1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones wordmark 1995 stacked Cyclones.png Big 12 Conference Big 12 12-18 5-11 Tim Floyd 4th Sam Weaver Gar Forman Tom Bardal Hilton Coliseum The 1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament. At the conclusion of the season, head coach Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/24/sports/basketball-floyd-is-hired-but-bulls-still-court-jackson.html BASKETBALL; Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson New York Times 2017-02-14 Previous season The previous season was the Cyclones' first year in the newly-formed Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference, and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formerly of the Southwest Conference, which had dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year as well.https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/08/16/big-12-expansion-oral-history-big-8-swc-merger si.com Big 12 expansion: Oral history of Big 8-SWC merger | SI.com 2017-02-14 The Cyclones finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for third place. They defeated Texas Tech, and lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #6 seed. In the tournament, they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to UCLA. The Cyclones saw individual success with Dedric Willoughby being named All-American Second Team, NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team, and first team All-Big Eight.http://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf Men's Basketball Traditions cyclones.com 2017-02-01 Offseason departures Offseason departuresNamePositionReason for departure Kelvin Cato Center Graduated/NBA draft Jacy Holloway Guard Graduated Dedric Willoughby Guard Graduated Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq Guard Graduated Kenny Pratt Forward Graduated Shawn Bankhead Forward Graduated Russ Schoenauer Forward Left basketball team DeAndre Harris Guard Transferred out of programReference:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1998.html sports-reference.com 1997-98 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2017-02-14 Preseason Head Coach Tim Floyd signed McDonald's All-American Marcus Fizer.http://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/mcdonalds/rosters/1997 basketball.realgm.com 1997 McDonalds All-American Rosters - High School Basketball - RealGM 2017-02-14 Fizer was the first, and to date, only McDonald's All-American to sign with Iowa State. Floyd first started recruiting Fizer when he was coaching at New Orleans.http://www.scout.com/college/iowa-state/story/1432751-in-retrospect-marcus-fizer Carmon Wilson scout.com In Retrospect: Marcus Fizer – Iowa State – Scout 2017-02-14 Floyd also replenished the back-court with junior college transfers Jerry Curry, Tim Stevens, and Delvin Washington.http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_6ef8c25b-3e99-5662-93d8-c9e0e65e4574.html Newcomers optimistic about season iowastatedaily.com 2017-02-14 Preseason poll Preseason pollFinishSchool 1 Kansas 2 Oklahoma 3 Texas 4 Missouri 5 Nebraska 6 Iowa State 7 Oklahoma State 8 Texas Tech 9 Colorado 10 Baylor 11 Texas A&M 12 Kansas StateReference:http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/147025.pdf 2008-09 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide big12sports.com 2017-02-12 Incoming players Incoming playersNamePositionHeightWeightPrevious schoolHometown Marcus Fizer Forward 6'8" 240 lbs. Arcadia High Arcadia, Louisiana Lee Love Guard 6'1" 170 lbs. St. Augustine High New Orleans Lamont Sides Guard 6'2" 160 lbs. Marine Military Academy High Point, North Carolina Delvin Washington Guard 6'2" 200 lbs. Butler County CC Port Arthur, Texas Martin Rancik Forward 6'8" 230 lbs. Saint Louis Park Nitra, SK Paris Corner Guard 6'1" 185 lbs. West Brook High Beaumont, Texas Jerry Curry Guard 6'1" 195 lbs. Jacksonville CC Jackson, Tennessee Andy Strensrud Guard 6'9" 245 lbs. Lake Mills High Lake Mills, Iowa Chris Riddens Forward 6'9" 210 lbs. Mountain Grove High School Mountain Grove, Missouri Walter Moore Forward 6'9" 230 lbs. Parkway Central Chesterfield, Missouri Tim Stevens Guard 6'0" 180 lbs. Joliet JC Minooka, IllinoisReference: Roster 1997 Iowa State Cyclones y yes Matt Knoll 3 G 5 11 160 sr Gilman, Iowa East Marshall C Brad Johnson 4 G 6 5 200 sr Geneseo, Illinois Indian Hills CC C Marcus Fizer y 5 F 6 8 240 fr Arcadia, Louisiana Arcadia High Lee Love 10 G 6 1 170 fr New Orleans St. Augustine High Lamont Sides 11 G 6 2 160 fr High Point, North Carolina Marine Military Academy Tim Stevens y 12 G 6 0 180 jr Minooka, Illinois Joliet Junior College Delvin Washington 13 G 6 2 200 jr Port Arthur, Texas Butler County CC Martin Rancik y 51 F 6 8 230 fr Nitra, SK Saint Louis Park Paris Corner 21 G 6 1 185 fr Beaumont, Texas West Brook High Stevie Johnson 23 F 6 4 225 so Beaumont, Mississippi Perry Central Jerry Curry 24 G 6 1 195 jr Jackson, Tennessee Jacksonville CC Andy Strensrud 31 F/C 6 9 245 fr Lake Mills, Iowa Lake Mills High Jason Teeter 33 G 6 5 180 so Algona, Iowa Algona High Chris Riddens 34 F 6 9 210 fr y yes Mountain Grove, Missouri Mountain Grove High School Klay Edwards 40 F 6 9 225 jr y Morning Sun, Iowa Winfield-Mt. Union Paul Shirley y 45 F 6 9 230 so Meriden, Kansas Jefferson West Walter Moore 50 F/C 6 9 230 fr y yes Chesterfield, Missouri Parkway Central Tony Rampton y 55 C 7 0 230 jr New Plymouth, NZ Waseca High Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Steve Krafcisin (Iowa) Schedule and results November 9, 1997 3:30 pm yes Budućnost (Yugoslavia) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 85-70 November 19, 1997 7:00 pm yes World Basketball Opportunities Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 78-83 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 23, 1997 3:00 pm yes Northern Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CTN 48-54 10,132 0-1 |- November 29, 1997 7:05 pm yes Texas–Arlington Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CTN 66-58 7.693 1-1 |- December 2, 1997 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CTN 83-59 9,240 2-1 |- December 5, 1997 8:00 pm yes Texas Southern Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge CTN 83-60 7,850 3-1 |- December 6, 1997 8:00 pm yes Coppin State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge CTN 77-74 OT 9,061 4-1 |- December 10, 1997 7:05 pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa Drake 61-63 6,430 4-2 |- December 13, 1997 4:00 pm yes Iowa 10 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CTN 59-60 14,151 4-3 |- December 20, 1997 8:05 pm yes Alaska-Anchorage Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Challenge CTN 57-55 9,041 5-3 |- December 21, 1997 8:00 pm yes Detroit Mercy Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Challenge CTN 56-67 8,026 5-4 |- December 24, 1997 4:00 pm CT yes yes TCU 25 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic FSN 54-93 500 5-5 |- December 25, 1997 2:00 pm CT yes yes Saint Louis Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 62-57 500 6-5 |- December 26, 1997 2:00 pm CT yes yes Murray State Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 76-84 OT 500 6-6 |- December 29, 1997 8:05 pm yes yes New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans CTN 70-68 5,029 7-6 |- January 3, 1998 7:00 pm yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas CTN 55-66 8,174 7-7 0-1 |- January 10, 1998 3:00 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big 12 75-62 13,932 8-7 1-1 |- January 14, 1998 7:00 pm yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas CTN 59-77 8,100 8-8 1-2 |- January 17, 1998 7:00 pm Texas A&M Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big 12 68-59 11,830 9-8 2-2 |- January 21, 1998 8:00 pm Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma Big 12 63-64 9,631 9-9 2-3 |- January 24, 1999 12:45 pm yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska Big 12 49-63 10,565 9-10 2-4 |- January 27, 1998 8:00 pm Texas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big 12 85-82 10,251 10-10 3-4 |- January 31, 1998 3:00 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Big 12 56-63 13,300 10-11 3-5 |- February 4, 1998 8:00 pm Kansas 3 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big 12 62-83 14,044 10-12 3-6 |- February 7, 1998 3:00 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado Big 12 52-70 5,633 10-13 3-7 |- February 9, 1998 7:00 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 66-81 10,210 10-14 3-8 |- February 14, 1998 12:45 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big 12 80-63 10,346 11-14 4-8 |- February 18, 1998 7:00 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CTN 63-62 12,203 12-14 5-8 |- February 21, 1998 3:00 pm yes Kansas 4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 54-71 16,300 12-15 5-9 |- February 25, 1998 7:00 pm yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas CTN 54-69 4,785 12-16 5-10 |- February 28, 1998 7:00 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN 62-70 13,465 12-17 5-11 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big 12 Tournament |- March 5, 1998 8:30 pm yes Missouri Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First round Big 12 55-74 13,800 12-18 5-11 |- AP poll Central Time Awards and honors All-Big 12 Selections Marcus Fizer (Third team) Academic All-Big 12 Paul Shirley (First team) Klay Edwards (Second team) Ralph A. Olsen Award Marcus Fizer Big 12 Freshman of the Year Marcus Fizer Big 12 Freshman of the Week Marcus Fizer (January 4th) Marcus Fizer (January 11th) Marcus Fizer (February 23rd) Marcus Fizer (March 1st) References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc