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2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–14 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • J.R. Blount
  • Nate Schmidt
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
No. 5 Texas † 12 – 6   .667 29 – 9   .763
No. 15 Kansas State 11 – 7   .611 26 – 10   .722
No. 11 Baylor 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Iowa State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
No. 22 TCU 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629
Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 16   .556
West Virginia 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
† 2023 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his second season as head coach, and 10th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Big 12 Play to have a two-way tie for 5th place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Pittsburgh.

Previous season

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The Cyclones started the season 12–0, good for one of the best starts in school history, including being crowned the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off with wins over 25th-ranked Xavier and 9th-ranked Memphis.[1] In Otzelberger's first season as head coach he claimed the best start to an Iowa State coaching career by winning his first 10 games,[2] ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to No. 1 Baylor to end his unbeaten start at Iowa State. They finished the season 2021–22 season 22–13, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for seventh place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated LSU and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Miami.

Offseason

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Departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Izaiah Brockington Guard Graduated
George Conditt IV Center Graduated
Tristan Enaruna Forward Transferred to Cleveland State[3]
Tyrese Hunter Guard Transferred to Texas[4]
Tre Jackson Guard Transferred to Western Carolina[5]
Jaden Walker Guard Transferred to East Carolina[6]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Position Hometown Previous
School 		Remaining
Eligibility 		Notes
Jaren Holmes Guard Romulus, Michigan St. Bonaventure 1 Holmes was previously at Ranger Community College before transferring to St. Bonaventure.[7]
Osun Osunniyi Center Linwood, New Jersey St. Bonaventure 1 [8]
Hason Ward Forward Saint Thomas, Barbados VCU 2 [9]
Jeremiah Williams Guard Chicago Temple 3 [10]
Conrad Hawley Forward Raymore, Missouri Kansas 3 Hawley was a scholarship football player for the University of Kansas.[11]

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eli King
SG 		Caledonia, Minnesota Caledonia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tamin Lipsey
PG 		Ames, Iowa Ames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 14, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Demarion Watson
SF 		Minneapolis, Minnesota Totino-Grace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 42  247Sports: 45
  • 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  • "2022 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tre King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Georgetown Lexington, Kentucky
G 1 Eli King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Caledonia High School Caledonia, Minnesota
G 2 Caleb Grill** 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr UNLV Wichita, Kansas
G 3 Tamin Lipsey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ames High School Ames, Iowa
G 4 Demarion Watson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Totino-Grace Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 5 Aljaž Kunč 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Washington State Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 12 Robert Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Denver Prior Lake, Minnesota
G 13 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr St. Bonaventure Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr St. Bonaventure Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Minnesota Edina, Minnesota
F 23 Conrad Hawley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Kansas* Raymore, Missouri
F 24 Hason Ward 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr VCU Springfield, Massachusetts
G 25 Jeremiah Williams Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Temple Chicago
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 12, 2022

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team
**Grill was dismissed from the team on March 1[12]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 88–39  1–0
  23 – Holmes   7 – Kunč   5 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (12,562)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 13, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T W 80–43  2–0
  17 – Kunč   10 – Kunč   4 – Kunč  Hilton Coliseum (12,731)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 20, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 68–53  3–0
  19 – Holmes   8 – Watson   5 – Holmes  Hilton Coliseum (11,785)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 24, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Villanova
Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) first round 		W 81–79 OT 4–0
  23 – Kalscheur   6 – Kunč   9 – Holmes  Moda Center (6,229)
Portland, OR
Nov 25, 2022*
4:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) semifinal 		W 70–65  5–0
  31 – Grill   6 – Kunč   6 – Lipsey  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,431)
Portland, OR
Nov 27, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 20 UConn
Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) Championship 		L 53–71  5–1
  14 – Osunniyi   5 – Kunč   3 – Lipsey  Moda Center (5,005)
Portland, OR
Nov 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 North Dakota W 63–44  6–1
  16 – Grill   10 – Watson   6 – Kunč  Hilton Coliseum (12,467)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 23 St. John's
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 71–60  7–1
  14 – Holmes   10 – Grill   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,377)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 20 at Iowa
Rivalry 		L 56–75  7–2
  12 – Kalscheur   10 – Jones   5 – Lipsey  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,535)
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 20 McNeese State W 77–40  8–2
  21 – Kunč   8 – Kunč   8 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (12,886)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 18, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 73–57  9–2
  14 – Grill   6 – Grill   5 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (11,992)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Omaha Cancelled due to severe weather Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 31, 2022
1:00 p.m, ESPNU 		No. 12 Baylor W 77–62  10–2
(1–0) 		 23 – Kalscheur   7 – Grill   8 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 25 at Oklahoma W 63–60  11–2
(2–0) 		 20 – Grill   8 – Osunniyi   4 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (4,758)
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 25 at No. 17 TCU W 69–67  12–2
(3–0) 		 15 – Kalscheur   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (6,333)
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 Texas Tech W 84–50  13–2
(4–0) 		 25 – Kalscheur   7 – Kalscheur   8 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (13,464)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 at No. 2 Kansas L 60–62  13–3
(4–1) 		 23 – Kalscheur   9 – Jones   6 – Lipsey  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 12 No. 7 Texas W 78–67  14–3
(5–1) 		 21 – Holmes   7 – Osunniyi   6 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 12 at Oklahoma State L 59–61  14–4
(5–2) 		 15 – Osunniyi   8 – T. King   6 – Holmes  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,656)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 12 No. 5 Kansas State W 80–76  15–4
(6–2) 		 23 – Holmes   6 – Lipsey   7 – Holmes  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 28, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 at Missouri
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 61–78  15–5
  19 – Holmes   8 – Jones   6 – Lipsey  Mizzou Arena (15,601)
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 at Texas Tech L 77–80 OT 15–6
(6–3) 		 24 – Grill   7 – Tied   4 – Lipsey  United Supermarkets Arena (10,428)
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 4, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		No. 13 No. 8 Kansas W 68–53  16–6
(7–3) 		 15 – Holmes   8 – Lipsey   10 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 8, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 at West Virginia L 71–76  16–7
(7–4) 		 18 – Holmes   10 – Grill   5 – Holmes  WVU Coliseum (11,573)
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 Oklahoma State L 56–64  16–8
(7–5) 		 13 – Kunc   8 – Osunniyi   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 15, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 19 No. 22 TCU W 70–59  17–8
(8–5) 		 22 – Kunč   5 – Tied   6 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (13,557)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 at No. 12 Kansas State L 55–61  17–9
(8–6) 		 15 – Kunč   7 – Lipsey   5 – Lipsey  Bramlage Coliseum (11,000)
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 21, 2023
8:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 23 at No. 8 Texas L 54–72  17–10
(8–7) 		 12 – Osunniyi   7 – Holmes   3 – Tied  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, Texas
Feb 25, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		No. 23 Oklahoma L 50–61  17–11
(8–8) 		 12 – Kalscheur   7 – Jones   3 – Holmes  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		West Virginia L 69–72  17–12
(8–9) 		 26 – Kalscheur   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,575)
Ames, Iowa
Mar 4, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		at No. 7 Baylor W 73–58  18–12
(9–9) 		 16 – Holmes   7 – T. King   5 – Tied  Ferrell Center (10,105)
Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2023
11:30 a.m., ESPN 		(5) vs. (4) No. 10 Baylor
Quarterfinals 		W 78–72  19–12
  24 – Kalscheur   11 – Lipsey   5 – Tied  T-Mobile Center (18,034)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas
Semifinals 		L 58–71  19–13
  16 – Holmes   5 – Tied   3 – Lipsey  T-Mobile Center (19,135)
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023
2:10 p.m., TruTV 		(6 MW) vs. (11 MW) Pittsburgh
First round 		L 41–59  19–14
  12 – Tied   10 – Lipsey   4 – Holmes  Greensboro Coliseum (16,150)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Cyclones Beat #9 Memphis for Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off Title". November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 17 Iowa State beats Jackson State, moves to 10-0". December 12, 2021.
  3. ^ pluto, terry (April 25, 2022). "Cleveland State Basketball Scribbles: 5 players staying, Dru Joyce III leaving – Terry Pluto". cleveland. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tyrese Hunter transfers to Texas: Former Iowa State PG and Big 12 Freshman of the Year commits to Chris Beard". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Tre Jackson for 2022-23 Season". Western Carolina University. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "ECU gets commitment from Iowa State PG transfer Jaden Walker". HoistTheColours. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State's TJ Otzelberger lands big-time St. Bonaventure transfer Jaren Holmes". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "BREAKING: St. Bonaventure center Osun Osunniyi commits to Iowa State". CycloneAlert. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State men's basketball lands ex-VCU post player from the transfer portal". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "PG Williams to transfer from Temple to Iowa St". ESPN.com. April 20, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Former KU QB Hawley to play basketball at ISU". KMAland.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "Iowa State dismisses G Caleb Grill, adding to Cyclones' late-season woes ahead of 2023 NCAA Tournament".
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