1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones wordmark 1995 stacked Cyclones.png Big 12 Conference Big 12 13 18 22–9 10–6 Tim Floyd 3rd Steve Krafcisin Hilton Coliseum 1997 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his third season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, and were an original member of the newly created 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 also dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year.https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/08/16/big-12-expansion-oral-history-big-8-swc-merger The oral history of the birth of the Big 12 Si.com 2017-08-09 The Cyclones finished the season 22–9 and 10–6 in conference play to finish in a tie 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, where they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to UCLA in overtime.Dollar rallies UCLA from 16 points down to oust Iowa State https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/03/21/dollar-rallies-ucla-from-16-points-down-to-oust-iowa-state-bruins-guard-drives-length-of-the-court-to-clinch-ot-win-74-73-midwest-regional/ The Baltimore Sun March 20, 1997 July 10, 2022 Previous season In the previous season, the Cyclones finished the season 24–9, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Nebraska, Missouri, and #5 Kansas to win the 1996 Big Eight conference tournament championship.http://bigeightsports.com/Sports/MensBasketball/MensBasketballChampionships.htm Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996) Bigeightsports.com 2017-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811110045/http://bigeightsports.com/Sports/MensBasketball/MensBasketballChampionships.htm 2015-08-11 dead This was Iowa State's first conference championship in program history. The conference championship earned them a bid to the NCAA tournament and a #5 seed. In the tournament, they defeated Cal and lost to Utah in the round of 32.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1996-schedule.html 1995-96 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results - College Basketball Sports-reference.com 2017-08-09 This was the Cyclones' final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year. The Cyclones saw individual success with Dedric Willoughby being named All-American honorable mention, first team All-Big Eight, and Big Eight tournament MVP. Tim Floyd was named Big Eight Coach of the Year, and was runner up for AP Coach of the Year.http://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf Men's Basketball Traditions Cyclones.com 2017-02-01 Preseason Preseason poll Preseason pollFinishSchool 1 Kansas 2 Texas 3 Iowa State 4 Oklahoma State 5 Missouri 6 Texas Tech 7 Oklahoma 8 Nebraska 9 Kansas State 10 Texas A&M 11 Colorado 12 BaylorReference: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 Brad Johnson Guard 6'5" 200 lbs. Indian Hills CC Geneseo, Illinois Jason Teeter Guard 6'5" 180 lbs. Algona High Algona, Iowa Paul Shirley Forward 6'9" 230 lbs. Jefferson West Meriden, Kansas Russ Schoenauer Forward 6'9" 235 lbs. Waukee Waukee, Iowa DeAndre Harris Guard 6'0" 190 lbs. Marshalltown CC MilwaukeeReference:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1997.html 1996-97 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball Sports-reference.com 2017-08-09 Roster 1996 Iowa State Cyclones y yes Matt Knoll 3 G 5 11 160 jr Gilman, Iowa East Marshall Brad Johnson 4 G 6 5 200 jr Geneseo, Illinois Indian Hills CC Jacy Holloway 10 G 6 0 160 sr McPherson, Kansas Moundridge High DeAndre Harris 11 G 6 0 190 jr Milwaukee Marshalltown CC Kelvin Cato y 13 C 6 9 255 sr Lithonia, GA South Alabama Dedric Willoughby y 22 G 6 3 190 sr y New Orleans New Orleans Stevie Johnson 23 F 6 4 225 fr Beaumont, Mississippi Perry Central Shawn Bankhead 31 F 6 6 225 sr Pacoima, California Southern Idaho CC Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq 32 G 6 4 195 sr Kansas City, Kansas W Jason Teeter 33 G 6 5 180 fr Algona, Iowa Algona High Klay Edwards 40 F 6 9 225 so y Morning Sun, Iowa Winfield-Mt. Union Kenny Pratt 42 F 6 5 230 sr Chicago Eastern Utah JC Paul Shirley y 45 F 6 9 230 fr Meriden, Kansas Jefferson West W Russ Schoenauer 52 F 6 9 235 fr Waukee, Iowa Waukee Tony Rampton y 55 C 7 0 230 so New Plymouth, NZ Waseca Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Steve Krafcisin (Iowa) Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 13, 1996 7:00 pm y World Basketball Opportunities (Wisconsin) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 91-84 |- November 19, 1996 7:00 pm yes Adelaide 36ers (Australia) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 66-86 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 26, 1996 7:00 pm yes 9 Alcorn State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 87–58 7,025 1–0 |- December 1, 1996 1:00 pm yes 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 82–62 8,920 2–0 |- December 5, 1996 8:00 pm yes 9 Tennessee-Martin Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge Cyclone Television Network 57–36 11,722 3–0 |- December 6, 1996 8:00 pm yes 9 Siena Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge Cyclone Television Network 64–54 12,601 4–0 |- December 11, 1996 7:00 pm yes 6 Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four Cyclone Television Network 74–50 12,950 5–0 |- December 14, 1996 7:05 pm yes 6 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Rivalry HTN 81–74 15,500 6–0 |- December 21, 1996 8:00 pm yes 5 East Tennessee State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Classic Cyclone Television Network 77–49 12,135 7–0 |- December 22, 1996 8:00 pm yes 5 UTEP Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Classic Cyclone Television Network 59–48 12,115 8–0 |- December 30, 1996 8:00 pm yes 5 Texas-Pan American Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 66–42 12,105 9–0 |- January 4, 1997 3:00 pm 4 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Creative Sports 68–65 13,300 10–0 1–0 |- January 7, 1997 7:00 pm yes 4 Marquette Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 64–67 11,210 10–1 |- January 11, 1997 12:45 pm 4 Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 82–55 13,755 11–1 2–0 |- January 13, 1997 8:30 pm yes 4 Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN 67–80 16,300 11–2 2–1 |- January 18, 1997 12:45 pm yes 8 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado Creative Sports 45–70 8,278 11–3 2–2 |- January 22, 1997 7:00 pm 14 Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 54–48 12,098 12–3 3–2 |- January 25, 1997 3:00 pm 14 Texas Tech 20 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 64–61 14,021 13–3 4–2 |- January 29, 1997 7:05 pm yes 11 Nebraska Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska 77–67 13,623 14–3 5–2 |- February 1, 1997 7:00 pm yes 11 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas Cyclone Television Network 71–57 5,501 15–3 6–2 |- February 5, 1997 7:00 pm 6 Baylor Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 61–52 10,706 16–3 7–2 |- February 9, 1997 2:00 pm 6 Kansas 1 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CBS 62–69 14,325 16–4 7–3 |- February 12, 1997 7:00 pm 9 Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 87–59 13,866 17–4 8–3 |- February 15, 1997 12:45 pm yes 9 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas Creative Sports 62–58 10,763 18–4 9–3 |- February 19, 1997 8:00 pm yes 7 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Creative Sports 56–57 16,175 18–5 9–4 |- February 22, 1997 12:45 pm 7 Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 69–74 OT 14,322 18–6 9–5 |- February 26, 1997 7:00 pm 13 Colorado 19 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 65–54 14,020 19–6 10–5 |- March 1, 1997 8:30 pm yes 13 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPN 63-67 5,915 19–7 10–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big 12 Tournament March 7, 1997 2:20 pm yes 16 Texas Tech Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals Creative Sports 72–70 18,800 20–7 |- March 8, 1997 1:00 pm yes 16 Kansas 1 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals Creative Sports 48–72 19,310 20–8 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NCAA Tournament March 13, 1997 1:45 pm yes 18 #6 W #11 W Illinois State The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan First round CBS 69–57 21,020 21–8 |- March 15, 1997 3:40 pm yes 18 #6 W #3 W Cincinnati 10 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Second round CBS 67–66 21,020 22–8 |- March 20, 1997 9:25 pm yes 18 #6 W #2 W UCLA 7 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Sweet Sixteen CBS 73–74 OT 29,231 22–9 |- AP poll Central Time W West Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings During weeks eight and nine of the regular season, the Cyclones were ranked #4 in the AP poll. This was the highest ranking they had reached since the 1956–57 season, when they were ranked #3. This was also the first time in school history that the Cyclones were ranked in the top 25 of both the AP and Coaches Poll in every week of the season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/polls.html Iowa State Cyclones AP Poll History - College Basketball Sports-reference.com 2017-08-09 AP pollhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings February 13, 2017 ESPN live https://web.archive.org/web/20080329071504/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings March 29, 2008 0 19 11 11 11 11 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 8 14 11 6 9 7 13 16 18 Coaches Poll 0 20 11 11 11 11 15 15 12 5 5 4 4 5 12 12 13 9 8 12 15 17 13 Awards and honors All-Americans Dedric Willoughby (2nd team) NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team Dedric Willoughby Ralph A. Olsen Award Dedric Willoughby All-Big 12 Selections Dedric Willoughby (First team) Kelvin Cato (Third team) Kenny Pratt (Third team) Academic All-Big 12 Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq (First team) Klay Edwards (First team) Jason Teeter (First team) Paul Shirley (Second team) Tony Rampton (Second team) Stevie Johnson (Second team) Matthew Knoll (Second team) References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc