2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#22
2015–16 record	23–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (1st year)
Assistant coach	T. J. Otzelberger
Assistant coach	Daniyal Robinson
Assistant coach	William Small
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
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The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who left Murray State after four seasons to replace Fred Hoiberg, who left to become head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls. They played its 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 in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Iona and Arkansas–Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the season 25–9 (12–6 Big 12) and second place in the conference. They beat Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament Championship game before being upset by UAB in the first round of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Daniel Stensland	10	G	5'10"	170	Freshman	Waverly, IA	Transferred out of the program.
Clayton Custer	3	G	6'0"	175	Freshman	Overland Park, KS	Transferred to Loyola Chicago^[1]
Georgios Tsalmpouris	34	F/C	7'1"	227	Freshman	Katerini, Greece	Left to play professional basketball in the Greek Basketball League
Sherron Dorsey-Walker	4	G	6'4"	200	RS Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Oakland^[2]
Kourtlin Jackson	12	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Des Moines, IA	Transferred to Southern Miss^[3]
Daniel Edozie	42	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Compton, CA	Graduated
Dustin Hogue	22	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Yonkers, NY	Graduated
Bryce Dejean-Jones	13	G	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nick Weiler-Babb	14	G	6'5"	196	RS Sophomore	Arlington, TX	Transferred from Arkansas. Nick is sitting out the 2015–16 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.^[4]
Jordan Ashton	23	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Mount Pleasant, IA	Transferred from Kirkwood Community College. Eligible to play immediately.

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brady Ernst PF	Clinton, IA	Clinton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 25, 2015
Brady Ernst PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: Not Ranked
Simeon Carter PF	Charlotte, NC	West Charlotte	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Simeon Carter PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: Not Ranked
Stuart Nezlek C	Oak Park, IL	Fenwick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Aug 1, 2015
Stuart Nezlek C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: Not Ranked
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked
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Roster

2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
F	00	Simeon Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	West Charlotte	Charlotte, NC
F/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	Monte Morris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Beecher	Flint, MI
G	14	Nick Weiler-Babb	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	James Martin Arkansas	Arlington, TX
G	15	Naz Long (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)	Fr	Fenwick	Oak Park, IL
G	30	Deonte Burton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	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	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Clinton	Clinton, IA

Head coach

Steve Prohm (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

TJ Otzelberger
William Small
Daniyal Robinson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[5]

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	#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	#7	vs. Colorado Sanford Pentagon Opener	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	#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	#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	#4	vs. Virginia Tech Emerald Coast Classic semifinal	W 99–77	4–0	23 – McKay	11 – Nader	7 – Morris	The Arena (2,222) Niceville, FL
November 28, 2015* 6:00 PM, CBSSN	#4	vs. Illinois Emerald Coast Classic final	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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#11	at #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	#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	#11	at #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	#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	#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	#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	#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	#19	#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	#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	#14	#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	#14	at #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	#13	#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	#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	#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	#14	#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	#13	at #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	#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	#17	at #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	#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	#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	#21	at #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	#21	vs. #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) #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) #22	vs. (12 MW) Arkansas-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) #22	vs. (1 MW) #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. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	7	7	4	5	4	5	11	11	13	17	19	14	13	14	13	17	21	21	22	*N/A
Coaches	7	7	5	4	2	2	9	9	14	18	21	16	14	15	15	17	20	19	19	15

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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[1] ttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2015/04/18/clayton-custer--transferring-from-iowa-state-to-loyola-of-chicago/25988793/

[2] ttp://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2015/01/04/oakland-basketball/21253195/

[3] ttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/basketball-mens/2015/05/11/former-iowa-state-cyclones-walk-on-transferring-to-southern-mississippi-golden-eagles/27146887/

[4] ttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2015/04/12/nick-babb-accepts-scholarship-offer-sunday/25671463/

[5] ttp://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=210165104

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2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas †	15	–	3	.833	33	–	5	.868
#8 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#7 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	29	–	8	.784
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#21 Baylor	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
#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