2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record15-17 (4-12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Kansas 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 7 Oklahoma 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
No. 9 Missouri 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Kansas State 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Texas 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Texas A&M 9 7   .563 24 10   .706
Oklahoma State 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Nebraska 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Baylor 5 11   .313 24 15   .615
Iowa State 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
Texas Tech 3 13   .188 14 19   .424
Colorado 1 15   .063 9 22   .290
2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 14–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings.[2] They lost to Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Wes Johnson Forward Transferred to Syracuse
Cory Johnson Forward Transferred to Valparaiso
Mark Currie Guard Graduated
Mike Smith Forward Graduated
Rahshon Clark Forward Graduated
Jiri Hubaleck Center Graduated
Brock Jacobson Guard Left team
Reference:[3]

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Buckley
PG
Detroit Romulus High 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 25, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 89
Scott Christopherson
PG
La Crosse, Wisconsin Marquette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 91
Wes Eikmeier
PG
Fremont, Nebraska Archbishop Bergan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 5, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
L.A. Pomlee
PF
Davenport, Iowa Davenport Central 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 16, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 87
Clinton Mann
PF
Overland Park, Kansas St. Thomas Aquinas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 29, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Jamie Vanderbeken
PF
Belleville, ON Tyler JC 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 16, 2008 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Justin Hamilton
C
Alpine, Utah Lone Peak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 18, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 55
  • 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 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2008 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Charles Boozer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stoneridge Prep Raleigh, North Carolina
G 1 Dominique Buckley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Romulus High Detroit
G 2 Scott Christopherson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Marquette La Crosse, Wisconsin
G 3 Sean Haluska 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Indian Hills Carroll, Iowa
G 5 Lucca Staiger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Decatur Christian Blaustein, GER
G 10 Diante Garrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Vincent High Milwaukee
G 6 Wes Eikmeier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Archbishop Bergan Fremont, Nebraska
F 15 Alex Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Iowa Ames, Iowa
F 21 Craig Brackins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brewster Academy Palmdale, California
G 22 Brian Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Kirkwood CC Clinton, Iowa
F 23 Jamie Vanderbeken 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Tyler JC Belleville, ON
G 24 Cameron Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Hillcrest Country Club Hills, Illinois
F 33 Clinton Mann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, Kansas
F 34 L.A. Pomlee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Davenport Central Davenport, Iowa
C 41 Justin Hamilton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Lone Peak Alpine, Utah
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 Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2008*
3:30 pm
Nebraska-Omaha
Exhibition
W 74-54 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 14, 2008*
7:00 pm, CloneZone
UC Davis
World Vision Classic
W 61-58  1-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 15, 2008*
12:30 pm, CloneZone
Loyola Marymount
World Vision Classic
W 67-55  2-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 16, 2008*
7:00 pm, CloneZone
Milwaukee
World Vision Classic
W 79-61  3-0
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
November 24, 2008*
11:00 pm CT, KFVE
at Hawaii L 59-60  3-1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2008*
12:30 pm, Mediacom
Mississippi Valley State W 77-59  4-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 3, 2008*
8:00 pm, UNITV
at UNI W 71-66 OT 5-1
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 6, 2008*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Oregon State W 63-50  6-1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 9, 2008*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Drake L 63-66  6-2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 12, 2008*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa
Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk
L 57-73  6-3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
December 20, 2008*
8:00 pm, Mediacom
Jacksonville State W 66-60  7-3
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 23, 2008*
7:00 pm, Mediacom
South Dakota State L 58-65  7-4
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
December 28, 2008*
5:00 pm
at Houston W 71-67  8-4
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston
December 31, 2008*
4:00 pm, CloneZone
Mercer W 67-49  9-4
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 3, 2009*
7:00 pm, Mediacom
SIU Edwardsville W 91-55  10-4
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 6, 2009*
7:00 pm, CloneZone
Houston Baptist W 64-56  11-4
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 10, 2009
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at No. 7 Texas L 67-75  11-5
(0-1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
January 14, 2009
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Nebraska W 65-53  12-5
(1-1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2009
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
at Missouri L 46-77  12-6
(1-2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
January 11, 2009
1:00 pm, ESPN
Kansas L 67-82  12-7
(1-3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 27, 2009
9:30 pm CT, FSNRM
at Colorado L 49-55  12-8
(1-4)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
January 31, 2009
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 4 Oklahoma L 68-78  12-9
(1-5)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 3, 2009
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Kansas State L 50-65  12-10
(1-6)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 7, 2009
5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Missouri L 68-82  12-11
(1-7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 11, 2009
6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Colorado W 70-42  13-11
(2-7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 14, 2009
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at Oklahoma State L 67-86  13-12
(2-8)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 14, 2009
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at No. 15 Kansas L 55-72  13-13
(2-9)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 21, 2006
5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Kansas State L 46-50  13-14
(2-10)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 24, 2009
8:00 pm, Big 12 Network
Baylor W 71-62  14-14
(3-10)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
February 28, 2009
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
at Texas A&M L 69-87  14-15
(3-11)
Reed Arena 
College Station
March 4, 2009
6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Nebraska L 61-77  14-16
(3-12)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 7, 2009
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
Texas Tech W 78-76  15-16
(4-12)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2009
6:00 pm, Big 12 Network
vs. Oklahoma State L 67-82  15-17
(4-12)
Ford Center 
Oklahoma City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Conference" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
  4. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.