1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1997 NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record22–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Krafcisin
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas † 15 – 1   .938 34 – 2   .944
No. 24 Colorado 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Texas 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
No. 18 Iowa State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Texas Tech 10 – 6   .625 19 – 9   .679
Oklahoma 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545
Oklahoma State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Baylor 6 – 10   .375 18 – 12   .600
Missouri 5 – 11   .313 16 – 17   .485
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
Kansas State 3 – 13   .188 10 – 17   .370
† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and is an original member of the newly created Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference which had also dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year.[2]

They finished the season 22–9 and 10–6 in conference play to finish tied for third place. They defeated Texas Tech and lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UCLA in overtime.[3]

Previous season[edit]

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 24–9, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Nebraska, Missouri, and #5 Kansas to win the 1996 Big Eight conference tournament championship.[4] This was Iowa State's first conference championship in program history. The conference championship earned them a bid to the NCAA tournament and a #5 seed. In the tournament they defeated Cal and lost to Utah in the round of 32.[5]

It was the Cyclones final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.

The Cyclones saw individual success with Dedric Willoughby being names All-American honorable mention, first team All-Big Eight, and Big Eight tournament MVP. Tim Floyd was named Big Eight Coach of the Year and was runner up for AP Coach of the Year.[6]

Preseason[edit]

Roster[edit]

1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Matt Knoll 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr East Marshall Gilman, IA
G 4 Brad Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Geneseo, IL
G 10 Jacy Holloway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Moundridge High McPherson, KS
G 11 DeAndre Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Marshalltown CC Milwaukee, WI
C 13 Kelvin Cato 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr South Alabama Lithonia, GA
G 22 Dedric Willoughby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr New Orleans New Orleans, LA
F 23 Stevie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Perry Central Beaumont, MS
F 31 Shawn Bankhead 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Southern Idaho CC Pacoima, CA
G 32 Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kansas City, KS
G 33 Jason Teeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Algona High Algona, IA
F 40 Klay Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Winfield-Mt. Union Morning Sun, IA
F 42 Kenny Pratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Eastern Utah JC Chicago, IL
F 45 Paul Shirley (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jefferson West Meriden, KS
F 52 Russ Schoenauer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Waukee Waukee, IA
C 55 Tony Rampton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Waseca New Plymouth, NZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Krafcisin (Iowa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 13, 1996
7:00 pm 		World Basketball Opportunities (Wisconsin)
Exhibition 		W 91-84 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 19, 1996*
7:00 pm 		Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
Exhibition 		L 66-86 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 26, 1996*
7:00 pm 		No. 9 Alcorn State W 87–58  1–0
 Hilton Coliseum (7,025)
Ames, IA
December 1, 1996*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 82–62  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum (8,920)
Ames, IA
December 5, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 9 Tennessee-Martin
Cyclone Challenge 		W 57–36  3–0
 Hilton Coliseum (11,722)
Ames, IA
December 6, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 9 Siena
Cyclone Challenge 		W 64–54  4–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,601)
Ames, IA
December 11, 1996*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 6 Drake
Iowa Big Four 		W 74–50  5–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,950)
Ames, IA
December 14, 1996*
7:05 pm, HTN 		No. 6 Iowa
Rivalry 		W 81–74  6–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
December 21, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 5 East Tennessee State
ISU Holiday Classic 		W 77–49  7–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,135)
Ames, IA
December 22, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 5 UTEP
ISU Holiday Classic 		W 59–48  8–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,115)
Ames, IA
December 30, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 5 Texas-Pan American W 66–42  9–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,105)
Ames, IA
January 4, 1997
3:00 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 4 Missouri W 68–65  10–0
(1–0) 		Hearnes Center (13,300)
Columbia, MO
January 7, 1997*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 4 Marquette L 64–67  10–1
 Hilton Coliseum (11,210)
Ames, IA
January 11, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 4 Oklahoma W 82–55  11–1
(2–0) 		Hilton Coliseum (13,755)
Ames, IA
January 13, 1997
8:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 at No. 1 Kansas L 67–80  11–2
(2–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 18, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 8 at Colorado L 45–70  11–3
(2–2) 		Coors Events Center (8,278)
Boulder, CO
January 22, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 14 Kansas State W 54–48  12–3
(3–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (12,098)
Ames, IA
January 25, 1997
3:00 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 14 No. 20 Texas Tech W 64–61  13–3
(4–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,021)
Ames, IA
January 29, 1997
7:05 pm 		No. 11 at Nebraska W 77–67  14–3
(5–2) 		Bob Devaney Center (13,623)
Lincoln, NE
February 1, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 11 at Texas A&M W 71–57  15–3
(6–2) 		Reed Arena (5,501)
College Station, TX
February 5, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 6 Baylor W 61–52  16–3
(7–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,706)
Ames, IA
February 9, 1997
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 6 No. 1 Kansas L 62–69  16–4
(7–3) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,325)
Ames, IA
February 12, 1997
7:00 pm 		No. 9 Missouri W 87–59  17–4
(8–3) 		Hilton Coliseum (13,866)
Ames, IA
February 15, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 9 at Kansas State W 62–58  18–4
(9–3) 		Bramlage Coliseum (10,763)
Manhattan, KS
February 19, 1997
8:00 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 7 at Texas L 56–57  18–5
(9–4) 		Frank Erwin Center (16,175)
Austin, TX
February 22, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 7 Nebraska L 69–74 OT 18–6
(9–5) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,322)
Ames, IA
February 26, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network 		No. 13 No. 19 Colorado W 65–54  19–6
(10–5) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,020)
Ames, IA
March 1, 1997
8:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at Oklahoma State L 63-67  19–7
(10–6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,915)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
March 7, 1997
2:20 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 16 vs. Texas Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 72–70  20–7
 Kemper Arena (18,800)
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 1997
1:00 pm, Creative Sports 		No. 16 vs. No. 1 Kansas
Semifinals 		L 48–72  20–8
 Kemper Arena (19,310)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1997
1:45 pm, CBS 		(#6 W) No. 18 vs. (#11 W) Illinois State
First Round 		W 69–57  21–8
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 15, 1997
3:40 pm, CBS 		(#6 W) No. 18 vs. (#3 W) No. 10 Cincinnati
Second Round 		W 67–66  22–8
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 20, 1997
9:25 pm, CBS 		(#6 W) No. 18 vs. (#2 W) No. 7 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen 		L 73–74 OT 22–9
 Alamodome (29,231)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

During weeks eight and nine of the regular season the Cyclones were ranked #4 in the AP Poll. This was the highest ranking the Cyclones had reached since the 1956–57 season when they were ranked #3. This was also the first time in school history the Cyclones were ranked in the top 25 of both the AP and Coaches Poll every week of the season.[9]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP Poll[10]11111111996554481411697131618Not released
Coaches Poll[10]11111111151512554451212139812151713

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "The oral history of the birth of the Big 12". Si.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dollar rallies UCLA from 16 points down to oust Iowa State". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1997. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "1995-96 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results - College Basketball". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). Cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "1996-97 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "Iowa State Cyclones AP Poll History - College Basketball". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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