JUL 20, 2015 6:03p ET
JUL 20, 2015 6:03p ET
AMES, Iowa (AP) Steve Prohm inherited more than just a talented team when he accepted the Iowa State job.
He also took over a group whose personality had already been forged through years of shared experiences - good and bad.
Prohm and the Cyclones are about to truly get to know one another.
Iowa State opened practice Monday in preparation for a four-game trip to Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid early next month. Prohm says the trip is ''not really about winning games and playing.