2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
Record28–8 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
No. 21 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Texas 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
No. 9 Iowa State † 11 – 7   .611 28 – 8   .778
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 23 Baylor 9 – 9   .500 26 – 12   .684
Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Texas Tech 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
TCU 0 – 18   .000 9 – 22   .290
† 2014 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 28–8, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. 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 eventual national champion UConn without the Cyclones' third-leading scorer Georges Niang who suffered a season ending injury in the opening round game.[2]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 23–12, and 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish 4th in the regular season conference standings.[3] They defeated Oklahoma then lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame and lost to Ohio State.[4]

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Cameron Fowler Guard Transferred to Niagara
Nkereuwem Okoro Guard Transferred to Rutgers
Chris Babb Guard Graduated
Korie Lucious Guard Graduated
Will Clyburn Guard Graduated
Tyrus McGee Guard Graduated
Austin McBeth Guard Graduated
Anthony Booker Forward Graduated
Reference:[5]

Recruiting

Prep recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Monté Morris
PG #12 		Flint, Michigan Beecher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 27, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Matt Thomas
SG #17 		Onalaska, Wisconsin Onalaska 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 37  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:

  • "Iowa State 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  • "2013 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.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Position Hometown Previous
School 		Remaining
Eligibility 		Notes
DeAndre Kane Guard Pittsburgh Marshall 1 Kane was eligible to play immediately.
Abdel Nader Forward Skokie, Illinois Northern Illinois 2 Nader sat out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Jameel McKay Center Milwaukee Marquette 1.5 McKay transferred after the fall semester of the 2011–12 season.
He was eligible to play the spring semester of the 2013–14 season.
Reference:[6]

Roster

2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Bubu Palo (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Ames Ames, Iowa
F/C 1 Jameel McKay Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Marquette Milwaukee
F 2 Abdel Nader Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Northern Illinois Skokie, Illinois
F 3 Melvin Ejim (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Toronto
G 11 Monté Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Beecher Flint, Michigan
G 15 Naz Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Findlay Prep Mississauga, Ontario
G 21 Matt Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Onalaska Onalaska, Wisconsin
F 22 Dustin Hogue 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Yonkers, New York
F 31 Georges Niang (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Tilton School Methuen, Massachusetts
G 32 Alex-Javad Assadipour 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr UC Irvine Ankara, Turkey
F 42 Daniel Edozie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Tyler JC Compton, California
G 50 DeAndre Kane (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Marshall Pittsburgh
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013
5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		Augustana W 88–70  –
   – –    – –    – –  Hilton Coliseum (–)
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
11/10/2013*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		UNC Wilmington W 95–62  1–0
  26 – Long   11 – Kane   7 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 80–50  2–0
  15 – Kane   8 – Hogue   5 – Niang  Hilton Coliseum (13,238)
Ames, Iowa
11/17/2013*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Michigan W 77–70  3–0
  22 – Ejim   10 – Hogue   6 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
11/20/2013*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 at BYU W 90–88  4–0
  21 – Kane   11 – Kane   8 – Niang  Marriott Center (15,808)
Provo, Utah
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 17 UMKC W 110–51  5–0
  20 – Kane   9 – Ejim   7 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (12,960)
Ames, Iowa
12/02/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 Auburn
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 99–70  6–0
  22 – Hogue   16 – Hogue   9 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (13,889)
Ames, Iowa
12/07/2013*
5:00 pm, Mediacom 		No. 17 vs. Northern Iowa
Big Four Classic 		W 91–82 OT 7–0
  22 – Ejim   10 – Hogue   6 – Kane  Wells Fargo Arena (14,512)
Des Moines, Iowa
12/13/2013*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 No. 23 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 		W 85–82  8–0
  24 – Niang   16 – Hogue   9 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
12/22/2013*
4:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 vs. George Mason
Diamond Head Classic
First round 		W 79–67  9–0
  22 – Niang   11 – Ejim   8 – Kane  Stan Sheriff Center (8,694)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2013*
3:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 vs. Akron
Diamond Head Classic
Semifinals 		W 83–60  10–0
  22 – Niang   12 – Ejim   5 – Kane  Stan Sheriff Center (7,140)
Honolulu
12/25/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 vs. Boise State
Diamond Head Classic
Championship 		W 70–66  11–0
  23 – Kane   10 – Ejim   3 – Ejim  Stan Sheriff Center (6,769)
Honolulu
12/31/2013*
6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 13 Northern Illinois W 99–63  12–0
  17 – Ejim   8 – Kane   12 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Regular season
01/04/2014
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 13 at Texas Tech W 73–62  13–0
(1–0) 		 17 – Niang   7 – Niang   6 – Kane  United Spirit Arena (5,861)
Lubbock, Texas
01/07/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 No. 7 Baylor W 87–72  14–0
(2–0) 		 30 – Kane   10 – Hogue   9 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
01/11/2014
11:00 am, ESPNU 		No. 9 at Oklahoma L 82–87  14–1
(2–1) 		 23 – Kane   9 – Kane   4 – Kane  Lloyd Noble Center (11,105)
Norman, Oklahoma
01/13/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 No. 15 Kansas L 70–77  14–2
(2–2) 		 21 – Kane   9 – Hogue   4 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
01/18/2014
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 8 at Texas L 76–86  14–3
(2–3) 		 18 – Niang   10 – Ejim   6 – Niang  Frank Erwin Center (12,709)
Austin, Texas
01/25/2014
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 16 No. 22 Kansas State W 81–75  15–3
(3–3) 		 20 – Ejim   12 – Hogue   5 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
01/29/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 16 at No. 6 Kansas L 81–92  15–4
(3–4) 		 24 – Niang   8 – Ejim   5 – Niang  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
02/01/2014
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 16 No. 23 Oklahoma W 81–75  16–4
(4–4) 		 27 – Niang   16 – Ejim   9 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
02/03/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 at No. 19 Oklahoma State W 98–97 3OT 17–4
(5–4) 		 26 – Kane   13 – Ejim   9 – Kane  Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,132)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
02/08/2014
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 16 TCU W 84–69  18–4
(6–4) 		 48 – Ejim   18 – Ejim   10 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
02/10/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 11 at West Virginia L 77–102  18–5
(6–5) 		 17 – Niang   12 – Ejim   6 – Morris  WVU Coliseum (8,177)
Morgantown, West Virginia
02/15/2014
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 11 Texas Tech W 70–64  19–5
(7–5) 		 17 – Kane   8 – Kane   9 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
02/18/2014
6:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 17 No. 19 Texas W 85–76  20–5
(8–5) 		 25 – Ejim   8 – Ejim   6 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 at TCU W 71–60  21–5
(9–5) 		 20 – Kane   8 – Niang   5 – Kane  Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,778)
Fort Worth, Texas
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 15 West Virginia W 83–66  22–5
(10–5) 		 24 – Niang   11 – Kane   12 – Morris  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
03/01/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 15 at Kansas State L 73–80  22–6
(10–6) 		 30 – Ejim   16 – Ejim   6 – Kane  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, Kansas
03/04/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 at Baylor L 61–74  22–7
(10–7) 		 20 – Kane   9 – Ejim   5 – Morris  Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
03/08/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 Oklahoma State W 85–81 OT 23–7
(11–7) 		 27 – Kane   12 – Hogue   8 – Kane  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
03/13/2014
11:30 am, ESPN2 		No. 16 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals 		W 91–85  24–7
  24 – Ejim   10 – Ejim   10 – Morris  Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, Missouri
03/14/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 16 vs. No. 10 Kansas
Semifinals 		W 94–83  25–7
  25 – Niang   9 – Hogue   7 – Niang  Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, Missouri
03/15/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 vs. Baylor
Championship 		W 74–65  26–7
  17 – Kane   9 – Niang   7 – Kane  Sprint Center (19,108)
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014
8:50 pm, TNT 		(3) No. 9 vs. (14) North Carolina Central
Second round 		W 93–75  27–7
  24 – Niang   8 – Ejim   5 – Kane  AT&T Center (11,690)
San Antonio, Texas
03/23/2014
4:15 pm, CBS 		(3) No. 9 vs. (6) No. 19 North Carolina
Third round 		W 85–83  28–7
  24 – Kane   10 – Kane   7 – Kane  AT&T Center (13,431)
San Antonio, Texas
03/28/2014
6:25 pm, TBS 		(3) No. 9 vs. (7) No. 18 UConn
Sweet Sixteen 		L 76–81  28–8
  34 – Hogue   8 – Kane   9 – Kane  Madison Square Garden (19,314)
New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
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Awards and honors

References

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