2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	12–20 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (5th season);
Assistant coaches	James Kane; Daniyal Robinson; William Small;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas	17	–	1	.944	28	–	3	.903
No. 5 Baylor	15	–	3	.833	26	–	4	.867
No. 24 West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	21	–	10	.677
Texas	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Oklahoma	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
TCU	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Iowa State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
Kansas State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his fifth season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Baylor, Kansas State, and Kansas to win the Big 12 Conference tournament.^[1] They lost to Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Marial Shayok	Guard	Graduated/NBA draft
Lindell Wigginton	Guard	Declared for NBA draft
Talen Horton-Tucker	Guard	Declared for NBA draft
Cameron Lard	Forward	Declared for NBA draft
Nick Weiler-Babb	Guard	Graduated
Zoran Talley Jr.	Forward	Graduated
Luke Anderson	Forward	Transferred^[3]
Marcedus Leech	Guard	Transferred^[3]
Reference:^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Javan Johnson	Forward	Decatur, Alabama	Troy	2	Johnson will sit out the 2019–20 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Rasir Bolton	Guard	Petersburg, Virginia	Penn State	3	The NCAA granted Bolton immediate eligibility on September 24, 2019.^[5]
Reference:^[4]

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Caleb Grill PG #2	Maize, Kansas	Maize	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 7, 2019
Caleb Grill PG #2	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Tre Jackson PG #3	Blythewood, South Carolina	Blythewood	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 25, 2018
Tre Jackson PG #3	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Luke Anderson PF #1	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 2, 2018
Luke Anderson PF #1	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Marcedus Leech SF #10	Poplar Bluff, Missouri	Poplar Bluff	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 25, 2018
Marcedus Leech SF #10	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 58 Rivals: 26 247Sports: 58 ESPN: 20
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Zion Griffin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Hinsdale South HS	Darien, Illinois
G	2	Caleb Grill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Maize HS	Maize, Kansas
G	3	Tre Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Blythewood HS	Blythewood, South Carolina
F	4	George Conditt IV	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	So	Corliss HS	Chicago
G	11	Prentiss Nixon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Colorado State	Bolingbrook, Illinois
F	12	Michael Jacobson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Nebraska	Waukee, Iowa
F	13	Javan Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Troy	Decatur, Alabama
G	15	Carter Boothe (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	So	Central Decatur Community School District	Leon, Iowa
G	22	Tyrese Haliburton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Oshkosh North HS	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
G	23	Nate Schuster (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Menomonee Falls HS	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
G	24	Terrence Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Riverside University HS	Milwaukee
G	25	Eric Steyer (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Ames HS	Ames, Iowa
F	33	Solomon Young	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	RS Jr	Sacramento HS	Sacramento, California
G	34	Nate Jenkins (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Kettle Moraine High School	Delafield, Wisconsin
G	45	Rasir Bolton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Penn State	Petersburg, Virginia

Head coach

Steve Prohm (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Mississippi Valley State	W 110–74	1–0	20 – Jacobson	9 – Jacobson	14 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,744) Ames, Iowa
Nov 9, 2019* 3:30 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 74–80	1–1	16 – Bolton	9 – Jacobson	12 – Haliburton	Gill Coliseum (6,173) Corvallis, OR
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Northern Illinois	W 70–54	2–1	17 – Bolton	12 – Jacobson	6 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,762) Ames, Iowa
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Southern Miss Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	W 73–45	3–1	14 – Young	6 – Young	9 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,810) Ames, Iowa
Nov 27, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN		vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 76–83	3–2	25 – Haliburton	9 – Haliburton	5 – Tied	Imperial Arena (1,531) Paradise Bahamas
Nov 28, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Alabama Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 104–89	4–2	23 – Haliburton	11 – Haliburton	9 – Haliburton	Imperial Arena (1,299) Paradise Bahamas
Nov 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 13 Seton Hall Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Game	L 76–84	4–3	20 – Bolton	7 – Conditt IV	7 – Haliburton	Imperial Arena (2,650) Paradise Bahamas
Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Kansas City	W 79–61	5–3	19 – Tied	7 – Conditt IV	7 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,718) Ames, Iowa
Dec 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 Seton Hall Big East/Big 12 Battle	W 76–66	6–3	17 – Tied	10 – Jacobson	5 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (14,269) Ames, Iowa
Dec 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 68–84	6–4	22 – Haliburton	8 – Conditt IV	5 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
Dec 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 89–59	7–4	22 – Haliburton	6 – Conditt IV	6 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,541) Ames, Iowa
Dec 31, 2019* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Florida A&M	L 68–70	7–5	29 – Bolton	8 – Lewis	5 – Nixon	Hilton Coliseum (14,356) Ames, Iowa
Jan 4, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at TCU	L 79–81 ^OT	7–6 (0–1)	22 – Haliburton	12 – Haliburton	10 – Haliburton	Schollmaier Arena (5,821) Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		No. 3 Kansas	L 53–79	7–7 (0–2)	12 – Bolton	8 – Conditt IV	5 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Oklahoma	W 81–68	8–7 (1–2)	23 – Bolton	5 – Tied	6 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (14,045) Ames, Iowa
Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at No. 2 Baylor	L 55–68	8–8 (1–3)	8 – Bolt	8 – Haliburton	9 – Haliburton	Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, Texas
Jan 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 23 Texas Tech	L 52–72	8–9 (1–4)	13 – Haliburton	5 – Jackson	2 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (15,096) Lubbock, Texas
Jan 21, 2020 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		Oklahoma State	W 89–82	9–9 (2–4)	27 – Young	9 – Tied	6 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,916) Ames, Iowa
Jan 25, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPNU		at No. 16 Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 76–80	9–10	23 – Bolton	9 – Young	3 – Tied	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, Alabama
Jan 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 1 Baylor	L 53–67	9–11 (2–5)	19 – Bolton	8 – Haliburton	3 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,896) Ames, Iowa
Feb 1, 2020 1:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 68–72	9–12 (2–6)	14 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Haliburton	Frank Erwin Center (8,797) Austin, Texas
Feb 5, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 West Virginia	L 61–76	9–13 (2–7)	18 – Bolton	7 – Jacobson	3 – Tied	WVU Coliseum (11,103) Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 8, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2		Kansas State	W 73–63	10–13 (3–7)	20 – Young	9 – Conditt IV	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,149) Ames, Iowa
Feb 12, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma	L 61–90	10–14 (3–8)	17 – Lewis	7 – Nixon	6 – Nixon	Lloyd Noble Center (8,235) Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2		Texas	W 81–52	11–14 (4–8)	21 – Jacobson	13 – Jacobson	3 – Jacobson	Hilton Coliseum (14,255) Ames, Iowa
Feb 17, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 3 Kansas	L 71–91	11–15 (4–9)	20 – Nixon	8 – Jacobson	6 – Bolton	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech	L 57–87	11–16 (4–10)	16 – Young	10 – Jacobson	2 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,278) Ames, Iowa
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		TCU	W 65–59	12–16 (5–10)	20 – Young	8 – Jacobson	5 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (13,791) Ames, Iowa
Feb 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma State	L 61–73	12–17 (5–11)	16 – Bolton	6 – Bolton	4 – Bolton	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,129) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU		West Virginia	L 71–77	12–18 (5–12)	21 – Bolton	7 – Young	4 – Bolton	Hilton Coliseum (13,870) Ames, Iowa
Mar 7, 2020 3:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at Kansas State	L 63-79	12-19 (5-13)	17 – Young	11 – Jacobson	2 – Lewis	Bramlage Coliseum (8,439) Manhattan, Kansas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) Oklahoma State First round	L 71-72	12-20	25 – Nixon	8 – Grill	4 – Nixon	Sprint Center (17,606) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Iowa State beats Kansas for fourth Big 12 tournament championship in six seasons". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ "Peterson: Iowa State hung in until the end, before bowing out to Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Iowa State basketball: Two members of freshman class already in NCAA transfer portal". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^ "Iowa St. transfer Bolton granted '19-20 eligibility". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[1] "Iowa State beats Kansas for fourth Big 12 tournament championship in six seasons". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

[2] "Peterson: Iowa State hung in until the end, before bowing out to Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament". Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

[DMR-Transfer-3] "Iowa State basketball: Two members of freshman class already in NCAA transfer portal". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[cyclones.com-4] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2019.

[5] "Iowa St. transfer Bolton granted '19-20 eligibility". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

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Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
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