2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones logo.svg Big 12 Conference Big 12 15 22 23–12 10–8 Steve Prohm 1st T. J. Otzelberger 8th Daniyal Robinson William Small Hilton Coliseum Emerald Coast Classic champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented 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 first 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 Iowa State finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas, https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400768441 Texas vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 12, 2015 - ESPN Oklahoma,https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400784977 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 13, 2015 - ESPN and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400785105 Iowa State vs. Kansas - Game Recap - March 14, 2015 - ESPN In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the second round.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400785446 UAB vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 19, 2015 - ESPN 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.http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-state-moving-forward-after-hoiberg-leaves-for-bulls-20150602 Iowa State moving forward after Hoiberg leaves for Bulls The Gazette On June 8, 2015, it was announced that Iowa State would be hiring Murray State head coach Steve Prohm for the same position.http://www.cyclones.com/news/2015/6/8/210137406.aspx Prohm Named Iowa State Head Men's Basketball Coach Offseason departures Offseason departuresNamePositionReason 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 LeagueReference:http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?roster=239&path=mbball 2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics Recruiting Prep recruits no no 2015 Nick Noskowiak PG Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Sun Prairie 6 2 180 04/26/2015 3 4 3 4 84 Brady Ernst PF Clinton, Iowa Clinton 6 8 200 6/25/2015 3 NR 3 NR NR Simeon Carter PF Charlotte, North Carolina West Charlotte 6 7 200 08/06/2015 3 3 3 NR NR 2015 Iowa State 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Iowa State Basketball Commits ESPN iowastate 171 66 75 February 8, 2017 yes Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNamePositionHometownPreviousschoolRemainingeligibilityNotes Jordan Ashton Guard Mount Pleasant, Iowa Kirkwood CC 2 Ashton was eligible to play immediately. Nick Weiler-Babb Guard Arlington, Texas Arkansas 3 Weiler-Babb sat out the 2015–16 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.Reference:http://www.cyclones.com/roster.aspx?roster=240&path=mbball 2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics Roster 2015 Iowa State Cyclones y yes Simeon Carter 00 F 6 8 215 fr Charlotte, North Carolina West Charlotte Jameel McKay y 1 C 6 9 225 sr y Milwaukee PulaskiIndian Hills CCMarquette Abdel Nader y 2 F 6 6 225 sr y Skokie, Illinois Niles NorthNorthern Illinois Hallice Cooke y 3 G 6 3 190 so y Union City, New Jersey St. AnthonyOregon State Wesley Greder 4 G 6 5 185 fr Gilbert, Iowa Gilbert High School W Monté Morris y 11 G 6 3 175 jr Flint, Michigan Beecher Nick Weiler-Babb y 14 G 6 5 205 so y yes Arlington, Texas James MartinArkansas Naz Long y 15 G 6 4 210 sr y Mississauga, Ontario Findlay Prep C Matt Thomas y 21 G 6 4 197 jr Onalaska, Wisconsin Onalaska basketball Jordan Ashton 23 G 6 4 195 jr y Mount Pleasant, Iowa Mount PleasantNorthwest Missouri StateKirkwood CC Stuart Nezlek 24 C 6 10 245 jr Oak Park, Illinois Fenwick W Deonte Burton basketball, born 1994 y 30 G 6 4 250 jr y Milwaukee VincentMarquette Georges Niang y 31 F 6 8 230 sr Methuen, Massachusetts Tilton School C Brady Ernst 33 PF 6 9 215 fr y yes y Clinton, Iowa Clinton Steve Prohm (Iowa State) T. J. Otzelberger William Small Daniyal Robinson http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10700&SPID=4252&SPSID=46664 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| Exhibition |- November 6, 2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Grand Valley State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv Mitrou-Long 20 McKay 11 Thomas 8 106–60 14,384 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| Regular season |- November 13, 2015 4:00 pm yes yes 7 Colorado Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota ESPN2 Niang 17 McKay 10 Morris 4 68–62 3,200 1–0 |- November 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Chicago State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Emerald Coast Classic Cyclones.tv McKay 25 Tied 11 Tied 8 106–64 14,111 2–0 |- November 23, 2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Chattanooga Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Emerald Coast Classic Cyclones.tv Mitrou-Long 24 McKay 17 Morris 10 83–63 13,305 3–0 |- November 27, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes 4 Virginia Tech The Arena Niceville, Florida Emerald Coast ClassicSemifinals CBSSN McKay 23 Nader 11 Morris 7 99–77 2,222 4–0 |- November 28, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes 4 Illinois The Arena Niceville, Florida Emerald Coast ClassicChampionship CBSSN Niang 23 Morris 9 Morris 6 84–73 2,222 5–0 |- December 1, 2015 7:00 pm yes 5 North Dakota State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv Nader 21 McKay 19 Morris 6 84–64 14,272 6–0 |- December 7, 2015 8:00 pm yes 4 Buffalo Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU Niang 31 Niang 12 Morris 10 84–63 14,130 7–0 |- December 11, 2015 6:30 pm yes 4 Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series ESPN2 Tied 20 McKay 12 Morris 9 83–82 14,384 8–0 |- December 13, 2015 5:00 pm yes 4 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv McKay 18 McKay 8 Morris 11 78–64 14,284 9–0 |- December 19, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes 5 Northern Iowa Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Big Four Classic ESPNU Niang 30 Nader 7 Morris 6 79–81   9–1 |- December 22, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes 11 Cincinnati 22 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati ESPN2 Niang 24 Niang 10 Morris 7 81–79 13,176 10–1 |- December 30, 2015 7:00 pm yes 11 Coppin State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclones.tv Nader 21 Niang 9 Morris 11 104–84 14,384 11–1 January 2, 2016 6:00 pm yes 11 Oklahoma 3 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma ESPN2 Niang 29 McKay 9 Morris 3 83–87 11,251 11–2 0–1 January 6, 2016 8:00 pm 13 Texas Tech Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU McKay 19 McKay 14 Morris 6 76–69 14,384 12–2 1–1 January 9, 2016 2:00 pm 13 Baylor Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 Niang 22 Nader 8 Niang 6 89–94 14,384 12–3 1–2 January 12, 2016 8:00 pm yes 17 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas ESPN2 Niang 27 Nader 16 Morris 7 91–94 OT 10,663 12–4 1–3 January 16, 2016 3:00 pm yes 17 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPNU Morris 19 3 tied 6 Morris 4 76–63 12,462 13–4 2–3 January 18, 2016 8:00 pm 19 Oklahoma 1 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Niang 22 McKay 13 Tied 3 82–77 14,384 14–4 3–3 January 23, 2016 3:00 pm yes 19 TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, Texas ESPNU Morris 18 McKay 10 Morris 6 73–60 6,014 15–4 4–3 January 25, 2016 8:00 pm 14 Kansas 4 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Morris 21 Tied 5 Morris 9 85–72 14,384 16–4 5–3 January 30, 2016 1:00 pm yes yes 14 Texas A&M 5 Reed Arena College Station, Texas Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN Niang 15 McKay 14 Morris 6 62–72 12,473 16–5 February 2, 2016 8:00 pm 13 West Virginia 14 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 Niang 20 Burton 6 Morris 10 76–81 14,384 16–6 5–4 February 6, 2016 1:00 pm yes 13 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPN2 Niang 18 Niang 9 Morris 8 64–59 6,561 17–6 6–4 February 10, 2016 8:00 pm yes 14 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, Texas ESPNU Burton 20 Niang 9 Morris 9 82–85 OT 6,715 17–7 6–5 February 13, 2016 7:30 pm 14 Texas 24 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Morris 24 Nader 8 Tied 3 85–75 14,384 18–7 7–5 February 16, 2016 8:00 pm yes 13 Baylor 25 Ferrell Center Waco, Texas ESPN2 Niang 26 Niang 8 Morris 11 91–100 OT 5,556 18–8 7–6 February 20, 2016 6:30 pm 13 TCU Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU Niang 27 Burton 14 Morris 11 92–83 14,384 19–8 8–6 February 22, 2016 8:00 pm yes 17 West Virginia 14 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN Nader 23 Tied 5 Niang 5 87–97 10,683 19–9 8–7 February 27, 2016 5:00 pm 17 Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 Thomas 20 McKay 17 Morris 8 80–61 14,384 20–9 9–7 February 29, 2016 6:00 pm 21 Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPNU Nader 19 Tied 10 Morris 6 58–50 14,383 21–9 10–7 March 5, 2016 3:00 pm yes 21 Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN Niang 22 McKay 9 Niang 5 78–85 16,300 21–10 10–8 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| Big 12 Tournament |- 03/10/2016 8:00 pm yes 21 6 Oklahoma 6 3 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals ESPNU Niang 31 Tied 9 Niang 5 76–79 18,972 21–11 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"| NCAA Tournament |- 03/17/2016 1:00 pm yes yes 22 4 MW 13 MW Iona Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado First Round TBS Niang 28 McKay 9 Morris 8 94–81 19,499 22–11 03/19/2016 5:10 pm yes yes 22 4 MW 12 MW Little Rock Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Second Round TBS Niang 28 McKay 10 Tied 4 78–61 19,551 23–11 03/25/2016 6:10 pm yes yes 22 4 MW 1 MW Virginia 4 United Center Chicago Sweet Sixteen CBS Niang 30 Niang 8 Morris 8 71–84 21,490 23–12 |- AP poll Central Time Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP pollhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings 2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings February 8, 2017 ESPN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100209082909/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings February 9, 2010 0 20 7 7 7 4 5 4 5 11 11 13 17 19 14 13 14 13 17 21 21 22 Coaches Poll 0 20 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-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 (2nd Team) Senior CLASS All-American Georges Niang Big 12 Newcomer 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 Deonte Burton Academic All-Big 12 First Teamhttp://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/pdfs/mbasketball/04_MBB_AAB12.pdf Academic All-Big 12 Announcement big12sports.com 2017-02-01 Matt Thomas (basketball) All-Conference Selections Georges Niang (1st Team) Monté Morris (1st Team) Jameel McKay (Honorable Mention) Abdel Nader (Honorable Mention) Matt Thomas (Honorable Mention) Big 12 Player of the Week Monté Morris (November 29) Jameel McKay (December 13) Monté Morris (January 24) References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc