1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15-15 (6-10 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Barnes; Terry Carroll; Leonard Perry;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas	13	–	3	.813	19	–	13	.594
Missouri	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	10	.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Nebraska	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Colorado	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Baylor	0	–	16	.000	6	–	24	.200

† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

At the conclusion of the season head coach, Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.^[2] Iowa State hired Utah State head coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.^[3]

They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish in 9th place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Previous season

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.

The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a Freshman All-American by Basketball Times, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and Big 12 Freshman of the Week four times.^[4]

After several seasons of courting the Chicago Bulls of the NBA hired Iowa State's Tim Floyd to replace Phil Jackson as head coach.^[2] Iowa State hired Utah State Head Coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.^[3]

Offseason departures

Despite transferring into the program as sharp-shooters from junior colleges the previous year, both Delvin Washington and Jerry Curry transferred out after a single season citing lack of playing time from poor shooting.^[5]

After only playing four games during the 1997–98 season Lamont Sides transferred to Allegany College in Maryland.^[6]

Even though Andy Stensrud originally came to Iowa State on a basketball team he left the team after the 1997–98 season to join the football team. After four years of football he would go on to play in the NFL.^[7]

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Matt Knoll	Guard	Graduated
Brad Johnson	Guard	Graduated
Walter Moore	Forward	Transferred to IUPUI
Jason Teeter	Guard	Left the basketball team
Lamont Sides	Guard	Transferred to Allegany College
Delvin Washington	Guard	Transferred to Chipola College
Chris Riddens	Guard	Transferred out of the program
Jerry Curry	Guard	Transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State
Andy Stensrud	Forward	Left the basketball team to join the Iowa State football team
Reference:^[8]

Preseason

Paul Shirley had a stress fracture in the off-season and had to sit out the 1998–99 season with a red-shirt.^[9]

Iowa State signed West Virginia Wesleyan transfer Dewayne Johns in the off season. He struggled with the adjustment to student-athlete life and was kicked off the team during exhibition play.^[10]

Kantrail Horton transferred into the program mid-season from Middle Georgia JC but coach Eustacy elected to have him red-shirt to preserve his full two years of eligibility.^[11]

Preseason Poll

Preseason Poll
Finish	School	Points
1	Oklahoma State (7)	117
2	Kansas (5)	115
3	Missouri	91
4	Oklahoma	90
5	Texas	74
6	Kansas State	72
7	Nebraska	69
8	Iowa State	45
9	Texas Tech	42
10	Colorado	38
11	Baylor	17
12	Texas A&M	17
Reference:^[4]

Incoming Players

Incoming Players
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Previous School	Hometown
Rodney Hampton	Guard	6'2"	190 lbs.	Lakeland CC	Oak Park, Michigan
Michael Nurse	Guard	6'1"	175 lbs.	Monroe College	Teaneck, New Jersey
Anthony Lloyd	Guard	6'3"	190 lbs.	Perris Union High	Perris, California
Kantrail Horton	Guard	6'1"	225 lbs.	Middle Georgia JC	Covington, GA
Lamar Gregg	Guard	6'3"	190 lbs.	Okaloosa-Walton CC	Richmond, Virginia
Dewayne Johns	Center	7'1"	280 lbs.	West Virginia Wesleyan	Kokomo, Indiana
Reference:^[8]

Roster

1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Travis Spivey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Georgia Tech	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
G	4	Kantrail Horton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Middle Georgia JC	Covington, GA
F	5	Marcus Fizer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Arcadia High	Arcadia, Louisiana
G	10	Lee Love	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	St. Augustine High	New Orleans
G	11	Anthony Lloyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Perris Union High	Perris, California
F	51	Martin Rancik	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Saint Louis Park	Nitra, SK
G	21	Paris Corner (S)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	West Brook High	Beaumont, Texas
F	23	Stevie Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Perry Central	Beaumont, Mississippi
G	24	Rodney Hampton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Lakeland CC	Oak Park, Michigan
G	25	Lamar Gregg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Okaloosa-Walton CC	Richmond, Virginia
F	40	Klay Edwards (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Winfield-Mt. Union	Morning Sun, Iowa
F	45	Paul Shirley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Jefferson West	Meriden, Kansas
G	53	Michael Nurse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Monroe College	Teaneck, New Jersey
C	55	Tony Rampton	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Waseca High	New Plymouth, NZ

Head coach

Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Carroll (Northern Iowa)
Leonard Perry (Idaho)
Randy Brown (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
Exhibition
November 12, 1998* 7:00 pm	Estonia National Select Exhibition	W 69-61		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 15, 1998* 3:00 pm	World Basketball Opportunities Exhibition	W 81-62		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 23, 1998* 7:00 pm	Chicago State	W 79-48	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 25, 1998* 11:00 pm	vs. Saint Mary's Carrs Great Alaska Shootout	W 74-72 ^OT	2-0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
November 27, 1998* 8:15 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 15 Cincinnati Carrs Great Alaska Shootout	L 52-60	2-1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
November 28, 1998* 8:00 pm	vs. Fresno State Carrs Great Alaska Shootout	W 79-70	3-1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
December 2, 1998* 7:05 pm	at Northern Iowa Big Four Classic	L 57-61	3-2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 4, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	North Texas Cyclone Challenge	W 72-45	4-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Western Illinois Cyclone Challenge	W 80-73 ^OT	5-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1998* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Drake Big Four Classic	W 57-56	6-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1998* 1:05 pm, HTN	at Iowa	L 54-74	6-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 29, 1998* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Shootout	L 71-75	6-4	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas
December 22, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	New Orleans The Tribune Holiday Classic	W 61-51	7-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Rice The Tribune Holiday Classic	W 50-45	8-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 29, 1998* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Southern-New Orleans	W 112-43	9-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12	Oklahoma	L 52-56	9-5 (0-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Texas	L 45-71	9-6 (0-2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
January 9, 1999 8:00 pm, Big 12	at No. 18 Kansas	L 60-74	9-7 (0-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 13, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Colorado	W 60-51	10-7 (1-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Texas A&M	W 64-43	11-7 (2-3)	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
January 23, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12	Texas Tech	W 70-62	12-7 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1999 8:00 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network	at Colorado	L 44-64	12-8 (3-4)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
January 30, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Nebraska	W 52-47	13-8 (4-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1999 8:00 pm, Big 12	at Oklahoma State	L 72-81	13-9 (4-5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 6, 1999 12:45 pm, Big 12	Kansas State	L 62-67	13-10 (4-6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1999 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 24 Missouri	L 71-77	13-11 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1999 8:30 pm, ESPN	at Nebraska	W 52-47	13-12 (4-8)	Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 16, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Baylor	W 64-42	14-12 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12	at Kansas State	L 58-64 ^OT	14-13 (5-9)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 24, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Missouri	L 64-75	14-14 (5-10)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
February 28, 1999 1:00 pm, CBS	Kansas	W 52-50	15-14 (6-10)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 4, 1998 12:00 pm, Big 12	vs. Colorado First round	L 61-69	15-15 (6-10)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Big 12 Selections^[4]

Marcus Fizer (Second team)

Academic All-Big 12^[4]

Klay Edwards (First team)

Lamar Gregg (Second team)

Big-12 Player of the Week^[4]

Marcus Fizer (December 2nd)

Marcus Fizer (February 8th)

Ralph A. Olsen Award^[12]

Marcus Fizer

References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson". The New York Times. July 24, 1998.
^ ^a ^b "CSURAMS.COM Larry Eustachy Bio – Colorado State University Official Athletic Site Colorado State University Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ "CN Timeline - 1998".
^ "sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_lamontsides".
^ Iowa State Cyclones football
^ ^a ^b "1998-99 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
^ CAYWOOD, KURT. "Shirley serious – CJOnline.com".
^ Writer), Ron DeMarse (Daily Staff. "Iowa State rolls in exhibition win".
^ Writer), Josh Flickinger (Daily Staff. "Cyclone roster undergoes upheaval".
^ "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

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

[nytimes.com-2] "Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson". The New York Times. July 24, 1998.

[csurams.com-3] "CSURAMS.COM Larry Eustachy Bio – Colorado State University Official Athletic Site Colorado State University Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[Media_Guide-4] "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[5] "CN Timeline - 1998".

[6] "sports_m-baskbl_spec-rel_lamontsides".

[7] Iowa State Cyclones football

[sports-reference.com-8] "1998-99 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

[9] CAYWOOD, KURT. "Shirley serious – CJOnline.com".

[10] Writer), Ron DeMarse (Daily Staff. "Iowa State rolls in exhibition win".

[11] Writer), Josh Flickinger (Daily Staff. "Cyclone roster undergoes upheaval".

[12] "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

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