2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones logo.svg Big 12 Conference Big 12 19 9 25–9 12–6 Fred Hoiberg 5th Matt Abdelmassih Charlie Henry Cornell Mann Hilton Coliseum Big 12 Conference tournament champions NCAA tournament round of 64 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 coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his fifth season. They played their 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 second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the first round. At the conclusion of the season, head coach Fred Hoiberg accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. Previous season The Cyclones finished 28–8, and 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 3rd place in the regular season conference standings.http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 Big 12 Conference They defeated Kansas State, Kansas, and Baylor to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn an 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 UConn. Offseason departures Offseason departuresNamePositionReason for departure Melvin Ejim Forward Graduated DeAndre Kane Guard Graduated Tyler Ellerman Forward Graduated Percy Gibson Forward Transferred to Oakland K.J. Bluford Guard Transferred to Northern ArizonaReference:http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?roster=239&path=mbball 2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics Recruiting Prep recruits no no 2014 Clayton Custer PG Overland Park, Kansas Blue Valley Northwest 6 1 160 11/19/2012 3 3 3 3 75 Georgios Tsalmpouris C Katerini, GRE 3rd High School of Katerini 7 1 5/10/2014 NR NR NR NR NR 2014 Iowa State 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Iowa State Basketball Commits ESPN iowastate 171 66 115 February 7, 2017 yes Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNamePositionHometownPreviousschoolRemainingeligibilityNotes Bryce Dejean-Jones Guard Los Angeles UNLV 1 Dejean-Jones was eligible to play immediately. Hallice Cooke Guard Union City, New Jersey Oregon State 2 Cooke sat out the 2014–15 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. Deonte Burton Forward Milwaukee Marquette 1.5 Burton transferred after the fall semester of the 2014–15 season.He was eligible to play the spring semester of the 2015–16 season.Reference:http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?roster=240&path=mbball 2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics Roster 2014 Iowa State Cyclones y yes Jameel McKay y 1 F 6 9 215 jr y Milwaukee Marquette Abdel Nader y 2 F 6 6 230 jr y Skokie, Illinois Northern Illinois Hallice Cooke y 3 G 6 3 190 so y yes Union City, New Jersey Oregon State Clayton Custer y 3 G 6 0 175 fr Overland Park, Kansas Blue Valley Northwest Sherron Dorsey-Walker 4 G 6 4 200 so y Detroit Pershing Monté Morris y 11 G 6 2 170 so Flint, Michigan Beecher C Kourtlin Jackson 12 G 6 4 190 jr Des Moines, Iowa John Wood CC Bryce Dejean-Jones y 13 G 6 6 210 sr y Los Angeles UNLV Naz Long y 15 G 6 4 210 jr Mississauga, Ontario Findlay Prep C Matt Thomas basketball y 21 G 6 4 195 so Onalaska, Wisconsin Onalaska Dustin Hogue y 22 F 6 6 220 sr Yonkers, New York Indian Hills CC Deonte Burton basketball, born 1994 y 30 F 6 4 250 so y yes Milwaukee Marquette Georges Niang y 31 F 6 8 230 jr Methuen, Massachusetts Tilton School C Georgios Tsalmpouris y 34 C 7 1 227 fr Katerini, Greece 3rd High School of Katerini Daniel Edozie 42 F 6 8 235 sr Compton, California Tyler JC Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State) Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's) Charlie Henry (Madonna) Cornell Mann (Akron) Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition |- November 7, 2014 7:00 pm Viterbo Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv – – – 115–48 – – |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| Regular season |- November 14, 2014 7:00 pm yes 14 Oakland Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CBE Hall of Fame Classic Cyclones.tv Niang 30 Dejean-Jones 11 Niang 5 93–82 14,384 1–0 November 17, 2014 8:00 pm yes 14 Georgia State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CBE Hall of Fame Classic ESPNU Morris 19 Niang 11 Morris 9 81–58 13,913 2–0 November 24, 2014 8:30 pm yes yes 13 Alabama Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri CBE Hall of Fame ClassicSemifinals ESPN2 Niang 28 Thomas 8 Morris 12 84–74 8,321 3–0 November 25, 2014 8:30 pm yes yes 13 Maryland Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri CBE Hall of Fame ClassicChampionship ESPNU Dejean-Jones 17 Dejean-Jones 7 Niang 4 63–72 9,034 3–1 December 2, 2014 7:00 pm yes 20 Lamar Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv Thomas 14 Dejean-Jones 10 Dejean-Jones 8 96–59 13,907 4–1 December 4, 2014 8:00 pm yes 20 Arkansas 18 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 Dejean-Jones 27 Dejean-Jones 6 Niang 8 95–77 14,384 5–1 December 9, 2014 6:00 pm yes 14 UMKC Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU Dejean-Jones 22 Niang 7 Niang 7 73–56 13,902 6–1 December 12, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes 14 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series BTN Long 21 Hogue 13 Niang 7 90–75 15,400 7–1 December 14, 2014 5:00 pm yes 14 Southern Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv Dejean-Jones 18 Nader 8 Morris 5 88–78 14,384 8–1 December 20, 2014 4:00 pm yes yes 13 Drake Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Big Four Classic Mediacom Long 13 Hogue 5 Dejean-Jones 5 83–54 15,124 9–1 December 31, 2014 6:00 pm yes 9 Mississippi Valley State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv Long 24 Edozie 9 Dejean-Jones 6 83–33 14,384 10–1 January 3, 2015 5:00 pm yes yes 9 South Carolina Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Hoops Showcase CBSSN McKay 15 Niang 8 Niang 3 60–64 3,546 10–2 |- January 6, 2015 8:00 pm 17 Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 Hogue 17 Dejean-Jones 9 Morris 6 63–61 14,384 11–2 1–0 January 10, 2015 7:00 pm yes 17 West Virginia 14 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN2 Nader 19 Nader 7 Morris 6 74–72 12,076 12–2 2–0 January 14, 2015 8:00 pm yes 11 Baylor 22 Ferrell Center Waco, Texas ESPNU Long 19 Morris 7 Morris 9 73–74 6,576 12–3 2–1 January 17, 2015 8:00 pm 11 Kansas 9 ESPN College GameDay Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Long 20 Dejean-Jones 7 Morris 10 86–81 14,384 13–3 3–1 January 20, 2015 6:00 pm 9 Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 McKay 15 McKay 7 Niang 4 77–71 14,384 14–3 4–1 January 24, 2015 3:00 pm yes 9 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas ESPNU Morris 20 McKay 10 Morris 3 73–78 9,310 14–4 4–2 January 26, 2015 8:00 pm 15 Texas 19 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Niang 19 Long 7 Morris 6 89–86 14,384 15–4 5–2 January 31, 2015 1:00 pm 15 TCU Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU Niang 23 Niang 8 Morris 6 83–66 14,384 16–4 6–2 February 2, 2015 8:00 pm yes 11 Kansas 8 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN Niang 24 Dejean-Jones 9 Niang 5 76–89 16,300 16–5 6–3 February 7, 2015 1:00 pm 11 Texas Tech Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU McKay 17 McKay 8 Morris 6 75–38 14,384 17–5 7–3 February 9, 2015 8:00 pm yes 14 Oklahoma 17 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma ESPN Hogue 19 McKay 9 Niang 4 83–94 11,099 17–6 7–4 February 14, 2015 3:00 pm 14 West Virginia 21 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 Morris 19 McKay 8 Morris 5 79–59 14,384 18–6 8–4 February 18, 2015 8:00 pm yes 14 Oklahoma State 22 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPNU McKay 17 McKay 14 Morris 5 70–65 7,612 19–6 9–4 February 21, 2015 1:00 pm yes 14 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas ESPN2 Niang 17 McKay 9 Morris 5 85–77 13,161 20–6 10–4 February 25, 2015 8:00 pm 12 Baylor 19 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU McKay 21 McKay 8 Morris 6 70–79 14,384 20–7 10–5 February 28, 2015 4:00 pm yes 12 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPN2 Niang 21 McKay 10 Long 5 69–70 12,528 20–8 10–6 March 2, 2015 8:00 pm 17 Oklahoma 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Niang 23 McKay 12 Morris 5 77–70 14,384 21–8 11–6 March 7, 2015 7:30 pm yes 17 TCU Wilkerson-Greines Center Fort Worth, Texas ESPNews Niang 19 McKay 10 Niang 6 89–76 5,076 22–8 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| Big 12 Tournament |- March 12, 2015 6:00 pm y 13 2 Texas 7 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals ESPNU Morris 24 McKay 9 Niang 6 69–67 23–8 18,972 |- March 13, 2015 8:00 pm y 13 2 Oklahoma 15 3 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals ESPN2 Niang 13 McKay 9 Niang 4 67–65 24–8 18,972 |- March 14, 2015 5:00 pm y 13 2 Kansas 9 1 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Championship ESPN Niang 19 McKay 8 Morris 6 70–66 25–8 18,972 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| NCAA Tournament |- March 19, 2015 11:40 y 9 3 S UAB 14 S KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky Second round truTV Morris 15 McKay 12 Morris 4 59–60 25–9 |- AP poll Central Time Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP pollhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings 2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings February 7, 2017 ESPN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100209082909/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings February 9, 2010 0 20 14 14 14 13 20 14 13 12 9 17 11 9 15 11 14 14 12 17 13 9 Coaches Poll 0 20 14 14 14 13 19 13 13 12 9 16 13 12 16 14 14 14 13 17 15 10 19 Awards and honors All-Americanshttp://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170214202642/http://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf dead February 14, 2017 Men's Basketball Traditions cyclones.com 2017-02-01 Georges Niang (3rd Team) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Yearhttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209429962 2013 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced Big12.com 2017-02-07 Jameel McKay All-Conference Selections Georges Niang (1st Team) Monté Morris (2nd Team) Jameel McKay (3rd Team) Dustin Hogue (Honorable Mention) Big 12 All-Tournament Teamhttp://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/mbasketball/04_MBB_AAB12.pdf Academic All-Big 12 Announcement big12sports.com 2017-02-01 Georges Niang (MVP) Monté Morris Big 12 All-Defensive Team Jameel McKay Big 12 All-Newcomer Team Jameel McKay Academic All-Big 12 First Team Matt Thomas (basketball) References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc