2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012–13 record	23–12 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	T.J. Otzelberger; Matt Abdelmassih; Cornell Mann;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, 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 23–11, and 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish 3rd in the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated UConn and lost to Kentucky.^[3]

Offseason departures[]

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Royce White	Forward	Declared for the NBA Draft
Chris Allen	Guard	Graduated
Scott Christopherson	Guard	Graduated
Tavon Sledge	Guard	Transferred to Iona
Jordan Railey	Center	Transferred to Washington State
Reference:^[4]

Recruiting[]

Prep recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sherron Dorsey-Walker SG	Detroit, MI	Pershing	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 19, 2011
Sherron Dorsey-Walker SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Nazareth Long SG	Henderson, NV	Findlay Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 22, 2011
Nazareth Long SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Georges Niang PF	Tilton, NH	Tilton School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 15, 2011
Georges Niang PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Nkereuwem Okoro SF	Bronx, NY	St. Raymond Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 20, 2011
Nkereuwem Okoro SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 41
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 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "2012 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

Roster[]

2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Bubu Palo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Ames	Ames, IA
G	2	Chris Babb	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Penn State	Arlington, TX
F	3	Melvin Ejim (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Toronto, Ontario
G	4	Sherron Dorsey-Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Pershing	Detroit, MI
G	5	Cameron Fowler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	U-D Jesuit	Detroit, MI
G	10	Aaron Law	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Tilton School	Chapel Hill, NC
G	11	Nkereuwem Okoro	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond Academy	Bronx, NY
G	12	Austin McBeth (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Iowa Western	Wayland, IA
G	13	Korie Lucious (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Michigan State	Milwaukee, WI
G	15	Naz Long	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Findlay Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
G	21	Will Clyburn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Utah	Detroit, MI
F	22	Anthony Booker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Southern Illinois	St. Louis, MO
C	24	Percy Gibson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Southeastern	Detroit, MI
G	25	Tyrus McGee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cowley County CC	Stringtown, OK
F	31	Georges Niang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Tilton School	Methuen, MA
F	33	Tyler Ellerman (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Dallas Center-Grimes	Dallas Center, IA

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State

Assistant coach(es)

T. J. Otzelberger (Wisconsin-Whitewater)
Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's)
Cornell Mann (Akron)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 11, 2012 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Minnesota State	W 90-57	–	– –	– –	– –	Hilton Coliseum (–) Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Southern	W 82–59	1-0	17 – Gibson	12 – Niang	6 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (13,975) Ames, IA
November 12, 2012* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Alabama A&M	W 98–40	2–0	18 – McGee	10 – Ejim	7 – Long	Hilton Coliseum (12,615) Ames, IA
November 18, 2012* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Campbell Global Sports Classic	W 88–68	3–0	16 – McGee	8 – Clyburn	9 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (11,352) Ames, IA
November 20, 2012* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		North Carolina A&T Global Sports Classic	W 86–57	4–0	16 – McGee	10 – Ejim	4 – Babb	Hilton Coliseum (11,384) Ames, IA
November 23, 2012* 5:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. No. 22 Cincinnati Global Sports Classic	L 70–78	4–1	22 – McGee	10 – Ejim	3 – McGee	Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Las Vegas, NV
November 24, 2012* 7:00 pm		at No. 18 UNLV Global Sports Classic	L 70–82	4–2	21 – Clyburn	15 – Clyburn	4 – Clyburn	Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Las Vegas, NV
December 1, 2012* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		BYU	W 83–62	5–2	32 – Clyburn	8 – Ejim	9 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (13,739) Ames, IA
December 4, 2012* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Florida Gulf Coast	W 83–72	6–2	17 – Lucious	12 – Ejim	9 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (12,692) Ames, IA
December 7, 2012* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 71–80	6–3	14 – Gibson	7 – Gibson	7 – Lucious	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,127) Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2012* 6:00 pm, Mediacom		Nebraska–Omaha	W 93–65	7–3	15 – Niang	13 – Ejim	4 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (12,785) Ames, IA
December 15, 2012* 4:00 pm, Mediacom		vs. Drake Hy-Vee Big Four Classic	W 86–77	8–3	21 – Ejim	11 – Ejim	4 – Ejim	Wells Fargo Arena (13,180) Des Moines, IA
December 19, 2012* 7:00 pm, KSMO		at UMKC	W 76–61	9–3	20 – McGee	8 – Niang	8 – Lucious	Municipal Auditorium (3,614) Kansas City, MO
January 1, 2013* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Yale	W 80–70	10–3	17 – Clyburn	12 – Ejim	5 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (12,548) Ames, IA
January 9, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 6 Kansas	L 89–97 ^OT	10–4 (0–1)	19 – Ejim	11 – Ejim	5 – Ejim	Allen Fieldhouse (–) Lawrence, KS
January 12, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas	W 82–62	11–4 (1–1)	18 – Niang	10 – Ejim	9 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
January 16, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		West Virginia	W 69–67	12–4 (2–1)	16 – Ejim	13 – Ejim	8 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (13,148) Ames, IA
January 19, 2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		at TCU	W 63–50	13–4 (3–1)	16 – McGee	12 – Ejim	5 – Lucious	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,753) Ft. Worth, TX
January 23, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	L 51–56	13–5 (3–2)	12 – Clyburn	10 – Clyburn	3 – Babb	United Spirit Arena (7,904) Lubbock, TX
January 26, 2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		No. 11 Kansas State	W 73–67	14–5 (4–2)	24 – Clyburn	10 – Tied	8 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
January 30, 2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma State	L 76–78	14–6 (4–3)	19 – Babb	8 – Niang	7 – Lucious	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,776) Stillwater, OK
February 2, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Baylor	W 79–71	15–6 (5–3)	28 – Clyburn	10 – Clyburn	5 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
February 4, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma	W 83–64	16–6 (6–3)	19 – Clyburn	7 – Ejim	8 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (13,178) Ames, IA
February 9, 2013 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 Kansas State	L 70–79	16–7 (6–4)	16 – Lucious	11 – Ejim	6 – Lucious	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at Texas	L 86-89 ^2OT	16–8 (6–5)	21 – McGee	16 – Ejim	11 – Lucious	Frank Erwin Center (9,729) Austin, TX
February 16, 2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		TCU	W 87–53	17–8 (7–5)	19 – Niang	8 – Clyburn	6 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
February 20, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Baylor	W 87–82	18–8 (8–5)	22 – McGee	12 – Ejim	4 – 3 tied	Ferrell Center (6,293) Waco, TX
February 23, 2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 86–66	19–8 (9–5)	17 – Tied	13 – Ejim	6 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
February 25, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 6 Kansas	L 96-108 ^OT	19–9 (9–6)	23 – Lucious	7 – 2 tied	7 – Niang	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
March 2, 2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma	L 69-86	19–10 (9–7)	22 – McGee	5 – Niang	2 – 3 tied	Lloyd Noble Center (10,789) Norman, OK
March 6, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 13 Oklahoma State	W 87–76	20–10 (10–7)	18 – Niang	12 – Ejim	6 – Lucious	Hilton Coliseum (14,011) Ames, IA
March 9, 2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		at West Virginia	W 83–74	21–10 (11–7)	27 – Clyburn	10 – Clyburn	4 – Babb	WVU Coliseum (9,413) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2013 11:30 am, ESPN2		vs. Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 73–66	22–10	23 – Ejim	12 – Ejim	9 – Lucious	Sprint Center (17,996) Kansas City, MO
March 15, 2013 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Kansas Semifinals	L 73–88	22–11	19 – Niang	7 – Ejim	7 – Lucious	Sprint Center (19,160) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2013 8:59 pm, CBS	(10)	vs. (7) No. 23 Notre Dame Second Round	W 76–58	23–11	19 – Niang	8 – Ejim	5 – Ejim	UD Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
March 24, 2013 11:15 am, CBS	(10)	vs. (2) No. 7 Ohio State Third Round	L 75–78	23–12	19 – Lucious	11 – Ejim	4 – Lucious	UD Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP Poll^[5]													RV	RV
Coaches Poll^[5]												RV	RV							RV

Awards and honors[]

All-Conference Selections^[6]

Will Clyburn (2nd Team)

Melvin Ejim (3rd Team)

Korie Lucious (Honorable Mention)

Tyrus McGee (Honorable Mention)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[7]

Melvin Ejim

Percy Gibson

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year^[8]

Will Clyburn

Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year^[8]

Tyrus McGee

Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year^[8]

Melvin Ejim

Big 12 All-Defensive Team^[8]

Chris Babb

Big 12 All-Rookie Team^[8]

Will Clyburn

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".
^ "2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
^ ^a ^b "2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^ "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
^ "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2013 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big12.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.

[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] "2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".

[rankings-5] "2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

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

[7] "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

[auto-8] "2013 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Big12.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.

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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

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	6	.838
No. 12 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Iowa State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Baylor	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Texas	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
West Virginia	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
TCU	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll ^[1]