2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	32	–	7	.821
No. 3 Missouri †	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
Iowa State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
No. 9 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	30	–	8	.789
Kansas State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Texas	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Texas A&M	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258

† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach, Fred Hoiberg, was in his second season as a head coach. The team played its home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and were members of the Big 12 Conference. The preseason polls picked Iowa State to finish 8th in the Big 12, however, the Cyclones finished the 2011-12 season with a 22-10 record ranked #25, tied with Baylor for third place with 12-6 in Big 12 play, lost to Texas in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, and earned a #8 seed (#30 overall) in the south regional of the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament defeating #9 seed and the defending 2011 NCAA National Champions Connecticut Huskies in the second round at Louisville but losing to #1 seed Kentucky in the third round (the round of 32). Head coach Fred Hoiberg was named co-coach of the year for the Big 12 conference after the Cyclones made the biggest one season improvement in Big 12 history by winning 9 more conference games in 2011-12 than in 2010-11.

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight	Position	Year	Hometown
0	Jordan Railey	6′-11″	250	Center	Sophomore	Beaverton, Oregon
1	Bubu Palo	6′-1″	175	Guard	Redshirt Sophomore	Ames, Iowa
2	Chris Babb	6′-5″	225	Guard	Redshirt Junior	Arlington, Texas
3	Melvin Ejim	6′-6″	220	Forward	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario
4	Chris Allen	6′-3″	205	Guard	Redshirt Senior	Lawrenceville, Georgia
5	Tavon Sledge	5′-9′	175	Guard	Freshman	Spring Valley, New York
10	Aaron Law	5′-11″	175	Guard	Freshman	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
11	Scott Christopherson	6′-3″	195	Guard	Redshirt Senior	LaCrosse, Wisconsin
12	Austin McBeth	6′-1″	185	Guard	Junior	Wayland, Iowa
21	Will Clyburn	6′-7″	205	Guard	Senior	Detroit, Michigan
22	Anthony Booker	6′-9″	250	Forward	Redshirt Junior	St. Louis, Missouri
24	Percy Gibson	6′-9″	245	Center	Freshman	Detroit, Michigan
25	Tyrus McGee	6′-2″	205	Guard	Junior	Stringtown, Oklahoma
30	Royce White	6′-8″	270	Forward	Redshirt Sophomore	Minneapolis, Minnesota
34	Korie Lucious	5′-11″	175	Guard	Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Preseason

Italy trip

In August, 2011, the Cyclones traveled to Italy to compete with 4 teams from the area. They won all 4 games.

Recruiting

Class of 2011

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Percy Gibson F	Detroit, MI	Southeastern	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
Percy Gibson F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tyrus McGee G	Arkansas City, KS	Cowley County, CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Tyrus McGee G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tavon Sledge G	Dix Hills, NY	Half Hollow Hills West	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Tavon Sledge G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP Poll^[2]												RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	RV
Coaches Poll^[2]											RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2011* 12:30pm		Grand Valley State	W 77–62	–	Hilton Coliseum (13,221) Ames, IA
Regular Season
11/12/2011* 1:00pm, Mediacom		Lehigh	W 86–77	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,343) Ames, IA
11/15/2011* 8:00pm, Mediacom		at Drake	L 65–74	1–1	Knapp Center (5,665) Des Moines, IA
11/20/2011* 12:30pm, Mediacom		Western Carolina South Padre Island Invitational	W 92–60	2–1	Hilton Coliseum (10,922) Ames, IA
11/22/2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Northern Colorado South Padre Island Invitational	W 90–82	3–1	Hilton Coliseum (11,155) Ames, IA
11/25/2011* 7:30pm		vs. Providence South Padre Island Invitational	W 64–54	4–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (675) South Padre Island, TX
11/26/2011* 6:30pm, CBSSN		vs. Rice South Padre Island Invitational	W 90–63	5–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (660) South Padre Island, TX
11/30/2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Northern Iowa	L 62–69	5–2	Hilton Coliseum (13,509) Ames, IA
12/03/2011* 11:00am, BTN		at No. 15 Michigan	L 66–76	5–3	Crisler Arena (10,845) Ann Arbor, MI
12/06/2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Prairie View A&M	W 84–59	6–3	Hilton Coliseum (12,915) Ames, IA
12/09/2011* 7:00pm, CTN		Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	W 86–76	7–3	Hilton Coliseum (14,356) Ames, IA
12/18/2011* 1:00pm, CTN		Central Michigan	W 59–52	8–3	Hilton Coliseum (11,764) Ames, IA
12/21/2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Lipscomb	W 81–64	9–3	Hilton Coliseum (11,513) Ames, IA
12/31/2011* 12:00pm, CTN		Mississippi Valley State	W 67–65	10–3	Hilton Coliseum (12,399) Ames, IA
01/04/2012 8:00pm, ESPNU		Texas	W 77–71	11–3 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum (12,248) Ames, IA
01/07/2012 3:00pm, Big 12 Network		at Texas A&M	W 74–50	12–3 (2–0)	Reed Arena (6,450) College Station, TX
01/11/2012 7:00pm, Big 12 Network		Missouri	L 69–76	12–4 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (13,198) Ames, IA
01/14/2012 3:00pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 10 Kansas	L 73–82	12–5 (2–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/18/2012 8:00pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma State	W 71–68	13–5 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum (12,397) Ames, IA
01/21/2012 4:00pm, ESPN2		at Texas Tech	W 76–52	14–5 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena (8,367) Lubbock, TX
01/24/2012 8:00pm, LHN		at Texas	L 55–62	14–6 (4–3)	Frank Erwin Center (10,117) Austin, TX
01/28/2012 1:00pm, ESPN		No. 5 Kansas	W 72–64	15–6 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
01/31/2012 8:00pm, CTN		Kansas State "Farmaggedon"	W 72–70	16–6 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum (13,456) Ames, IA
02/04/2012 5:00pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma	W 77–70	17–6 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,272) Norman, OK
02/07/2012 6:00pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma State	L 67–69	17–7 (7–4)	Gallagher Iba Arena (9,365) Stillwater, OK
02/11/2012 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		Texas A&M	W 69–46	18–7 (8–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
02/13/2012 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 10 Baylor	L 64–79	18–8 (8–5)	Ferrell Center (7,047) Waco, TX
2/18/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network		Oklahoma	W 80–69	19–8 (9–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
2/22/2012 8:00pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech	W 72–54	20–8 (10–5)	Hilton Coliseum (13,587) Ames, IA
02/25/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network		at Kansas State "Farmageddon"	W 65–61	21–8 (11–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/29/2012 7:00pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 7 Missouri	L 72–78	21–9 (11–6)	Mizzou Arena (14,837) Columbia, MO
03/03/2012 6:00pm, CTN		No. 9 Baylor	W 80–72	22–9 (12–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, Iowa
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012 8:30pm, Big 12 Network	No. 25	vs. Texas Quarterfinals	L 65–71	22–10	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/15/2012* 8:20pm, TBS	No. (S 8)	vs. (S 9) Connecticut Second Round	W 77–64	23–10	KFC Yum! Center (22,131) Louisville, KY
03/17/2012* 6:45pm, CBS	No. (S 8)	vs. No. 1 (S 1) Kentucky Third Round	L 71–87	23–11	KFC Yum! Center (21,757) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

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

[rankings-2] "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

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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
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics