1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones wordmark 1995 stacked Cyclones.png Big Eight Conference Big Eight 20 17 24–9 9–5 Tim Floyd 2nd James Green 2nd Hilton Coliseum Big Eight tournament champions 1996 NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his second season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They 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 Following the 1995–96 academic school year, the Big Eight Conference was dissolved and the Big 12 Conference was formed. The former members of the Big Eight were joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formerly of the Southwest Conference.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 Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Creative Sports (Big 8) and the Cyclone Television Network.November 19, 1995 (Page 25 of 106). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 19, 1995 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection. Previous season In the previous season, the Cyclones finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They defeated #17 Nebraska, #2 Kansas, and lost to # 19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 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 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida to reach the round of 32, where they lost to North Carolina, who would advance to the Final Four.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1995-schedule.html 1994-95 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2019-07-31 Roster RosterNamePositionClass Dedric Willoughby Guard Junior Kenny Pratt Forward Junior Kelvin Cato Center Junior Shawn Bankhead Forward Junior Jacy Holloway Guard Junior Klay Edwards Forward Freshman Carlo Walton Guard Junior Joe Modderman Forward Junior Tony Rampton Center Freshman Jason Justus Forward Junior Tyler Peterson Center Freshman Shelby Walton Guard Junior Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq Guard Junior Sol Harris Guard FreshmanReference:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1996.html 1995-96 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2019-07-31 Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 13, 1995 7:00 pm yes Republic of Georgia Select Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 93-49 |- November 19, 1995 1:30 pm yes World Basketball Opportunities (Milwaukee) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 97-71 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 24, 1995 1:00 pm yes Central Connecticut State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 70-45 1-0 |- November 28, 1995 7:00 pm yes UW-Milwaukee Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 63-52 2-0 |- December 1, 1995 8:05 pm yes Tennessee State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge Cyclone Television Network 75-67 3-0 |- December 2, 1995 8:00 pm yes Richmond Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Challenge Cyclone Television Network 82-64 10,893 4-0 |- December 6, 1995 7:05 pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four Cyclone Television Network 65-62 5-0 |- December 9, 1995 8:05 pm yes Iowa 12 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Rivalry Cyclone Television Network 50-56 5-1 |- December 16, 1995 4:05 pm CT yes yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming Cyclone Television Network 70-66 OT 6-1 |- December 18, 1995 7:00 pm yes Missouri-St. Louis Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76-63 7-1 |- December 21, 1995 7:05 pm yes Princeton Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Classic Cyclone Television Network 50-47 8-1 |- December 22, 1995 8:05 pm yes Samford Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ISU Holiday Classic Cyclone Television Network 71-59 9-1 |- December 28, 1995 6:00 pm CT yes yes Purdue Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Invitational 60-79 9-2 |- December 29, 1995 6:00 pm CT yes yes UNC-Charlotte Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Invitational 69-61 10-2 |- January 2, 1996 7:05 pm yes Coppin State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 77-59 11-2 |- January 6, 1996 9:05 pm yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPN 55-72 11-3 0-1 |- January 10, 1996 7:05 pm yes yes Marquette Bradley Arena Milwaukee Cyclone Television Network 56-58 11-4 |- January 13, 1996 3:05 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 79-71 12-4 1-1 |- January 21, 1996 2:05 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CBS 73-62 13-4 2-1 |- January 24, 1996 8:05 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado Cyclone Television Network 75-63 14-4 3-1 |- January 27, 1996 12:45 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 67-61 15-4 4-1 |- February 3, 1996 12:45 pm yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska Creative Sports 75-65 16-4 5-1 |- February 7, 1996 7:05 pm yes 21 Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Cyclone Television Network 70-89 16-5 5-2 |- February 10, 1996 12:45 pm 21 Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 74-59 17-5 6-2 |- February 14, 1996 7:05 pm yes 22 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma Cyclone Television Network 70-58 18-5 7-2 |- February 17, 1996 3:05 pm 22 Kansas 5 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 50-61 18-6 7-3 |- February 21, 1996 7:05 pm yes 22 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma Cyclone Television Network 46-58 18-7 7-4 |- February 24, 1996 3:05 pm yes 22 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Creative Sports 78-74 19-7 8-4 |- February 28, 1996 23 Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 7:00 PM 87-92 2 OT 19-8 8-5 |- March 2, 1996 3:05 pm 23 Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Creative Sports 74-65 20-8 9-5 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament March 8, 1996 6:10 pm yes 23 Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals Creative Sports 62-60 21-8 9-5 |- March 9, 1996 3:40 pm yes 23 Missouri Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals Creative Sports/ESPN2 57-53 22-8 9-5 |- March 10, 1996 12:00 pm yes 23 Kansas 5 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Championship CBS 56-55 23-8 9-5 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NCAA Tournament March 14, 1996 7:00 pm yes yes 17 #5 #12 California Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas First round CBS 74-64 24-8 9-5 |- March 16, 1996 1:20 pm yes 17 #5 #4 Utah Reunion Arena Dallas Second round CBS 67-73 24-9 9-5 |- AP poll Central Time Awards and honors All-Americanshttp://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2702534/ The Kokomo Tribune Kokomo, Indiana March 13, 1996 18 Newspapers.com 2019-07-31 The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana Dedric Willoughby (HM) All-Big Eight Selectionshttp://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf MBB Tradition (PDF) Iowa State University Athletics 2019-07-31 Dedric Willoughby (First Team) Kenny Pratt (Second Team) All-Big Eight tournament Team Dedric Willoughby (MVP) Kelvin Cato Kenny Pratt Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year Dedric Willoughby Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year Tim Floyd Ralph A. 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