From the archives: T.J. Otzelberger, Alison Lacey find love through basketball at Iowa State.
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2013, a few months before T.J. Otzelberger and Alison Lacey were married.
ANKENY — They see each other early in the morning, and then again late at night.
Unless one’s on the road for a game.
Then they might go days before hanging out together in the Ankeny townhome they share.
Welcome to the world of two college basketball coaches — man and woman — living under one roof.
Welcome to the world of T.J. Otzelberger and Alison Lacey, a few months before their June 1 wedding.
The former Cyclone women’s basketball star who now is the head coach at Marshalltown Community College is getting hitched to Fred Hoiberg’s top assistant.
And after the ceremony, a free-throw shooting contest just might break out — the reception will be at (of course) an athletic club.
“It won’t have a basketball theme,” Lacey promised during a rare night at home with her soon-to-be husband. “That would be very expected — very cookie-cutter.”
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From 2013: Alison Lacey and T.J. Otzelberger hang out at their Ankeny home.