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2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

Big 12 Conference
No. 17
No. 17
25–10 (13–7 Big 12)
T. J. Otzelberger (4th season)
Kyle Green
J. R. Blount
Nate Schmidt
Diante Garrett
Erik Crawford
Hilton Coliseum

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were led by T. J. Otzelberger in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. On January 13, the Cyclones reached #2 in the AP Poll, which was the highest ranking in program history.

The Iowa State Cyclones drew an average home attendance of 14,062, the 17th-highest of all college basketball teams.

The Cyclones started the season 11–2 in non-conference play. They finished the 2023–24 season 29–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 10 seed Kansas State, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 1 seed Houston to win their sixth Big 12 tournament title and receive the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The received a 2 seed in the East region. The defeated 15 seed South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Washington State before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the Sweet Sixteen, 72–69.

Offseason Departures
Tre King	F	Exhausted eligibility.
Hason Ward	F	Exhausted eligibility.
Robert Jones	F	Exhausted eligibility.

Incoming transfers
Brandton Chatfield	F	Orofino, Idaho	Seattle	1
Nate Heise	G	Lake City, Minnesota	Northern Iowa	1
Dishon Jackson	C	Oakland, California	Charlotte	2
Joshua Jefferson	F	Las Vegas, Nevada	Saint Mary's	2

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nojus Indrusaitis G	Chicago	Brewster Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 12, 2022
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (85)
Dwayne Pierce F	Middle Village, New York	Christ The King Regional	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 22, 2023
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

"2024 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches	Points
Kansas	215 (9)
Houston	211 (5)
Iowa State	194 (1)
Baylor	185
Arizona	179 (1)
Cincinnati	140
Texas Tech	135
Kansas State	133
BYU	116
TCU	90
UCF	83
Arizona State	64
West Virginia	62
Oklahoma State	46
Colorado	37
Utah	30
Reference: (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selectionReference:

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr.	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selectionReference:

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Nov 4, 2024*7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	Mississippi Valley State	W 83–44	1–0	17 – Gilbert	6 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Tied	4 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (13,616)Ames, IA
Nov 11, 2024*7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	Kansas City	W 82–56	2–0	20 – Jones	6 – Jackson	10 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (13,464)Ames, IA
Nov 18, 2024*7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	IU Indy	W 87–52	3–0	20 – Jones	10 – Tied	4 – Jefferson	Hilton Coliseum (13,615)Ames, IA
Nov 25, 2024*8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Auburn Maui Invitational First round	L 81–83	3–1	23 – Gilbert	8 – Jefferson	3 – Jones	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 2024*7:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round	W 89–84	4–1	24 – Gilbert	6 – Jackson	3 – Tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 2024*1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Colorado Maui Invitational 5th place game	W 99–71	5–1	24 – Momcilovic	6 – Tied	6 – Gilbert	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, HI
Dec 4, 2024*7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	No. 5 Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 81–70	6–1	24 – Gilbert	12 – Jefferson	7 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Dec 8, 2024*5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	Jackson State	W 100–58	7–1	19 – Jones	13 – Jefferson	9 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (13,658)Ames, IA
Dec 12, 2024*6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 3	at Iowa Rivalry	W 89–80	8–1	23 – Jones	10 – Jefferson	7 – Jefferson	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,033)Iowa City, IA
Dec 15, 2024*12:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 3	Omaha	W 83–51	9–1	16 – Gilbert	8 – Jefferson	6 – Jones	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Dec 22, 2024*12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	Morgan State	W 99–72	10–1	20 – Lipsey	12 – Jefferson	7 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Dec 30, 20248:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 3	at Colorado	W 79–69	11–1(1–0)	20 – Jones	7 – Tied	3 – Gilbert	CU Events Center (9,157)Boulder, CO
Jan 4, 20251:00 p.m., CBS	No. 3	No. 25 Baylor	W 74–55	12–1(2–0)	16 – Gilbert	10 – Tied	8 – Jefferson	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Jan 7, 20257:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	Utah	W 82–59	13–1(3–0)	23 – Jones	7 – Lipsey	6 – Jones	Hilton Coliseum (13,496)Ames, IA
Jan 11, 20251:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Texas Tech	W 85–84 OT	14–1(4–0)	26 – Jones	8 – Jefferson	4 – Gilbert	United Supermarkets Arena (14,263)Lubbock, TX
Jan 15, 20256:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	No. 9 Kansas	W 74–57	15–1(5–0)	25 – Jones	12 – Jefferson	8 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Jan 18, 20254:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 2	at West Virginia	L 57–64	15–2(5–1)	16 – Jones	9 – Jefferson	2 – Gilbert	WVU Coliseum (14,444)Morgantown, WV
Jan 21, 20257:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	UCF	W 108–83	16–2(6–1)	30 – Jefferson	8 – Jones	8 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Jan 25, 20251:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	at Arizona State	W 76–61	17–2(7–1)	33 – Jones	10 – Jefferson	3 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (12,762)Tempe, AZ
Jan 27, 20259:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Arizona	L 75–86 OT	17–3(7–2)	18 – Lipsey	10 – Jackson	4 – Jefferson	McKale Center (14,688)Tucson, AZ
Feb 1, 20251:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	Kansas State	L 61–80	17–4(7–3)	20 – Lipsey	7 – Watson	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Feb 3, 20258:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 16 Kansas	L 52–69	17–5(7–4)	11 – Tied	9 – Jackson	3 – Jefferson	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)Lawrence, KS
Feb 8, 202511:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 8	TCU College GameDay	W 82–52	18–5(8–4)	24 – Jones	10 – Jefferson	8 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Feb 11, 20256:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	at UCF	W 77–65	19–5(9–4)	15 – Gilbert	8 – Jefferson	5 – Jones	Addition Financial Arena (8,614)Orlando, FL
Feb 15, 20253:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	Cincinnati	W 81–70	20–5(10–4)	22 – Jones	7 – Jefferson	4 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Feb 18, 20257:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Colorado	W 79–65	21–5(11–4)	13 – Tied	7 – Jefferson	5 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Feb 22, 20251:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 5 Houston College GameDay	L 59–68	21–6(11–5)	16 – Momcilovic	5 – Momcilovic	8 – Jefferson	Fertitta Center (7,377)Houston, TX
Feb 25, 20257:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	at Oklahoma State	L 68–74	21–7(11–6)	17 – Jefferson	9 – Jefferson	5 – Jefferson	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,903)Stillwater, OK
Mar 1, 20258:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	No. 22 Arizona	W 84–67	22–7(12–6)	16 – Momcilovic	8 – Chatfield	8 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
March 4, 20258:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	No. 23 BYU	L 85–88 2OT	22–8(12–7)	19 – Jefferson	5 – Heise	8 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (14,267)Ames, IA
Mar 8, 202512:30 p.m., CBS	No. 10	at Kansas State	W 73–57	23–8(13–7)	24 – Jones	7 – Jefferson	5 – Jones	Bramlage Coliseum (8,720)Manhattan, KS
March 12, 202511:30 a.m., ESPN	(5) No. 12	vs. (13) Cincinnati Second round	W 73–56	24–8	19 – Jefferson	15 – Jackson	5 – Jefferson	T-Mobile Center (12,922)Kansas City, MO
March 13, 202511:30 a.m., ESPN2	(5) No. 12	vs. (4) No. 17 BYU Quarterfinals	L 92–96	24–9	31 – Jones	7 – Heise	6 – Jefferson	T-Mobile Center (15,366)Kansas City, MO
March 21, 2025*12:30 p.m., TNT	(3 S) No. 15	vs. (14 S) Lipscomb First Round	W 82–55	25–9	20 – Momcilovic	8 – Jefferson	8 – Jefferson	Fiserv Forum (16,899)Milwaukee, WI
March 23, 2025*6:45 p.m., TruTV	(3 S) No. 15	vs. (6 S) Ole Miss Second Round	L 78–91	25–10	25 – Jones	8 – Jefferson	3 – Jones	Fiserv Forum (16,829)Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

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