Since T.J. Otzelberger took over as head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team, there is one thing you could count on his teams to do: play defense.

His teams have always performed at an elite level on that end of the court. If players don’t get the job done on defense, getting on the court is a difficult endeavor. However, he has several players who are going to get after it on that end this season.

Point guard Tamin Lipsey has been one of the best defensive players in the country since starting his collegiate career in Ames. Currently eligible for a fifth season , he will once again fall into that category. However, for an exercise done over at CBS Sports, 5-in-5 seniors were not included in their selections of the best defensive players in the country .

Instead, his teammate, Killyan Toure, made the cut.…