Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg was asked about CU sophomore guard Alec Burks, who had just scored 29 points, including 25 in the second half of Colorado’s 77-75 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday.

“I thought Alec Burks was a (NBA) lottery pick before today,” Hoiberg said.

Hoiberg spent spent fifteen years in the NBA as a player or executive, so his evaluation carries some weight.

(Burks is) a big-time player,” Hoiberg said, “a prototypical wing inthe NBA, just the way he plays. (He) does such a good job of drawing fouls and drawing contact. He handles the ball extremely well, and he’s great in transition. And he shoots the ball.”

Burks averages 19.8 points per game on 44.9 percent shooting.