2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Diamond Head Classic champions Big 12 Tournament champions
NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. Connecticut, L 76–81
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#9
2013–14 record	28–8 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (4th year)
Assistant coach	Doc Sadler
Assistant coach	Cornell Mann
Assistant coach	Matt Abdelmassih
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
#21 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
#9 Iowa State †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	8	.778
Texas	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Kansas State	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
#23 Baylor	9	–	9	.500	26	–	12	.684
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
TCU	0	–	18	.000	9	–	22	.290

† 2014 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were led by fourth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg. The team played its home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were champions of the Big 12 Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated North Carolina Central and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Connecticut.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chris Babb	2	G	6'5"	225	RS Senior	Arlington, Texas	Graduated
Korie Lucious	13	G	5'11"	175	RS Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Graduated
Will Clyburn	21	G	6'7"	205	RS Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Graduated
Anthony Booker	22	F	6'9"	250	RS Senior	St. Louis, Missouri	Graduated
Austin McBeth	12	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Wayland, Iowa	Graduated
Tyrus McGee	25	G	6'2"	205	Senior	Stringtown, Oklahoma	Graduated
Cameron Fowler	5	G	6'0"	165	Freshman	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Niagara
Kerwin Okoro	11	G	6'5"	220	Freshman	Bronx, New York	Transferred to Rutgers

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matt Thomas SG	Onalaska, WI	Onalaska	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 14, 2012
Matt Thomas SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Monte Morris PG	Flint, MI	Beecher	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 27, 2012
Monte Morris PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: 27 ESPN: 30
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Iowa State 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16th, 2013. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help) "2013 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 16th, 2013. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help) "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16th, 2013. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help) "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 16th, 2013. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help) "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16th, 2013. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help)

Coach Fred Hoiberg also received commitments from junior college transfers Dustin Hogue (Indian Hills Community College), K.J. Bluford (Northeast Community College), Richard Amardi (Indian Hills Community College), and Daniel Edozie (Tyler Junior College) along with Deandre Kane from Marshall.

Season

Preseason

Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg announced the team's full schedule on August 8, 2013.^[1] The Cyclones' schedule included seven teams that made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2013, including defending runner-up Michigan. Iowa State scheduled to play against Auburn in the inaugural Big 12/SEC Challenge, as well as participating in the Diamond Head Classic. The Cyclones also scheduled their annual rivalry games against Northern Iowa and Iowa. Iowa State's conference schedule included one home game and one away game against each of the other nine members of the Big 12 Conference.^[1]

Roster

2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
3.5 !F	2	Nader, AbdelAbdel Nader	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Niles North Northern Illinois	Skokie, IL
3.5 !F	3	Ejim, MelvinMelvin Ejim	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brewster Academy	Toronto, Ontario
1.5 !G	4	Dorsey-Walker, SherronSherron Dorsey-Walker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Pershing	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	11	Morris, MonteMonte Morris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Beecher	Flint, MI
1.5 !G	12	Jackson, KourtlinKourtlin Jackson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Hoover John Wood CC	Des Moines, IA
1.5 !G	15	Long, NazNaz Long	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Findlay Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
1.5 !G	21	Thomas, MattMatt Thomas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Onalaska	Onalaska, WI
3.5 !F	22	Hogue, DustinDustin Hogue	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lincoln Indian Hills CC	Yonkers, NY
1.5 !G	23	Bluford, K.J.K.J. Bluford	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Robbinsdale Armstrong Northeast CC	Minneapolis, MN
5.0 !C	24	Gibson, PercyPercy Gibson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 269 lb (122 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southeastern	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	31	Niang, GeorgesGeorges Niang	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Tilton School	Methuen, MA
3.5 !F	33	Ellerman, TylerTyler Ellerman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dallas Center-Grimes	Dallas Center, IA
3.5 !F	42	Edozie, DanielDaniel Edozie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Centennial Tyler JC	Compton, CA
1.5 !G	50	Kane, DeAndreDeAndre Kane	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	The Patterson School Marshall	Pittsburgh, PA

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Doc Sadler (Arkansas)
Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's)
Cornell Mann (Akron)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source:

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2013*		Augustana (SD)	W 88–70^[2]		Hilton Coliseum (13,326)
Regular season
11/10/2013*		UNC Wilmington	W 95–62^[3]	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
11/12/2013*		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 80–50^[4]	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,238)
11/17/2013*		#7 Michigan	W 77–70	3–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
11/20/2013*	#21	at BYU	W 90–88	4–0	Marriott Center (15,808)
11/25/2013*	#17	UMKC	W 110–51	5–0	Hilton Coliseum (12,960)
12/02/2013*	#17	Auburn (Big 12/SEC Challenge)	W 99–70	6–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,889)
12/07/2013*	#17	vs. Northern Iowa (Big Four Classic)	W 91–82 ^OT	7–0	Wells Fargo Arena (14,512)
12/13/2013*	#17	#23 Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)	W 85–82	8–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
12/22/2013*	#17	vs. George Mason (Diamond Head Classic First Round)	W 79–67	9–0	Stan Sheriff Center (8,694)
12/23/2013*	#14	vs. Akron (Diamond Head Classic Semifinals)	W 83–60	10–0	Stan Sheriff Center (7,140)
12/25/2013*	#14	vs. Boise State (Diamond Head Classic Championship)	W 70–66	11–0	Stan Sheriff Center (6,769)
12/31/2013*	#13	Northern Illinois	W 99–63	12–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/04/2014	#13	at Texas Tech	W 73–62	13–0 (1–0)	United Spirit Arena (5,861)
01/07/2014	#9	#7 Baylor	W 87–72	14–0 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/11/2014	#9	at Oklahoma	L 82–87	14–1 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,105)
01/13/2014	#8	#15 Kansas	L 70–77	14–2 (2–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/18/2014	#8	at Texas	L 76–86	14–3 (2–3)	Frank Erwin Center (12,709)
01/25/2014	#16	#22 Kansas State	W 81–75	15–3 (3–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/29/2014	#16	at #6 Kansas	L 81–92	15–4 (3–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
02/01/2014	#16	#23 Oklahoma	W 81–75	16–4 (4–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/03/2014	#16	at #19 Oklahoma State	W 98–97 ^3OT	17–4 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,132)
02/08/2014	#16	TCU	W 84–69	18–4 (6–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/10/2014	#11	at West Virginia	L 77–102	18–5 (6–5)	WVU Coliseum (8,177)
02/15/2014	#11	Texas Tech	W 70–64	19–5 (7–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/18/2014	#17	#19 Texas	W 85–76	20–5 (8–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/22/2014	#17	at TCU	W 71–60	21–5 (9–5)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,778)
02/26/2014	#15	West Virginia	W 83–66	22–5 (10–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
03/01/2014	#15	at Kansas State	L 73–80	22–6 (10–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
03/04/2014	#16	at Baylor	L 61–74	22–7 (10–7)	Ferrell Center
03/08/2014	#16	Oklahoma State	W 85–81 ^OT	23–7 (11–7)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Big 12 Tournament
03/13/2014	#16	vs. Kansas State (Quarterfinals)	W 91–85^[5]	24–7	Sprint Center (18,972)
03/14/2014	#16	vs. #10 Kansas (Semifinals)	W 94–83^[6]	25–7	Sprint Center (18,972)
03/15/2014	#16	vs. Baylor (Championship)	W 74–65^[7]	26–7	Sprint Center (19,108)
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014*	#9 (3 E)	vs. (14 E) North Carolina Central (Second round)	W 93–75^[8]	27–7	AT&T Center (11,690)
03/23/2014*	#9 (3 E)	vs. #19 (6 E) North Carolina (Third round)	W 85–83	28–7	AT&T Center (13,431)
03/28/2014*	#9 (3 E)	vs. #18 (7 E) Connecticut (Sweet Sixteen)	L 76–81	28–8	Madison Square Garden (19,314)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. For NCAA tournament (#) is seed within region E=East. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not Ranked. RV = Receiving Votes.
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20	Final
AP	NR^[9]	NR^[10]	21^[11]	17^[12]	17^[13]	17^[14]	17^[15]	14^[16]	13^[17]	9^[18]	8^[19]	16^[20]	16^[21]	16	11	17	15	16	16	9	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	22	18	16	13	13	12	7	10	17	18	17	14	19	17	17	16	9	11

References

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↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 2 (Nov. 11)". ESPN.com. November 11, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 3 (Nov. 18)". ESPN.com. November 18, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
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↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 7 (Dec. 16)". ESPN.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 8 (Dec. 23)". ESPN.com. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 9 (Dec. 30)". ESPN.com. December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 10 (Jan. 6)". ESPN.com. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 12 (Jan. 20)". ESPN.com. January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 13 (Jan. 27)". ESPN.com. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Venues	State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)

Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic) Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band

People	Head coaches Notable players

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Before the season

Departures

Recruits

Season

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References