2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Big 12 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#9
2014–15 record	25–9 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (5th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Abdelmassih
Assistant coach	Charlie Henry
Assistant coach	Cornell Mann
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#9 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#13 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
#16 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
#20 West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Texas	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
TCU	4	–	14	.222	18	–	15	.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406

† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were led by fifth-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 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to be champions of the Big 12 Tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by UAB in the second round.

Previous Season

The Cyclones finished the season 28–8, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second 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 eventual national champion Connecticut.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Melvin Ejim	3	F	6'6"	230	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft
K. J. Bluford	23	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Minneapolis, MN	Transferred to Northern Arizona
Percy Gibson	24	C	6'9"	269	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Oakland
Tyler Ellerman	33	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Dallas Center, IA	Graduated
DeAndre Kane	50	G	6'4"	195	RS Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bryce Dejean-Jones	13	G	6'5"	210	RS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred from UNLV. Eligible to play immediately since Dejean-Jones graduated from UNLV.

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Clayton Custer PG	Onalaska, WI	Blue Valley Northwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Nov 19, 2012
Clayton Custer PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Georgios Tsalmpouris C	Greece	Pierikos	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	N/A	May 10, 2014
Georgios Tsalmpouris C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "2014 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

Recruits Class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darien Williams PF	San Francisco, CA	Iowa Western CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 13, 2014
Darien Williams PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "2015 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
3.5 !F	1	McKay, JameelJameel McKay	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%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Pulaski Indian Hills CC/Marquette	Milwaukee, WI
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%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Niles North Northern Illinois	Skokie, IL
1.5 !G	3	Custer, ClaytonClayton Custer	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Blue Valley Northwest	Overland Park, KS
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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Pershing	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	11	Morris, MontéMonté 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%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Beecher	Flint, MI
1.5 !G	12	Jackson, KourtlinKourtlin Jackson	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)	3.0 !Jr	Hoover John Wood CC	Des Moines, IA
1.5 !G	13	Dejean-Jones, BryceBryce Dejean-Jones	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%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Taft UNLV/USC	Los Angeles, CA
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)	3.0 !Jr	Findlay Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
1.5 !G	21	Thomas, MattMatt Thomas	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)	2.0 !So	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%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lincoln Indian Hills CC	Yonkers, NY
3.5 !F	31	Niang, GeorgesGeorges Niang	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%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Tilton School	Methuen, MA
4.5 !F/C	34	Tsalmpouris, GeorgiosGeorgios Tsalmpouris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 227 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	3rd High School of Katerini	Katerini, Greece
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)	4.0 !Sr	Centennial Tyler JC	Compton, CA

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's)
Charlie Henry (Madonna)
Cornell Mann (Akron)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014*	#14	Viterbo	W 115–48		Hilton Coliseum (13,963)
Non-Conference regular season
11/14/2014*	#14	Oakland (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)	W 93–82	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
11/17/2014*	#14	Georgia State (CBE Hall of Fame Classic)	W 81–58	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,913)
11/24/2014*	#13	vs. Alabama (CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals)	W 84–74	3–0	Sprint Center (8,321)
11/25/2014*	#13	vs. Maryland (CBE Hall of Fame Classic final)	L 63–72	3–1	Sprint Center (9,034)
12/02/2014*	#20	Lamar	W 96–59	4–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,907)
12/04/2014*	#20	#18 Arkansas (Big 12/SEC Challenge)	W 95–77	5–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
12/09/2014*	#14	UMKC	W 73–56^[1]	6–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,902)
12/12/2014*	#14	at Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)	W 90–75	7–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
12/14/2014*	#14	Southern	W 88–78	8–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
12/20/2014*	#13	vs. Drake (Big Four Classic)	W 83–54	9–1	Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
12/31/2014*	#9	Mississippi Valley State	W 83–33	10–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/03/2015*	#9	vs. South Carolina (Brooklyn Hoops Showcase)	L 60–64	10–2	Barclays Center (3,546)
Big 12 Regular Season
01/06/2015	#17	Oklahoma State	W 63–61	11–2 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/10/2015	#17	at #14 West Virginia	W 74–72	12–2 (2–0)	WVU Coliseum (12,076)
01/14/2015	#11	at #22 Baylor	L 73–74	12–3 (2–1)	Ferrell Center (6,576)
01/17/2015	#11	#9 Kansas	W 86–81	13–3 (3–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/20/2015	#9	Kansas State	W 77–71	14–3 (4–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/24/2015	#9	at Texas Tech	L 73–78	14–4 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena (9,310)
01/26/2015	#15	#19 Texas	W 89–86	15–4 (5–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
01/31/2015	#15	TCU	W 83–66	16–4 (6–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/02/2015	#11	at #8 Kansas	L 76–89	16–5 (6–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
02/07/2015	#11	Texas Tech	W 75–38	17–5 (7–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/09/2015	#14	at #17 Oklahoma	L 83–94	17–6 (7–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,099)
02/14/2015	#14	#21 West Virginia	W 79–59	18–6 (8–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/18/2015	#14	at #22 Oklahoma State	W 70–65	19–6 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612)
02/21/2015	#14	at Texas	W 85–77	20–6 (10–4)	Frank Erwin Center (13,161)
02/25/2015	#12	#19 Baylor	L 70–79	20–7 (10–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/28/2015	#12	at Kansas State	L 69–70	20–8 (10–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
03/02/2015	#17	#15 Oklahoma	W 77–70	21–8 (11–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
03/07/2015	#17	at TCU	W 89–76	22–8 (12–6)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,076)
Big 12 Tournament
03/12/2015	#13	vs. Texas (Quarterfinals)	W 69–67	23–8 (12–6)	Sprint Center (18,972)
03/13/2015	#13	vs. #15 Oklahoma (Semifinals)	W 67–65	24–8 (12–6)	Sprint Center (18,972)
03/14/2015	#13	vs. #9 Kansas (Championship game)	W 70–66	25–8 (12–6)	Sprint Center (18,972)
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015*	#9 (3 S)	vs. (14 S) UAB (Second round)	L 59–60	25–9	KFC Yum! Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

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	Final
AP	14	14	13	20	14	13	12	9	17	11	9	15	11	14	14	12	17	13	9	n/a
Coaches	14	14	13	19	13	13	12	9	16	13	12	16	14	14	14	13	17	15	10	19

References

↑ http://www.cyclones.com/pdf9/3033558.pdf

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

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruits

Recruits Class of 2015

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References