2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2005–06 record	16-14 (6-10 Big 12)
Head coach	Wayne Morgan (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Damon Archibald
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, 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 19-12, 9-7 in Big 12 play to finish 5th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Minnesota and lost to North Carolina.^[3]

Offseason departures[]

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Jared Homan	Center	Graduated
Damion Staple	Forward	Graduated
Dave Braet	Guard	Graduated
Robert Faulkner	Forward	Dismissed from team
Aaron Agnew	Center	Transferred to Highland CC
Reggie George	Center	Transferred to Robert Morris (IL)
Reference:^[4]

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Farnold Degand PG	Boston, MA	O'Bryant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 20, 2004
Farnold Degand PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Mike Evanovich SF	Storrs, CT	South Kent Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 30, 2005
Mike Evanovich SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Shawn Taggart PF	Richmond, VA	Mount Zion Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 1, 2004
Shawn Taggart PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Jessan Gray PF	Davenport, IA	Tyler JC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 18, 2005
Jessan Gray PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ross Marsden PF	Ames, IA	Ames High	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 22, 2004
Ross Marsden PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Jiri Hubalek C	Prague	Marshalltown CC	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 28, 2005
Jiri Hubalek C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 47
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 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2005 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Shawn Taggart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Richmond, VA
G	1	Curtis Stinson (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Winchendon Prep	The Bronx
G	2	Brock Jacobson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Webster City High	Webster City, IA
G	3	John Neal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Winterset High	Winterset, IA
G	10	Tasheed Carr	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Philadelphia, PA
G	11	Will Blalock (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Notre Dame Prep	Boston, MA
G	12	Farnold Degand	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	O'Bryant	Boston, MA
F	13	Rahshon Clark	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Bridgton Academy	Queens, NY
G	21	Mark Currie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Nebraska-Omaha	Odebolt, IA
G	23	Chris Ceaser	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Nimitz High	Humble, TX
F	24	Anthony Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Los Angeles City College	Compton, CA
F	25	Jessan Gray	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Tyler JC	Davenport, IA
F	31	Dustin Streff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	NIACC	Orange City, IA
C	33	Jiri Hubalek	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Marshalltown CC	Prague
F	34	Jeff Bergstrom	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Kingwood High	Kingwood, TX
C	40	Ross Marsden	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Ames High	Ames, IA
F	41	Mike Evanovich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	South Kent Prep	Storrs, CT

Head coach

Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence)

Assistant coach(es)

Damon Archibald (Boise State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2005* 8:00 pm	No. 23	EA Sports	L 57-64		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 11, 2005* 8:00 pm	No. 23	Bemidji State Exhibition	W 84-77		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 20, 2005* 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 23	Mountain State	W 101-82	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 23, 2005* 8:00 pm, Mediacom Connections	No. 23	Portland State Cyclone Challenge	W 72-64	2-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 25, 2005* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 23	Howard Cyclone Challenge	W 96-62	3-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 26, 2005* 8:00 pm, Mediacom Connections	No. 23	Iona Cyclone Challenge	L 72-89	3-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
November 29, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 68-61	4-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 3, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Fresno State	L 77-84	4-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 5, 2005* 7:00 pm, KDSM/KFXA		at Drake	W 89-74	5-2	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
December 9, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 12 Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series	W 72-60	6-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 17, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 25 Ohio State Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic	L 67-70	6-3	Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2005* 11:30 pm, Hawaiiantelmedia.com^[5]		vs. South Florida Rainbow Classic	W 83-74	7-3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2005* 9:00 pm		vs. Northwestern State Rainbow Classic	W 81-77 ^2OT	8-3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2005* 11:30 pm		vs. Colorado State Rainbow Classic	W 87-80	9-3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 28, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Tennessee State	W 59-51	10-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 7, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Kansas State	W 72-70	11-3 (1-0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 9, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 8 Texas	L 58-78	11-4 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 14, 2006 12:30 pm, ESPN		at Texas Tech	L 73-76	11-5 (1-2)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
January 17, 2006 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Nebraska	W 88-75	12-5 (2-2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2006 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Texas A&M	L 81-86 ^OT	12-6 (2-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 25, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Missouri	W 82-58	13-6 (3-3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 28, 2006 12:00 pm, ESPN		Kansas	L 85-95	13-7 (3-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 5, 2006 1:00 pm, ESPN Plus		No. 25 Colorado	W 96-79	14-7 (4-4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 8, 2006 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Kansas State	L 63-66	14-8 (4-5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2006 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Kansas	L 75-88	14-9 (4-6)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	L 63-73	14-10 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 18, 2006 12:00 pm, ABC		at Oklahoma	L 82-83	14-11 (4-8)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 22, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Oklahoma State	W 68-52	15-11 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 25, 2006 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		at Baylor	L 73-91	15-12 (5-9)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
February 28, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	W 85-78	16-12 (6-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 4, 2006 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	L 82-84	16-13 (6-10)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2006 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State Big 12 Tournament First Round	L 70-79	16-14 (6-10)	American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors[]

All-Conference Selections^[6]

Curtis Stinson (1st Team)

Will Blalock (3rd Team)

Ralph A. Olsen Award^[6]

Curtis Stinson (2006)

Will Blalock (2006)

References[]

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410
^ "Iowa State Cyclones Index - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
^ "2004-05 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
^ December 21, 2005 (Page 22 of 38). Des Moines, Iowa: , Dec 21, 2005 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
^ ^a ^b "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] ttp://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410

[3] "Iowa State Cyclones Index - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

[4] "2004-05 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".

[5] December 21, 2005 (Page 22 of 38). Des Moines, Iowa: , Dec 21, 2005 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.

[auto-6] "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

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v t Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	(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
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Texas	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
No. 12 Kansas †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	17	–	16	.515
Texas Tech	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	4	–	13	.235

† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll ^[1]