2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	6–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	T.J. Otzelberger (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Green; J.R. Blount; Nate Schmidt;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
No. 5 Texas †	12	–	6	.667	29	–	9	.763
No. 15 Kansas State	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
No. 11 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Iowa State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
No. 22 TCU	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
West Virginia	7	–	11	.389	19	–	15	.559
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	16	–	16	.500
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469

† 2023 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones are coached by T. J. Otzelberger, who is in his second season as head coach, and 10th season at Iowa State. They play their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones started the season 12–0, good for one of the best starts in school history, including being crowned the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off with wins over 25th-ranked Xavier and 9th-ranked Memphis.^[1] In Otzelberger's first season as head coach he claimed the best start to an Iowa State coaching career by winning his first 10 games,^[2] ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to No. 1 Baylor to end his unbeaten start at Iowa State. They finished the season 2021–22 season 22–13, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for seventh place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated LSU and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Miami.

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Izaiah Brockington	Guard	Graduated
George Conditt IV	Center	Graduated
Tristan Enaruna	Forward	Transferred to Cleveland State^[3]
Tyrese Hunter	Guard	Transferred to Texas^[4]
Tre Jackson	Guard	Transferred to Western Carolina^[5]
Jaden Walker	Guard	Transferred to East Carolina^[6]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Jaren Holmes	Guard	Romulus, MI	St. Bonaventure	1	Holmes was previously at Ranger Community College before transferring to St. Bonaventure.^[7]
Osun Osunniyi	Center	Linwood, NJ	St. Bonaventure	1	^[8]
Hason Ward	Forward	Saint Thomas, Barbados	VCU	2	^[9]
Jeremiah Williams	Guard	Chicago, IL	Temple	3	^[10]
Conrad Hawley	Forward	Raymore, MO	Kansas	3	Hawley was a scholarship football player for the University of Kansas. ^[11]

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eli King SG	Caledonia, MN	Caledonia	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 20, 2021
Eli King SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Tamin Lipsey PG	Ames, IA	Ames	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 14, 2021
Tamin Lipsey PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Demarion Watson SF	Minneapolis, MN	Totino-Grace	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 26, 2021
Demarion Watson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 42 247Sports: 45
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Iowa State 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022. "2022 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Tre King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Georgetown	Lexington, KY
G	1	Eli King	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Caledonia High School	Caledonia, MN
G	2	Caleb Grill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Sr	UNLV	Wichita, KS
G	3	Tamin Lipsey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Ames High School	Ames, IA
G	4	Demarion Watson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Totino-Grace	Minneapolis, MN
F	5	Aljaž Kunc	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Washington State	Ljubljana, Slovenia
F	12	Robert Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Denver	Prior Lake, MN
G	13	Jaren Holmes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	St. Bonaventure	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
F/C	21	Osun Osunniyi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Sr	St. Bonaventure	Pleasantville, NJ
G	22	Gabe Kalscheur	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Minnesota	Edina, MN
F	23	Conrad Hawley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Kansas(football)	Raymore, MO
F	24	Hason Ward	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	VCU	Springfield, MA
G	25	Jeremiah Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Temple	Chicago, IL

Head coach

T. J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Green (Hamline)
J.R. Blount (Loyola Chicago)
Nate Schmidt (Denison)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 12, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		IUPUI	W 88–39	1–0	23 – Holmes	7 – Kunč	5 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (12,562) Ames, IA
Nov 13, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina A&T	W 80–43	2–0	17 – Kunč	10 – Kunč	4 – Kunč	Hilton Coliseum (12,731) Ames, IA
Nov 20, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 68–53	3–0	19 – Holmes	8 – Watson	5 – Holmes	Hilton Coliseum (11,785) Ames, IA
Nov 24, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Villanova Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) first round	W 81–79 ^OT	4–0	23 – Kalscheur	6 – Kunč	9 – Holmes	Moda Center (6,229) Portland, OR
Nov 25, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 1 North Carolina Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) semifinal	W 70–65	5–0	31 – Grill	6 – Kunč	6 – Lipsey	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,431) Portland, OR
Nov 27, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 20 UConn Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) Championship	L 53–71	5–1	14 – Osunniyi	5 – Kunc	3 – Lipsey	Moda Center (5,005) Portland, OR
Nov 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	North Dakota	W 63–44	6–1	16 – Grill	10 – Watson	6 – Kunc	Hilton Coliseum (12,467) Ames, IA
Dec 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	St. John's Big East–Big 12 Battle						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Iowa Rivalry						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 11, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 18, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Michigan						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 21, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 31, 2022 TBD, ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+		Baylor						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Jan 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Jan 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Jan 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Jan 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Jan 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Jan 24, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Kansas State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Jan 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Missouri Big 12/SEC Challenge						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Jan 30, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Feb 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Kansas						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Feb 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Oklahoma State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		TCU						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Feb 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., LHN		at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
Feb 25, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Oklahoma						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Feb 27, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		West Virginia						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Mar 4, 2023 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Baylor						Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 8/9, 2022 TBD, TBD		vs. TBD First round/Quarterfinals						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Cyclones Beat #9 Memphis for Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off Title". 26 November 2021.
^ "No. 17 Iowa State beats Jackson State, moves to 10-0". 12 December 2021.
^ pluto, terry (2022-04-25). "Cleveland State Basketball Scribbles: 5 players staying, Dru Joyce III leaving – Terry Pluto". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "Tyrese Hunter transfers to Texas: Former Iowa State PG and Big 12 Freshman of the Year commits to Chris Beard". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Tre Jackson for 2022-23 Season". Western Carolina University. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "ECU gets commitment from Iowa State PG transfer Jaden Walker". HoistTheColours. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State's TJ Otzelberger lands big-time St. Bonaventure transfer Jaren Holmes". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "BREAKING: St. Bonaventure center Osun Osunniyi commits to Iowa State". CycloneAlert. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State men's basketball lands ex-VCU post player from the transfer portal". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "PG Williams to transfer from Temple to Iowa St". ESPN.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
^ "Former KU QB Hawley to play basketball at ISU". KMAland.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

[1] "Cyclones Beat #9 Memphis for Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off Title". 26 November 2021.

[2] "No. 17 Iowa State beats Jackson State, moves to 10-0". 12 December 2021.

[3] uto, terry (2022-04-25). "Cleveland State Basketball Scribbles: 5 players staying, Dru Joyce III leaving – Terry Pluto". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[4] "Tyrese Hunter transfers to Texas: Former Iowa State PG and Big 12 Freshman of the Year commits to Chris Beard". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.

[5] "Men's Basketball Adds Tre Jackson for 2022-23 Season". Western Carolina University. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[6] "ECU gets commitment from Iowa State PG transfer Jaden Walker". HoistTheColours. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[7] Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State's TJ Otzelberger lands big-time St. Bonaventure transfer Jaren Holmes". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[8] "BREAKING: St. Bonaventure center Osun Osunniyi commits to Iowa State". CycloneAlert. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[9] Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State men's basketball lands ex-VCU post player from the transfer portal". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[10] "PG Williams to transfer from Temple to Iowa St". ESPN.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[11] "Former KU QB Hawley to play basketball at ISU". KMAland.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

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Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
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