2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 22
Record23–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas † 15 – 3   .833 33 – 5   .868
No. 8 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
No. 7 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 29 – 8   .784
Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
No. 21 Baylor 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
No. 22 Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Kansas State 5 – 13   .278 17 – 16   .515
Oklahoma State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
TCU 2 – 16   .111 12 – 21   .364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 23–12 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 5th place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona and Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.

Previous season[edit]

Iowa State finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas,[2] Oklahoma,[3] and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the second round.[5]

After months of speculation, it was announced on June 2, 2015, that Fred Hoiberg would be accepting the head coach position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.[6]

On June 8, 2015, it was announced that Iowa State would be hiring Murray State head coach Steve Prohm for the same position.[7]

Offseason departures[edit]

Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Bryce Dejean-Jones Guard Graduated
Dustin Hogue Forward Graduated
Daniel Edozie Forward Graduated
Sherron Dorsey-Walker Guard Transferred to Oakland
Kourtlin Jackson Guard Transferred to Southern Miss
Clayton Custer Guard Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Daniel Stensland Guard Left basketball team
Georgios Tsalmpouris Center Left to play professionally in the Greek Basketball League
Reference:[8]

Recruiting[edit]

Prep recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Noskowiak
PG 		Sun Prairie, WI Sun Prairie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Brady Ernst
PF 		Clinton, IA Clinton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 25, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Simeon Carter
PF 		Charlotte, NC West Charlotte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 75
  • 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  • "2015 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name Position Hometown Previous
School 		Remaining
Eligibility 		Notes
Jordan Ashton Guard Mount Pleasant, IA Kirkwood CC 2 Ashton was eligible to play immediately.
Nick Weiler-Babb Guard Arlington, TX Arkansas 3 Weiler-Babb sat out the 2015–16 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Reference:[9]

Roster[edit]

2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Simeon Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr West Charlotte Charlotte, NC
C 1 Jameel McKay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Pulaski
Indian Hills CC
Marquette 		Milwaukee, WI
F 2 Abdel Nader 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Niles North
Northern Illinois 		Skokie, IL
G 3 Hallice Cooke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So St. Anthony
Oregon State 		Union City, NJ
G 4 Wesley Greder (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gilbert High School Gilbert, IA
G 11 Monté Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Beecher Flint, MI
G 14 Nick Weiler-Babb Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So James Martin
Arkansas 		Arlington, TX
G 15 Naz Long Injured (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Findlay Prep Mississauga, Ontario
G 21 Matt Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Onalaska Onalaska, WI
G 23 Jordan Ashton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Mount Pleasant
Northwest Missouri State
Kirkwood CC 		Mount Pleasant, IA
C 24 Stuart Nezlek (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Fenwick Oak Park, IL
G 30 Deonte Burton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Vincent
Marquette 		Milwaukee, WI
F 31 Georges Niang (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Tilton School Methuen, MA
PF 33 Brady Ernst Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Clinton Clinton, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 7 Grand Valley State W 106–60 
 20 – Mitrou-Long   11 – McKay   8 – Thomas  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 vs. Colorado W 68–62  1–0
  17 – Niang   10 – McKay   4 – Morris  Sanford Pentagon (3,200)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 7 Chicago State
Emerald Coast Classic 		W 106–64  2–0
  25 – McKay   11 – Tied   8 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,111)
Ames, IA
November 23, 2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 4 Chattanooga
Emerald Coast Classic 		W 83–63  3–0
  24 – Mitrou-Long   17 – McKay   10 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (13,305)
Ames, IA
November 27, 2015*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 4 vs. Virginia Tech
Emerald Coast Classic
Semifinals 		W 99–77  4–0
  23 – McKay   11 – Nader   7 – Morris  The Arena (2,222)
Niceville, FL
November 28, 2015*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 4 vs. Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic
Championship 		W 84–73  5–0
  23 – Niang   9 – Morris   6 – Morris  The Arena (2,222)
Niceville, FL
December 1, 2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 5 North Dakota State W 84–64  6–0
  21 – Nader   19 – McKay   6 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,272)
Ames, IA
December 7, 2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 Buffalo W 84–63  7–0
  31 – Niang   12 – Niang   10 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,130)
Ames, IA
December 11, 2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 4 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 		W 83–82  8–0
  20 – Tied   12 – McKay   9 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
December 13, 2015*
5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 78–64  9–0
  18 – McKay   8 – McKay   11 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,284)
Ames, IA
December 19, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 5 vs. Northern Iowa
Big Four Classic 		L 79–81  9–1
  30 – Niang   7 – Nader   6 – Morris  Wells Fargo Arena 
Des Moines, IA
December 22, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 11 at No. 22 Cincinnati W 81–79  10–1
  24 – Niang   10 – Niang   7 – Morris  Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
December 30, 2015*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 11 Coppin State W 104–84  11–1
  21 – Nader   9 – Niang   11 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 2, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 11 at No. 3 Oklahoma L 83–87  11–2
(0–1) 		 29 – Niang   9 – McKay   3 – Morris  Lloyd Noble Center (11,251)
Norman, OK
January 6, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 13 Texas Tech W 76–69  12–2
(1–1) 		 19 – McKay   14 – McKay   6 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 9, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 Baylor L 89–94  12–3
(1–2) 		 22 – Niang   8 – Nader   6 – Niang  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 12, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 at Texas L 91–94 OT 12–4
(1–3) 		 27 – Niang   16 – Nader   7 – Morris  Frank Erwin Center (10,663)
Austin, TX
January 16, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 at Kansas State W 76–63  13–4
(2–3) 		 19 – Morris   6 – 3 tied   4 – Morris  Bramlage Coliseum (12,462)
Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 19 No. 1 Oklahoma W 82–77  14–4
(3–3) 		 22 – Niang   13 – McKay   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 23, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 19 at TCU W 73–60  15–4
(4–3) 		 18 – Morris   10 – McKay   6 – Morris  Schollmaier Arena (6,014)
Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 No. 4 Kansas W 85–72  16–4
(5–3) 		 21 – Morris   5 – Tied   9 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 30, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 at No. 5 Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 62–72  16–5
  15 – Niang   14 – McKay   6 – Morris  Reed Arena (12,473)
College Station, TX
February 2, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 No. 14 West Virginia L 76–81  16–6
(5–4) 		 20 – Niang   6 – Burton   10 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
February 6, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at Oklahoma State W 64–59  17–6
(6–4) 		 18 – Niang   9 – Niang   8 – Morris  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561)
Stillwater, OK
February 10, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 at Texas Tech L 82–85 OT 17–7
(6–5) 		 20 – Burton   9 – Niang   9 – Morris  United Supermarkets Arena (6,715)
Lubbock, TX
February 13, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 No. 24 Texas W 85–75  18–7
(7–5) 		 24 – Morris   8 – Nader   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
February 16, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at No. 25 Baylor L 91–100 OT 18–8
(7–6) 		 26 – Niang   8 – Niang   11 – Morris  Ferrell Center (5,556)
Waco, TX
February 20, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 13 TCU W 92–83  19–8
(8–6) 		 27 – Niang   14 – Burton   11 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
February 22, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 at No. 14 West Virginia L 87–97  19–9
(8–7) 		 23 – Nader   5 – Tied   5 – Niang  WVU Coliseum (10,683)
Morgantown, WV
February 27, 2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 Kansas State W 80–61  20–9
(9–7) 		 20 – Thomas   17 – McKay   8 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
February 29, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 Oklahoma State W 58–50  21–9
(10–7) 		 19 – Nader   10 – Tied   6 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,383)
Ames, IA
March 5, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 at No. 1 Kansas L 78–85  21–10
(10–8) 		 22 – Niang   9 – McKay   5 – Niang  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
03/10/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(6) No. 21 vs. (3) No. 6 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals 		L 76–79  21–11
  31 – Niang   9 – Tied   5 – Niang  Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2016*
1:00 pm, TBS 		(4 MW) No. 22 vs. (13 MW) Iona
First Round 		W 94–81  22–11
  28 – Niang   9 – McKay   8 – Morris  Pepsi Center (19,499)
Denver, CO
03/19/2016*
5:10 pm, TBS 		(4 MW) No. 22 vs. (12 MW) Little Rock
Second Round 		W 78–61  23–11
  28 – Niang   10 – McKay   4 – Tied  Pepsi Center (19,551)
Denver, CO
03/25/2016*
6:10 pm, CBS 		(4 MW) No. 22 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Virginia
Sweet Sixteen 		L 71–84  23–12
  30 – Niang   8 – Niang   8 – Morris  United Center (21,490)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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Coaches Poll[10]777542299141821161415151720191915

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. ^ "Texas vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 12, 2015 - ESPN".
  3. ^ "Oklahoma vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 13, 2015 - ESPN".
  4. ^ "Iowa State vs. Kansas - Game Recap - March 14, 2015 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "UAB vs. Iowa State - Game Recap - March 19, 2015 - ESPN".
  6. ^ "Iowa State moving forward after Hoiberg leaves for Bulls - The Gazette".
  7. ^ "Prohm Named Iowa State Head Men's Basketball Coach".
  8. ^ "2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
  9. ^ "2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
  10. ^ a b "2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ a b "2013 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big12.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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