2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record22–13 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas † 14 – 4   .778 34 – 6   .850
No. 4 Baylor 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794
No. 12 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730
No. 25 Texas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
TCU 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Oklahoma State* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Iowa State 7 – 11   .389 22 – 13   .629
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Kansas State 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
West Virginia 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
*Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by T. J. Otzelberger, who is in his first season as head coach, and ninth season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

The Cyclones started the season 12–0, good for one of the best starts in school history, including being crowned the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off with wins over 25th-ranked Xavier and 9th-ranked Memphis.[1] In Otzelberger's first season as head coach he claimed the best start to an Iowa State coaching career by winning his first 10 games,[2] ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to #1 Baylor to end his unbeaten start at Iowa State.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cyclones finished the 2020–21 season 2–22, 0–18 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost to Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Following the winless conference season, the school fired head coach Steve Prohm after six years in Ames.[3] On March 18, 2021, it was announced that the school had hired UNLV head coach and former Iowa State assistant Otzelberger as the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Dudley Blackwell Forward Entered transfer portal[4]
Rasir Bolton Guard Transferred to Gonzaga[5]
Jalen Coleman-Lands Guard Transferred to Kansas[6]
Darlinstone Dubar Guard Transferred to Hofstra[7]
Tyler Harris Guard Transferred to Memphis[8]
Nate Jenkins Guard Transferred to Green Bay[9]
Nate Schuster Guard Graduated[10]
Xavier Foster Center Dismissed[11]
Solomon Young Forward Graduated[12]
Javan Johnson Forward Transferred to DePaul
Blake Hinson Forward Quit Team[13]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Position Hometown Previous
School 		Remaining
Eligibility 		Notes
Izaiah Brockington Guard Philadelphia Penn State 2 Brockington was previously at St. Bonaventure for one season before transferring to Penn State.[14]
Tristan Enaruna Guard Almere, Netherlands Kansas 3 [15]
Caleb Grill Guard Wichita, Kansas UNLV 3 Grill returned to Iowa State after transferring.[16]
Robert Jones Forward Prior Lake, Minnesota Denver 3 [17]
Gabe Kalscheur Guard Edina, Minnesota Minnesota 2 [18]
Aljaž Kunc Forward Ljubljana, Slovenia Washington State 2 [19]
Tre King Forward Lexington, Kentucky Georgetown 2 King was previously at Eastern Kentucky before transferring to Georgetown. King never played for Georgetown.[20]

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrese Hunter
PG 		Racine, Wisconsin St. Catherine's HS (WI) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 4, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 60  247Sports: 78
  • 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  • "2021 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tre King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Georgetown Lexington, Kentucky
G 1 Izaiah Brockington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Penn State Philadelphia
G 2 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr UNLV Wichita, Kansas
G 3 Tre Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Blythewood HS Columbia, South Carolina
F 4 George Conditt IV 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Corliss HS Chicago
F 5 Aljaž Kunc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Washington State Ljubljana, Slovenia
G 11 Tyrese Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr St. Catherine's Racine, Wisconsin
F 12 Robert Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Denver Prior Lake, Minnesota
G 15 Carter Boothe (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Decatur Community School District Leon, Iowa
G 21 Jaden Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Discovery High School Lawrenceville, GA
G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Minnesota Edina, Minnesota
G/F 23 Tristan Enaruna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kansas Almere, Netherlands
G 25 Eric Steyer (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Ames HS Ames, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2021

Schedule and results

This is the second season that Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will air a number of Big 12 games. On May 20, 2021, Iowa State announced it would play in the 2021 NIT Season Tip-Off on November 24 and November 26.[21] The tournament also featured Memphis, Virginia Tech, and Xavier. On June 2, the Big 12 announced matchups as part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle, with Iowa State traveling to Omaha, Nebraska to play Creighton and former Iowa State head coach Greg McDermott. The game will be played on December 4.[22] Iowa will then travel to Ames as part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on December 9.[23] On June 23, it was announced that the Cyclones will face Missouri in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.[24] On June 30, Iowa State announced its nonconference schedule.[25]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 84–73  1–0
  19 – Kalscheur   6 – Tied   5 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,180)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oregon State W 60–50  2–0
  15 – Kalscheur   12 – Brockington   7 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,401)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 68–60  3–0
  23 – Brockington   13 – Brockington   6 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,100)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 21, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grambling State W 82–47  4–0
  21 – Kunc   10 – Conditt   6 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (10,533)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 24, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. No. 25 Xavier
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals 		W 82–70  5–0
  30 – Brockington   6 – Brockington   3 – Brockington  Barclays Center (2,804)
Brooklyn, New York
Nov 26, 2021*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 9 Memphis
NIT Season Tip-Off Championship 		W 78–59  6–0
  30 – Kalscheur   8 – Kalscheur   5 – Hunter  Barclays Center (2,655)
Brooklyn, New York
Dec 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 83–64  7–0
  23 – Brockington   10 – Brockington   6 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,305)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 4, 2021*
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 at Creighton
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 64–58  8–0
  16 – Grill   7 – Tied   6 – Hunter  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,294)
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 		W 73–53  9–0
  29 – Brockington   10 – Brockington   6 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 12, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 17 Jackson State W 47–37  10–0
  12 – Kunc   7 – Brockington   3 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,537)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 19, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana W 77–54  11–0
  20 – Grill   11 – Brockington   6 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (11,809)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 9 Chicago State W 79–48  12–0
  20 – Brockington   13 – Brockington   8 – Kalscheur  Hilton Coliseum (11,894)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 8 No. 1 Baylor L 72–77  12–1
(0–1) 		 23 – Enaruna   8 – Tied   4 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 5, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 No. 25 Texas Tech W 51–47  13–1
(1–1) 		 14 – Brockington   9 – Brockington   3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (11,699)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 at Oklahoma L 66–79  13–2
(1–2) 		 20 – Tied   4 – Brockington   5 – Conditt  Lloyd Noble Center (8,142)
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 15 at No. 9 Kansas L 61–62  13–3
(1–3) 		 17 – Brockington   8 – Brockington   5 – Hunter  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 15 No. 21 Texas W 79–70  14–3
(2–3) 		 22 – Kalscheur   5 – Tied   8 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 18, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 15 at No. 18 Texas Tech L 60–72  14–4
(2–4) 		 17 – Grill   9 – Brockington   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 TCU L 44–59  14–5
(2–5) 		 19 – Brockington   12 – Brockington   4 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 23 at Oklahoma State W 84–81 OT 15–5
(3–5) 		 26 – Brockington   8 – Conditt   5 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,271)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 23 Missouri
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 67–50  16–5
  15 – Brockington   6 – Brockington   4 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (13,612)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 1, 2022
6:00 p.m, ESPN 		No. 20 No. 10 Kansas L 61–70  16–6
(3–6) 		 24 – Brockington   8 – Brockington   5 – Grill  Hilton Coliseum (13,587)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 20 at No. 23 Texas L 41–63  16–7
(3–7) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Allen   8 – Carr  Frank Erwin Center (13,656)
Austin, Texas
Feb 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 63–79  16–8
(3–8) 		 22 – Hunter   6 – Brockington   4 – Hunter  WVU Coliseum (11,191)
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Kansas State L 69–75 OT 16–9
(3–9) 		 27 – Brockington   8 – Grill   7 – Conditt  Hilton Coliseum (13,477)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at TCU W 54–51  17–9
(4–9) 		 20 – Brockington   7 – Brockington   4 – Conditt  Schollmaier Arena (5,567)
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma W 75–54  18–9
(5–9) 		 22 – Brockington   5 – Kunc   7 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (13,746)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 23, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		West Virginia W 84–81  19–9
(6–9) 		 35 – Brockington   5 – Brockington   9 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,810)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 26, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Kansas State W 74–73  20–9
(7–9) 		 18 – Grill   8 – Brockington   10 – Hunter  Bramlage Coliseum (8,090)
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State L 36–53  20–10
(7–10) 		 13 – Brockington   7 – Kunc   3 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,699)
Ames, Iowa
Mar 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 3 Baylor L 68–75  20–11
(7–11) 		 18 – Kalscheur   6 – Tied   13 – Hunter  Ferrell Center (9,385)
Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 10, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(6) vs. (3) No. 14 Texas Tech
Quarterfinals 		L 41–72  20–12
  9 – Hunter   6 – Kunc   3 – Jones  T-Mobile Center (15,805)
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2022
6:20 p.m., TBS 		(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) LSU
First round 		W 59–54  21–12
  23 – Hunter   4 – Tied   3 – Tied  Fiserv Forum (17,500)
Milwaukee
Mar 20, 2022
5:10 p.m., TNT 		(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Wisconsin
Second round 		W 54–49  22–12
  22 – Kalscheur   6 – Tied   5 – Hunter  Fiserv Forum (17,500)
Milwaukee
Mar 27, 2022
8:55 p.m., TBS 		(11 MW) vs. (10 MW) Miami (FL)
Sweet Sixteen 		L 56–70  22–13
  13 – Tied   9 – Kunc   7 – Hunter  United Center (20,857)
Chicago
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP————191711981115152320RV——RV——Not released
Coaches————231911881116142422RVRV—RVRVRV23

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ "Cyclones Beat #9 Memphis for Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off Title". November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "CNo. 17 Iowa State beats Jackson State, moves to 10-0". December 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Prohm out following 2-22 season at Iowa State". ESPN.com. March 16, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Douglas, Zane. "Iowa State loses Blackwell to the transfer portal". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gonzaga adds Iowa State transfer Bolton to team". ESPN.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ex-Iowa State guard Jalen Coleman-Lands transferring to Kansas as Jayhawks add another player from portal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Verbal Commits [@VerbalCommits] (April 19, 2021). "Former Iowa State G Darlinstone Dubar is transferring to Hofstra. https://t.co/xSyuZRehMp https://t.co/fZ2Ly9ENyF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
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  11. ^ Xavier Foster target of sex assault investigation, off Iowa State team
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  13. ^ Blake Hinson is leaving the Iowa State men's basketball program
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  15. ^ "Cyclones Sign Kansas Transfer Tristan Enaruna". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Caleb Grill Returning To Iowa State". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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