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1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record12-18 (5-11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas † 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897
Oklahoma State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 7   .759
Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Nebraska 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
Baylor 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500
Missouri 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Texas Tech 7 – 9   .438 13 – 14   .481
Kansas State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
Colorado 7 – 9   .438 13 – 14   .481
Texas 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452
Iowa State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
Texas A&M 1 – 15   .063 7 – 20   .259
† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

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.[2]

Previous season

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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 formally of the Southwest Conference which had dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year as well.[3]

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 names All-American Second Team, NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team, and first team All-Big Eight.[4]

Offseason departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
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 program
Reference:[5]

Preseason

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Head Coach Tim Floyd was able to sign McDonald's All-American Marcus Fizer.[6] 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.[7]

Floyd was also able to replenish the back-court with Junior College transfers Jerry Curry, Tim Stevens, and Delvin Washington.[8]

Roster

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1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Matt Knoll (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr East Marshall Gilman, Iowa
G 4 Brad Johnson (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Geneseo, Illinois
F 5 Marcus Fizer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Arcadia High Arcadia, Louisiana
G 10 Lee Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Augustine High New Orleans
G 11 Lamont Sides 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Marine Military Academy High Point, North Carolina
G 12 Tim Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Joliet Junior College Minooka, Illinois
G 13 Delvin Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Butler County CC Port Arthur, Texas
F 51 Martin Rancik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Saint Louis Park Nitra, SK
G 21 Paris Corner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr West Brook High Beaumont, Texas
F 23 Stevie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Perry Central Beaumont, Mississippi
G 24 Jerry Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jacksonville CC Jackson, Tennessee
F/C 31 Andy Strensrud 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lake Mills High Lake Mills, Iowa
G 33 Jason Teeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Algona High Algona, Iowa
F 34 Chris Riddens Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Mountain Grove High School Mountain Grove, Missouri
F 40 Klay Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Winfield-Mt. Union Morning Sun, Iowa
F 45 Paul Shirley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Jefferson West Meriden, Kansas
F/C 50 Walter Moore Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Parkway Central Chesterfield, Missouri
C 55 Tony Rampton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Waseca High New Plymouth, NZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Krafcisin (Iowa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 9, 1997*
3:30 pm 		Budućnost (Yugoslavia)
Exhibition 		W 85-70 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 19, 1997*
7:00 pm 		World Basketball Opportunities
Exhibition 		L 78-83 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 23, 1997*
3:00 pm, CTN 		Northern Iowa L 48-54  0-1
 Hilton Coliseum (10,132)
Ames, Iowa
November 29, 1997*
7:05 pm, CTN 		Texas–Arlington W 66-58  1-1
 Hilton Coliseum (7.693)
Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1997*
7:00 pm, CTN 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 83-59  2-1
 Hilton Coliseum (9,240)
Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1997*
8:00 pm, CTN 		Texas Southern
Cyclone Challenge 		W 83-60  3-1
 Hilton Coliseum (7,850)
Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1997*
8:00 pm, CTN 		Coppin State
Cyclone Challenge 		W 77-74 OT 4-1
 Hilton Coliseum (9,061)
Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1997*
7:05 pm, Drake 		at Drake L 61-63  4-2
 Knapp Center (6,430)
Des Moines, Iowa
December 13, 1997*
4:00 pm, CTN 		No. 10 Iowa L 59-60  4-3
 Hilton Coliseum (14,151)
Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1997*
8:05 pm, CTN 		Alaska-Anchorage
ISU Holiday Challenge 		W 57-55  5-3
 Hilton Coliseum (9,041)
Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1997*
8:00 pm, CTN 		Detroit Mercy
ISU Holiday Challenge 		L 56-67  5-4
 Hilton Coliseum (8,026)
Ames, Iowa
December 24, 1997*
4:00 pm CT, FSN 		vs. No. 25 TCU
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 		L 54-93  5-5
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (500)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 25, 1997*
2:00 pm CT 		vs. Saint Louis
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 		W 62-57  6-5
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (500)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 26, 1997*
2:00 pm CT 		vs. Murray State
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 		L 76-84 OT 6-6
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (500)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 29, 1997*
8:05 pm, CTN 		at New Orleans W 70-68  7-6
 Lakefront Arena (5,029)
New Orleans
January 3, 1998
7:00 pm, CTN 		at Texas Tech L 55-66  7-7
(0-1) 		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (8,174)
Lubbock, Texas
January 10, 1998
3:00 pm, Big 12 		Missouri W 75-62  8-7
(1-1) 		Hilton Coliseum (13,932)
Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1998
7:00 pm, CTN 		at Kansas State L 59-77  8-8
(1-2) 		Bramlage Coliseum (8,100)
Manhattan, Kansas
January 17, 1998
7:00 pm, Big 12 		Texas A&M W 68-59  9-8
(2-2) 		Hilton Coliseum (11,830)
Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1998
8:00 pm, Big 12 		Oklahoma L 63-64  9-9
(2-3) 		Lloyd Noble Center (9,631)
Norman, Oklahoma
January 24, 1999
12:45 pm, Big 12 		at Nebraska L 49-63  9-10
(2-4) 		Bob Devaney Center (10,565)
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 27, 1998
8:00 pm, Big 12 		Texas W 85-82  10-10
(3-4) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,251)
Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1998
3:00 pm, Big 12 		at Missouri L 56-63  10-11
(3-5) 		Hearnes Center (13,300)
Columbia, Missouri
February 4, 1998
8:00 pm, Big 12 		No. 3 Kansas L 62-83  10-12
(3-6) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,044)
Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1998
3:00 pm, Big 12 		at Colorado L 52-70  10-13
(3-7) 		Coors Events Center (5,633)
Boulder, Colorado
February 9, 1998
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Oklahoma State L 66-81  10-14
(3-8) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,210)
Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1998
12:45 pm, Big 12 		Colorado W 80-63  11-14
(4-8) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,346)
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1998
7:00 pm, CTN 		Kansas State W 63-62  12-14
(5-8) 		Hilton Coliseum (12,203)
Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1998
3:00 pm, Big 12 		at No. 4 Kansas L 54-71  12-15
(5-9) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 1998
7:00 pm, CTN 		at Baylor L 54-69  12-16
(5-10) 		Ferrell Center (4,785)
Waco, Texas
February 28, 1998
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Nebraska L 62-70  12-17
(5-11) 		Hilton Coliseum (13,465)
Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 5, 1998
8:30 pm, Big 12 		vs. Missouri
First round 		L 55-74  12-18
(5-11) 		Kemper Arena (13,800)
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Big 12 expansion: Oral history of Big 8-SWC merger | SI.com". si.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "1997-98 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "1997 McDonalds All-American Rosters - High School Basketball - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Carmon Wilson. "In Retrospect: Marcus Fizer – Iowa State – Scout". scout.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Newcomers optimistic about season". iowastatedaily.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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