2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big 12 Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Big 12
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #9
2014–15 record 25–9 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach Fred Hoiberg (5th year)
Assistant coach Matt Abdelmassih
Assistant coach Charlie Henry
Assistant coach Cornell Mann
Home arena Hilton Coliseum
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Kansas 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
#9 Iowa State 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
#13 Oklahoma 12 6   .667     24 11   .686
#16 Baylor 11 7   .611     24 10   .706
#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 represented Iowa State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were led by fifth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg. The team played its 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 a tie for second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to be champions of the Big 12 Tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by UAB in the second round.

Previous Season

The Cyclones finished the season 28–8, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They were champions of the Big 12 Tournament to earn the conference's 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 eventual national champion Connecticut.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Melvin Ejim 3 F 6'6" 230 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft
K. J. Bluford 23 G 6'1" 185 Junior Minneapolis, MN Transferred to Northern Arizona
Percy Gibson 24 C 6'9" 269 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Oakland
Tyler Ellerman 33 F 6'8" 240 Senior Dallas Center, IA Graduated
DeAndre Kane 50 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bryce Dejean-Jones 13 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from UNLV. Eligible to play immediately since Dejean-Jones graduated from UNLV.
Hallice Cooke 3 G 6'3" 190 RS Freshman Union City, NJ Transferred from Oregon State. Hallice sat out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.

Recruits

Name Home town 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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Georgios Tsalmpouris
C
Greece Pierikos 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) N/A May 10, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: 27  ESPN: 30
  • 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:

Recruits Class of 2015

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darien Williams
PF
San Francisco, CA Iowa Western CC 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: 27  ESPN: 30
  • 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:

Roster

2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 McKay, JameelJameel McKay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Pulaski
Indian Hills CC/Marquette
Milwaukee, WI
F 2 Nader, AbdelAbdel Nader 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Niles North
Northern Illinois
Skokie, IL
G 3 Custer, ClaytonClayton Custer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
G 4 Dorsey-Walker, SherronSherron Dorsey-Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Pershing Detroit, MI
G 11 Morris, MontéMonté Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Beecher Flint, MI
G 12 Jackson, KourtlinKourtlin Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hoover
John Wood CC
Des Moines, IA
G 13 Dejean-Jones, BryceBryce Dejean-Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Taft
UNLV/USC
Los Angeles, CA
G 15 Long, NazNaz Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Mississauga, Ontario
G 21 Thomas, MattMatt Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Onalaska Onalaska, WI
F 22 Hogue, DustinDustin Hogue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lincoln
Indian Hills CC
Yonkers, NY
F 31 Niang, GeorgesGeorges Niang 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tilton School Methuen, MA
F/C 34 Tsalmpouris, GeorgiosGeorgios Tsalmpouris 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr 3rd High School of Katerini Katerini, Greece
F 42 Edozie, DanielDaniel Edozie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Centennial
Tyler JC
Compton, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
#14 Viterbo W 115–48 
Hilton Coliseum (13,963)
Ames, IA
Non-Conference regular season

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
#14 Oakland
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 93–82  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

11/17/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
#14 Georgia State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 81–58  2–0
Hilton Coliseum (13,913)
Ames, IA

11/24/2014*
8:30 PM, ESPN2
#13 vs. Alabama
CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals
W 84–74  3–0
Sprint Center (8,321)
Kansas City, MO

11/25/2014*
8:30 PM, ESPNU
#13 vs. Maryland
CBE Hall of Fame Classic final
L 63–72  3–1
Sprint Center (9,034)
Kansas City, MO

12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
#20 Lamar W 96–59  4–1
Hilton Coliseum (13,907)
Ames, IA

12/04/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
#20 #18 Arkansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 95–77  5–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

12/09/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPNU
#14 UMKC W 73–56[1]  6–1
Hilton Coliseum (13,902)
Ames, IA

12/12/2014*
7:00 PM, BTN
#14 at Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 90–75  7–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa, IA

12/14/2014*
5:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
#14 Southern W 88–78  8–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

12/20/2014*
4:00 PM, Mediacom
#13 vs. Drake
Big Four Classic
W 83–54  9–1
Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
Des Moines, IA

12/31/2014*
6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv
#9 Mississippi Valley State W 83–33  10–1
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/03/2015*
5:00 PM, CBSSN
#9 vs. South Carolina
Brooklyn Hoops Showcase
L 60–64  10–2
Barclays Center (3,546)
Brooklyn, NY
Big 12 Regular Season

01/06/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN2
#17 Oklahoma State W 63–61  11–2 (1–0)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/10/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#17 at #14 West Virginia W 74–72  12–2 (2–0)
WVU Coliseum (12,076)
Morgantown, WV

01/14/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
#11 at #22 Baylor L 73–74  12–3 (2–1)
Ferrell Center (6,576)
Waco, TX

01/17/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN
#11 #9 Kansas W 86–81  13–3 (3–1)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/20/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#9 Kansas State W 77–71  14–3 (4–1)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/24/2015
3:00 PM, ESPNU
#9 at Texas Tech L 73–78  14–4 (4–2)
United Spirit Arena (9,310)
Lubbock, TX

01/26/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN
#15 #19 Texas W 89–86  15–4 (5–2)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/31/2015
1:00 PM, ESPNU
#15 TCU W 83–66  16–4 (6–2)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

02/02/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN
#11 at #8 Kansas L 76–89  16–5 (6–3)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

02/07/2015
1:00 PM, ESPNU
#11 Texas Tech W 75–38  17–5 (7–3)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

02/09/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN
#14 at #17 Oklahoma L 83–94  17–6 (7–4)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,099)
Norman, OK

02/14/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN2
#14 #21 West Virginia W 79–59  18–6 (8–4)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

02/18/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
#14 at #22 Oklahoma State W 70–65  19–6 (9–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612)
Stillwater, OK

02/21/2015
1:00 PM, ESPN2
#14 at Texas W 85–77  20–6 (10–4)
Frank Erwin Center (13,161)
Austin, TX

02/25/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
#12 #19 Baylor L 70–79  20–7 (10–5)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

02/28/2015
4:00 PM, ESPN2
#12 at Kansas State L 69–70  20–8 (10–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS

03/02/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN
#17 #15 Oklahoma W 77–70  21–8 (11–6)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

03/07/2015
7:30 PM, ESPNews
#17 at TCU W 89–76  22–8 (12–6)
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,076)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament

03/12/2015
6:00 PM, ESPNU
#13 vs. Texas
Quarterfinals
W 69–67  23–8 (12–6)
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO

03/13/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN2
#13 vs. #15 Oklahoma
Semifinals
W 67–65  24–8 (12–6)
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO

03/14/2015
5:00 PM, ESPN
#13 vs. #9 Kansas
Championship game
W 70–66  25–8 (12–6)
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament

03/19/2015*
11:40 AM, truTV
(3 S) #9 vs. (14 S) UAB
Second round
L 59–60  25–9
KFC Yum! Center (N/A)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not Ranked. RV = Receiving Votes.
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Final
AP 14 14 13 20 14 13 12 9 17 11 9 15 11 14 14 12 17 13 9 n/a
Coaches 14 14 13 19 13 13 12 9 16 13 12 16 14 14 14 13 17 15 10 19

See also

References

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