Iowa --- Strike up the band. Iowa State will honor the man who created the "magic" at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday night. Johnny Orr, the ISU basketball coach whose fist-pumping entrance ...

Orr made the jump to Iowa State, then a struggling program, before the 1980-81 season and guided the Cyclones to their first NCAA tournament berth in 41 years in 1985. A year later, Orr led the ...

Orr became Iowa State's winningest — and losingest — coach with a 218-200 record in his 14 seasons in Ames. He also remains Michigan's winningest coach, with a 209-113 mark.

Iowa State University officials have confirmed that former Cyclone basketball coach Johnny Orr has died at the age of 86. Orr came to Iowa State from Michigan in a surprise move in 1980.

Strike up the band. Iowa State will honor the man who created the "magic" at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday night. Johnny Orr, the ISU basketball coach whose fist-pumping entrance accompanied by the ...

It was December 2013 — 10 years ago — when legendary Iowa State basketball coach Johnny Orr died. Look back at this KCCI archive video, in which Orr talks about his legacy.

Legendary Iowa State basketball coach Johnny Orr has died at age 86. Legendary Iowa State basketball coach Johnny Orr has died at age 86. Skip to content. NOWCAST KCCI News at 6am Weekday Mornings.

Iowa State takes on N.C. Central this Friday in San Antonio, the first game in what it hopes is a deep tourney run. In 14 seasons at Iowa State, Orr took the Cyclones to the NCAA tournament six times.

They're honoring Johnny Orr at Iowa State today and tonight before the Cyclones' men's basketball game against Kansas. A $150,000 statue, a sports bar-themed area named for him, and a pregame ...

Longtime former basketball coach Johnny Orr has died at 86. ... His death was confirmed Tuesday by Iowa State, where Orr led the Cyclones to a school-record 218 wins from 1980 until 1994.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Johnny Orr, the fist-pumping basketball coach who led Michigan to the national title game and Iowa State into national prominence, has died. He was 86. His death was confirmed ...