2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 9

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	5		.722			27	–	9		.750
No. 9 Iowa State †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 13 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 20 West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Texas	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
TCU	4	–	14		.222			18	–	15		.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 5th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 25-9, 12-6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference Tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the second round.

At the conclusion of the season head coach Fred Hoiberg accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 28–8, and 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 3rd place in the regular season conference standings. They defeated Kansas State, Kansas, and Baylor to become champions of the Big 12 Conference Tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated North Carolina Central and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UConn.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Melvin Ejim	Forward	Graduated
DeAndre Kane	Guard	Graduated
Tyler Ellerman	Forward	Graduated
Percy Gibson	Forward	Transferred to Oakland
K.J. Bluford	Guard	Transferred to Northern Arizona
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Recruiting

Prep recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Clayton Custer PG	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley Northwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Nov 19, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Georgios Tsalmpouris C	Katerini, GRE	3rd High School of Katerini	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	N/A	May 10, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 115
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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "2014 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Bryce Dejean-Jones	Guard	Los Angeles, CA	UNLV	1	Dejean-Jones was eligible to play immediately.
Hallice Cooke	Guard	Union City, NJ	Oregon State	2	Cooke sat out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Deonte Burton	Forward	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette	1.5	Burton transferred after the fall semester of the 2014-15 season. He was eligible to play the spring semester of the 2015-16 season.
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Roster

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jameel McKay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Marquette Milwaukee, WI F 2 Abdel Nader 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Northern Illinois Skokie, IL G 3 Hallice Cooke  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Oregon State Union City, NJ G 3 Clayton Custer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS G 4 Sherron Dorsey-Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Pershing Detroit, MI G 11 Monté Morris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Beecher Flint, MI G 12 Kourtlin Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr John Wood CC Des Moines, IA G 13 Bryce Dejean-Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr UNLV Los Angeles, CA G 15 Naz Long (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Mississauga, Ontario G 21 Matt Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Onalaska Onalaska, WI F 22 Dustin Hogue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Yonkers, NY F 30 Deonte Burton  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Marquette Milwaukee, WI F 31 Georges Niang (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tilton School Methuen, MA C 34 Georgios Tsalmpouris 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr 3rd High School of Katerini Katerini, Greece F 42 Daniel Edozie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Tyler JC Compton, CA	Head coach Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State) Assistant coach(es) Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's) Charlie Henry (Madonna) Cornell Mann (Akron) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2014 7:00 PM		Viterbo	W 115–48	–	– –	– –	– –	Hilton Coliseum (–) Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 14, 2014* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 14	Oakland CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 93–82	1–0	30 – Niang	11 – Dejean-Jones	5 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
November 17, 2014* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	Georgia State CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 81–58	2–0	19 – Morris	11 – Niang	9 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (13,913) Ames, IA
November 24, 2014* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	vs. Alabama CBE Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals	W 84–74	3–0	28 – Niang	8 – Thomas	12 – Morris	Sprint Center (8,321) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2014* 8:30 PM, ESPNU	No. 13	vs. Maryland CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship	L 63–72	3–1	17 – Dejean-Jones	7 – Dejean-Jones	4 – Niang	Sprint Center (9,034) Kansas City, MO
December 2, 2014* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 20	Lamar	W 96–59	4–1	14 – Thomas	10 – Dejean-Jones	8 – Dejean-Jones	Hilton Coliseum (13,907) Ames, IA
December 4, 2014* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 20	No. 18 Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 95–77	5–1	27 – Dejean-Jones	6 – Dejean-Jones	8 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
December 9, 2014* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	UMKC	W 73–56	6–1	22 – Dejean-Jones	7 – Niang	7 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (13,902) Ames, IA
December 12, 2014* 7:00 PM, BTN	No. 14	at Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	W 90–75	7–1	21 – Long	13 – Hogue	7 – Niang	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA
December 14, 2014* 5:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 14	Southern	W 88–78	8–1	18 – Dejean-Jones	8 – Nader	5 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
December 20, 2014* 4:00 PM, Mediacom	No. 13	vs. Drake Big Four Classic	W 83–54	9–1	13 – Long	5 – Hogue	5 – Dejean-Jones	Wells Fargo Arena (15,124) Des Moines, IA
December 31, 2014* 6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv	No. 9	Mississippi Valley State	W 83–33	10–1	24 – Long	9 – Edozie	6 – Dejean-Jones	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 3, 2015* 5:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 9	vs. South Carolina Brooklyn Hoops Showcase	L 60–64	10–2	15 – McKay	8 – Niang	3 – Niang	Barclays Center (3,546) Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	Oklahoma State	W 63–61	11–2 (1–0)	17 – Hogue	9 – Dejean-Jones	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 10, 2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	at No. 14 West Virginia	W 74–72	12–2 (2–0)	19 – Nader	7 – Nader	6 – Morris	WVU Coliseum (12,076) Morgantown, WV
January 14, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 11	at No. 22 Baylor	L 73–74	12–3 (2–1)	19 – Long	7 – Morris	9 – Morris	Ferrell Center (6,576) Waco, TX
January 17, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 11	No. 9 Kansas	W 86–81	13–3 (3–1)	20 – Long	7 – Dejean-Jones	10 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 20, 2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 9	Kansas State	W 77–71	14–3 (4–1)	15 – McKay	7 – McKay	4 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 24, 2015 3:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 9	at Texas Tech	L 73–78	14–4 (4–2)	20 – Morris	10 – McKay	3 – Morris	United Spirit Arena (9,310) Lubbock, TX
January 26, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 15	No. 19 Texas	W 89–86	15–4 (5–2)	19 – Niang	7 – Long	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
January 31, 2015 1:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 15	TCU	W 83–66	16–4 (6–2)	23 – Niang	8 – Niang	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 2, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 11	at No. 8 Kansas	L 76–89	16–5 (6–3)	24 – Niang	9 – Dejean-Jones	5 – Niang	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 7, 2015 1:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 11	Texas Tech	W 75–38	17–5 (7–3)	17 – McKay	8 – McKay	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 9, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 83–94	17–6 (7–4)	19 – Hogue	9 – McKay	4 – Niang	Lloyd Noble Center (11,099) Norman, OK
February 14, 2015 3:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 14	No. 21 West Virginia	W 79–59	18–6 (8–4)	19 – Morris	8 – McKay	5 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 18, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 14	at No. 22 Oklahoma State	W 70–65	19–6 (9–4)	17 – McKay	14 – McKay	5 – Morris	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612) Stillwater, OK
February 21, 2015 1:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 14	at Texas	W 85–77	20–6 (10–4)	17 – Niang	9 – McKay	5 – Morris	Frank Erwin Center (13,161) Austin, TX
February 25, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 12	No. 19 Baylor	L 70–79	20–7 (10–5)	21 – McKay	8 – McKay	6 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
February 28, 2015 4:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 12	at Kansas State	L 69–70	20–8 (10–6)	21 – Niang	10 – McKay	5 – Long	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
March 2, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	No. 17	No. 15 Oklahoma	W 77–70	21–8 (11–6)	23 – Niang	12 – McKay	5 – Morris	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
March 7, 2015 7:30 PM, ESPNews	No. 17	at TCU	W 89–76	22–8 (12–6)	19 – Niang	10 – McKay	6 – Niang	Wilkerson-Greines Center (5,076) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 12, 2015 6:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 13	vs. Texas Quarterfinals	W 69–67	23–8 (12–6)	24 – Morris	9 – McKay	6 – Niang	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 13	vs. No. 15 Oklahoma Semifinals	W 67–65	24–8 (12–6)	13 – Niang	9 – McKay	4 – Niang	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2015 5:00 PM, ESPN	No. 13	vs. No. 9 Kansas Championship	W 70–66	25–8 (12–6)	19 – Niang	8 – McKay	6 – Morris	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2015 11:40, truTV	(#3) No. 9	vs. (#14) UAB Second Round	L 59–60	25–9 (12–6)	15 – Morris	12 – McKay	4 – Morris	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP Poll	14	14	14	13	20	14	13	12	9	17	11	9	15	11	14	14	12	17	13	9
Coaches Poll	14	14	14	13	19	13	13	12	9	16	13	12	16	14	14	14	13	17	15	10	19

Awards and honors

• All-Americans

Georges Niang (3rd Team)

• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Jameel McKay

• All-Conference Selections

Georges Niang (1st Team)

Monté Morris (2nd Team)

Jameel McKay (3rd Team)

Dustin Hogue (Honorable Mention)

• Big 12 All-Tournament Team

Georges Niang (MVP)

Monté Morris

• Big 12 All-Defensive Team

Jameel McKay

• Big 12 All-Newcomer Team

Jameel McKay

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Matt Thomas (basketball)