2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Emerald Coast Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 22
2015–16 record	23–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (1st season)
Assistant coach	T.J. Otzelberger
Assistant coach	Daniyal Robinson
Assistant coach	William Small
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas †	15	–	3	.833	33	–	5	.868
#8 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#7 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	29	–	8	.784
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#21 Baylor	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
#22 Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375
TCU	2	–	16	.111	12	–	21	.364

† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 23–12 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 5th place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Iona and Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.

Previous season

They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference Tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the second round.

After months of speculation it was announced on June 2, 2015 that Fred Hoiberg would be accepting the head coach position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.^[1]

On June 8, 2015 it was announced that Iowa State would be hiring Murray State head coach Steve Prohm for the same position.^[2]

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Bryce Dejean-Jones	Guard	Graduated
Dustin Hogue	Forward	Graduated
Daniel Edozie	Forward	Graduated
Sherron Dorsey-Walker	Guard	Transferred to Oakland
Kourtlin Jackson	Guard	Transferred to Southern Miss
Clayton Custer	Guard	Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Daniel Stensland	Guard	Left basketball team
Georgios Tsalmpouris	Center	Left to play professionally in the Greek Basketball League
Reference:^[3]

Recruiting

Prep recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Noskowiak PG	Sun Prairie, WI	Sun Prairie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 26, 2015
Nick Noskowiak PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Brady Ernst PF	Clinton, IA	Clinton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 25, 2015
Brady Ernst PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Simeon Carter PF	Charlotte, NC	West Charlotte	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Simeon Carter PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 75
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 February 8, 2017. "2015 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Jordan Ashton	Guard	Mount Pleasant, IA	Kirkwood CC	2	Ashton was eligible to play immediately.
Nick Weiler-Babb	Guard	Arlington, TX	Arkansas	3	Weiler-Babb sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Reference:^[4]

Roster

2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	00	Carter, SimeonSimeon Carter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	West Charlotte	Charlotte, NC
5.0 !C	1	McKay, JameelJameel McKay	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Pulaski Indian Hills CC Marquette	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	2	Nader, AbdelAbdel Nader	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Niles North Northern Illinois	Skokie, IL
1.5 !G	3	Cooke, HalliceHallice Cooke	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	St. Anthony Oregon State	Union City, NJ
1.5 !G	4	Greder, WesleyWesley Greder (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA
1.5 !G	11	Morris, MonteMonte Morris	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Beecher	Flint, MI
1.5 !G	14	Weiler-Babb, NickNick Weiler-Babb	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	James Martin Arkansas	Arlington, TX
1.5 !G	15	Long, NazNaz Long (C)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Findlay Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
1.5 !G	21	Thomas, MattMatt Thomas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Onalaska	Onalaska, WI
1.5 !G	23	Ashton, JordanJordan Ashton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Mount Pleasant Northwest Missouri State Kirkwood CC	Mount Pleasant, IA
5.0 !C	24	Nezlek, StuartStuart Nezlek (W)	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fenwick	Oak Park, IL
1.5 !G	30	Burton, DeonteDeonte Burton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Vincent Marquette	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	31	Niang, GeorgesGeorges Niang (C)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Tilton School	Methuen, MA
4.0 !PF	33	Ernst, BradyBrady Ernst	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Clinton	Clinton, IA

Head coach

Steve Prohm (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

TJ Otzelberger
William Small
Daniyal Robinson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2015* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 7	Grand Valley State	W 106–60		20 – Mitrou-Long	11 – McKay	8 – Thomas	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
Regular season
November 13, 2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 7	vs. Colorado	W 68–62	1–0	17 – Niang	10 – McKay	4 – Morris	Sanford Pentagon (3,200) Sioux Falls, SD
November 16, 2015* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 7	Chicago State Emerald Coast Classic	W 106–64	2–0	25 – McKay	11 – Tied	8 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,111) Ames, IA
November 23, 2015* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 4	Chattanooga Emerald Coast Classic	W 83–63	3–0	24 – Mitrou-Long	17 – McKay	10 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (13,305) Ames, IA
November 27, 2015* 6:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 4	vs. Virginia Tech Emerald Coast Classic Semifinals	W 99–77	4–0	23 – McKay	11 – Nader	7 – Morris	The Arena (2,222) Niceville, FL
November 28, 2015* 6:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 4	vs. Illinois Emerald Coast Classic Championship	W 84–73	5–0	23 – Niang	9 – Morris	6 – Morris	The Arena (2,222) Niceville, FL
December 1, 2015* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 5	North Dakota State	W 84–64	6–0	21 – Nader	19 – McKay	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,272) Ames, IA
December 7, 2015* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 4	Buffalo	W 84–63	7–0	31 – Niang	12 – Niang	10 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,130) Ames, IA
December 11, 2015* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 4	Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	W 83–82	8–0	20 – Tied	12 – McKay	9 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
December 13, 2015* 5:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 4	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 78–64	9–0	18 – McKay	8 – McKay	11 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,284) Ames, IA
December 19, 2015* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 5	vs. Northern Iowa Big Four Classic	L 79–81	9–1	30 – Niang	7 – Nader	6 – Morris	Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
December 22, 2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 11	at No. 22 Cincinnati	W 81–79	10–1	24 – Niang	10 – Niang	7 – Morris	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2015* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 11	Coppin State	W 104–84	11–1	21 – Nader	9 – Niang	11 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 2, 2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 11	at No. 3 Oklahoma	L 83–87	11–2 (0–1)	29 – Niang	9 – McKay	3 – Morris	Lloyd Noble Center (11,251) Norman, OK
January 6, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 13	Texas Tech	W 76–69	12–2 (1–1)	19 – McKay	14 – McKay	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 9, 2016 2:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	Baylor	L 89–94	12–3 (1–2)	22 – Niang	8 – Nader	6 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 12, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	at Texas	L 91–94 ^OT	12–4 (1–3)	27 – Niang	16 – Nader	7 – Morris	Frank Erwin Center (10,663) Austin, TX
January 16, 2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 17	at Kansas State	W 76–63	13–4 (2–3)	19 – Morris	6 – 3 tied	4 – Morris	Bramlage Coliseum (12,462) Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 19	No. 1 Oklahoma	W 82–77	14–4 (3–3)	22 – Niang	13 – McKay	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 23, 2016 3:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 19	at TCU	W 73–60	15–4 (4–3)	18 – Morris	10 – McKay	6 – Morris	Schollmaier Arena (6,014) Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 14	No. 4 Kansas	W 85–72	16–4 (5–3)	21 – Morris	5 – Tied	9 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 30, 2016* 1:00 PM, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 5 Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 62–72	16–5	15 – Niang	14 – McKay	6 – Morris	Reed Arena (12,473) College Station, TX
February 2, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	No. 14 West Virginia	L 76–81	16–6 (5–4)	20 – Niang	6 – Burton	10 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 6, 2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	at Oklahoma State	W 64–59	17–6 (6–4)	18 – Niang	9 – Niang	8 – Morris	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561) Stillwater, OK
February 10, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	at Texas Tech	L 82–85 ^OT	17–7 (6–5)	20 – Burton	9 – Niang	9 – Morris	United Supermarkets Arena (6,715) Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2016 7:30 PM, ESPN	No. 14	No. 24 Texas	W 85–75	18–7 (7–5)	24 – Morris	8 – Nader	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 16, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	at No. 25 Baylor	L 91–100 ^OT	18–8 (7–6)	26 – Niang	8 – Niang	11 – Morris	Ferrell Center (5,556) Waco, TX
February 20, 2016 6:30 PM, ESPNU	No. 13	TCU	W 92–83	19–8 (8–6)	27 – Niang	14 – Burton	11 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 22, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 17	at No. 14 West Virginia	L 87–97	19–9 (8–7)	23 – Nader	5 – Tied	5 – Niang	WVU Coliseum (10,683) Morgantown, WV
February 27, 2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	Kansas State	W 80–61	20–9 (9–7)	20 – Thomas	17 – McKay	8 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 29, 2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 21	Oklahoma State	W 58–50	21–9 (10–7)	19 – Nader	10 – Tied	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,383) Ames, IA
March 5, 2016 3:00 PM, ESPN	No. 21	at No. 1 Kansas	L 78–85	21–10 (10–8)	22 – Niang	9 – McKay	5 – Niang	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
03/10/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 21	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Quarterfinals	L 76–79	21–11 (10–8)	31 – Niang	9 – Tied	5 – Niang	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2016* 1:00 PM, TBS	(#4) No. 22	vs. (#13) Iona First Round	W 94–81	22–11 (10–8)	28 – Niang	9 – McKay	8 – Morris	Pepsi Center (19,499) Denver, CO
03/19/2016* 5:10 pm, TBS	(#4) No. 22	vs. (#12) Little Rock Second Round	W 78–61	23–11 (10–8)	28 – Niang	10 – McKay	4 – Tied	Pepsi Center (19,551) Denver, CO
03/25/2016* 6:10 pm, CBS	(#4) No. 22	vs. (#1) No. 4 Virginia Sweet Sixteen	L 71–84	23–12	30 – Niang	8 – Niang	8 – Morris	United Center (21,490) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP Poll^[5]	7	7	7	4	5	4	5	11	11	13	17	19	14	13	14	13	17	21	21	22
Coaches Poll^[5]	7	7	7	5	4	2	2	9	9	14	18	21	16	14	15	15	17	20	19	19	15

Awards and honors

All-Americans^[6]

Georges Niang (2nd Team)

Senior CLASS All-American^[6]

Georges Niang

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year^[7]

Deonte Burton

Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[8]

Matt Thomas (basketball)

All-Conference Selections^[6]

Georges Niang (1st Team)

Monte Morris (1st Team)

Jameel McKay (Honorable Mention)

Abdel Nader (Honorable Mention)

Matt Thomas (Honorable Mention)

Big 12 Player of the Week^[7]

Monte Morris (November 29)

Jameel McKay (December 13)

Monte Morris (January 24)

References

↑ "Iowa State moving forward after Hoiberg leaves for Bulls - The Gazette".
↑ "Prohm Named Iowa State Head Men's Basketball Coach".
↑ "2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
↑ "2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
1 2 "2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
1 2 3 "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
1 2 "2013 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big12.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
↑ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" 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 2016–17
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Iowa State University
Located in: Ames, Iowa
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People	John Vincent Atanasoff George Washington Carver Carrie Chapman Catt Jack Trice ISU Presidents Notable Alumni & Faculty
Founded: 1858

Big 12 Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Baylor Bears Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns Texas Tech Red Raiders West Virginia Mountaineers
Championships & awards	Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Big 12/SEC Challenge
Seasons	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 2016–17 2017–18

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