1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
Conference	Big 12 Conference

1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents 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

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

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]

Presesaon

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]

Preseason Poll

Preseason Poll
Finish	School
1	Kansas
2	Oklahoma
3	Texas
4	Missouri
5	Nebraska
6	Iowa State
7	Oklahoma State
8	Texas Tech
9	Colorado
10	Baylor
11	Texas A&M
12	Kansas State
Reference:^[9]

Incoming Players

Incoming Players
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Previous School	Hometown
Marcus Fizer	Forward	68	240 lbs.	Arcadia High	Arcadia, LA
Lee Love	Guard	6'1	170 lbs.	St. Augustine High	New Orleans, LA
Lamont Sides	Guard	6'2	160 lbs.	Marine Military Academy	High Point, NC
Delvin Washington	Guard	6'2	200 lbs.	Butler County CC	Port Arthur, TX
Martin Rancik	Forward	6'8	230 lbs.	Saint Louis Park	Nitra, SK
Paris Corner	Guard	6'1	185 lbs.	West Brook High	Beaumont, TX
Jerry Curry	Guard	6'1	195 lbs.	Jacksonville CC	Jackson, TN
Andy Strensrud	Guard	6'9	245 lbs.	Lake Mills High	Lake Mills, IA
Chris Riddens	Forward	6'9	210 lbs.	Mountain Grove High School	Mountain Grove, MO
Walter Moore	Forward	6'9	230 lbs.	Parkway Central	Chesterfield, MO
Tim Stevens	Guard	6'0"	180 lbs.	Joliet JC	Minooka, IL
Reference:^[5]

Roster

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, IA
G	4	Brad Johnson (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Indian Hills CC	Geneseo, IL
F	5	Marcus Fizer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Arcadia High	Arcadia, LA
G	10	Lee Love	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Augustine High	New Orleans, LA
G	11	Lamont Sides	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Marine Military Academy	High Point, NC
G	12	Tim Stevens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Joliet Junior College	Minooka, IL
G	13	Delvin Washington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Butler County CC	Port Arthur, TX
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, TX
F	23	Stevie Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Perry Central	Beaumont, MS
G	24	Jerry Curry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville CC	Jackson, TN
F/C	31	Andy Strensrud	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Lake Mills High	Lake Mills, IA
G	33	Jason Teeter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Algona High	Algona, IA
F	34	Chris Riddens	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Mountain Grove High School	Mountain Grove, MO
F	40	Klay Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Winfield-Mt. Union	Morning Sun, IA
F	45	Paul Shirley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Jefferson West	Meriden, KS
F/C	50	Walter Moore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Parkway Central	Chesterfield, MO
C	55	Tony Rampton	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Waseca High	New Plymouth, NZ

Head coach

Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Krafcisin (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 23, 2997*	Northern Iowa	L 48-54	0-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 29, 1997*	Texas-Arlington	W 66-58	1-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 2, 1997*	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 83-59	2-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 5, 1997*	Texas Southern Cyclone Challenge	W 83-60	3-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 6, 1997*	Coppin State Cyclone Challenge	W 77-74 ^OT	4-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 10, 1997*	at Drake	L 61-63	4-2	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
December 13, 1997*	No. 10 Iowa	L 59-60	4-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 20, 1997*	Alaska-Anchorage ISU Holiday Challenge	W 57-55	5-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 21, 1997*	Detroit Mercy ISU Holiday Challenge	L 56-67	5-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 24, 1997*	vs. No. 25 TCU Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 54-93	5-5	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 25, 1997*	vs. Saint Louis Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 62-57	6-5	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 26, 1997*	vs. Murray State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 76-84 ^OT	6-6	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 29, 1997*	at New Orleans	W 70-68	7-6	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
January 3, 1998	at Texas Tech	L 55-66	7-7 (0-1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
January 10, 1998	Missouri	W 75-62	8-7 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 14, 1998	at Kansas State	L 59-77	8-8 (1-2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 17, 1998	Texas A&M	W 68-59	9-8 (2-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 21, 1998	Oklahoma	L 63-64	9-9 (2-3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 24, 1999	at Nebraska	L 49-63	9-10 (2-4)	Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, NE
January 27, 1998	Texas	W 85-82	10-10 (3-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 31, 1998	at Missouri	L 56-63	10-11 (3-5)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
February 4, 1998	No. 3 Kansas	L 62-83	10-12 (3-6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 7, 1998	at Colorado	L 52-70	10-13 (3-7)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
February 9, 1998	Oklahoma State	L 66-81	10-14 (3-8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 14, 1998	Colorado	W 80-63	4-8	Hilton Coliseum (11-14) Ames, IA
February 18, 1998	Kansas State	W 63-62	12-14 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 21, 1998	at No. 4 Kansas	L 54-71	12-15 (5-9)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 25, 1998	at Baylor	L 54-69	12-16 (5-10)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
February 28, 1998	Nebraska	L 62-70	12-17 (5-11)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 5, 1998	vs. Missouri First Round	L 55-74	12-18 (5-11)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Big 12 Selections^[9]

Marcus Fizer (Third Team)

Academic All-Big 12^[9]

Paul Shirley (First Team)

Klay Edwards (Second Team)

Ralph A. Olsen Award^[4]

Marcus Fizer

Big 12 Freshman of the Year^[9]

Marcus Fizer

Big 12 Freshman of the Week^[9]

Marcus Fizer (January 4th)

Marcus Fizer (January 11th)

Marcus Fizer (February 23rd)

Marcus Fizer (March 1st)

References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "BASKETBALL; Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ "Big 12 expansion: Oral history of Big 8-SWC merger | SI.com". si.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ ^a ^b "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
^ ^a ^b "1997-98 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ "1997 McDonalds All-American Rosters - High School Basketball - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ Carmon Wilson. "In Retrospect: Marcus Fizer - Iowa State - Scout". scout.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ "Newcomers optmistic about season | | iowastatedaily.com". iowastatedaily.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[nytimes-2] "BASKETBALL; Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.

[si-3] "Big 12 expansion: Oral history of Big 8-SWC merger | SI.com". si.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.

[auto-4] "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

[sports-reference-5] "1997-98 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.

[realgm-6] "1997 McDonalds All-American Rosters - High School Basketball - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.

[scout-7] Carmon Wilson. "In Retrospect: Marcus Fizer - Iowa State - Scout". scout.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.

[iowastatedaily-8] "Newcomers optmistic about season | | iowastatedaily.com". iowastatedaily.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.

[Media_Guide-9] "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics