2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Iowa State Cyclones logo.svg
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
2021–22 record12–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • Daniyal Robinson
  • J.R. Blount
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Iowa State 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000
No. 1 Baylor 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000
West Virginia 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
TCU 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
No. 6 Kansas 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
No. 17 Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818
No. 25 Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818
Kansas State 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727
Oklahoma State* 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636
*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
As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones are coached by TJ Otzelberger, who is in his first season as head coach, and ninth season at Iowa State. They play their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

The Cyclones started the season 11–0, 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 starting conference play.

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, PA Penn State 2 [14]
Tristan Enaruna Guard Almere, Netherlands Kansas 3 [15]
Caleb Grill Guard Wichita, KS UNLV/Iowa St. 3 Grill returned to Iowa State after transferring. [16]
Robert Jones Forward Prior Lake, MN Denver 3 [17]
Gabe Kalscheur Guard Edina, MN Minnesota 2 [18]
Aljaž Kunc Forward Ljubljana, Slovenia Washington State 2 [19]

2021 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrese Hunter
PG 		Racine, WI St. Catherine's HS (WI) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
G 1 Izaiah Brockington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Penn State Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr UNLV Wichita, KS
G 3 Tre Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Blythewood HS Columbia, SC
F 4 George Conditt IV 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Corliss HS Chicago, IL
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, WI
F 12 Robert Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Denver Prior Lake, MN
G 15 Carter Boothe (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Decatur Community School District Leon, IA
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, MN
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, IA
Head coach
  • TJ Otzelberger (Wisconsin-Whitewater)
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. [20] 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.[21] Iowa will then travel to Ames as part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on December 9. [22] On June 23, it was announced that the Cyclones will face Missouri in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. [23] On June 30, Iowa State announced its nonconference schedule. [24]

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, IA
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, IA
Nov 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 68–60  3–0
  23 – Brockington   13 – Brockington   6 – Hunter  Hilton Coliseum (12,100)
Ames, IA
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, IA
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, NY
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, NY
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, IA
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, NE
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, IA
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, IA
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, IA
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, IA
Jan 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 8 No. 1 Baylor       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 5, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Texas Tech       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Jan 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Jan 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 18, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Texas Tech       United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Jan 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		TCU       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State       Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Jan 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Missouri
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		      Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		Kansas       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., LHN 		at Texas       Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Feb 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia       WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Feb 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Kansas State       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at TCU       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
Feb 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 23, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		West Virginia       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 26, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Kansas State       Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Mar 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oklahoma State       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Mar 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Baylor       Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
*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.
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 19 Final 
AP NR NR NR 19 17 11 9 8 Not released 
Coaches NR NR^ NR 23 19 11 8

*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". 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "CNo. 17 Iowa State beats Jackson State, moves to 10-0". 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Prohm out following 2-22 season at Iowa State". ESPN.com. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  4. ^ zane.douglas@iowastatedaily.com, @zdouglas27, Zane Douglas. "Iowa State loses Blackwell to the transfer portal". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ "Gonzaga adds Iowa State transfer Bolton to team". ESPN.com. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ^ "Ex-Iowa State guard Jalen Coleman-Lands transferring to Kansas as Jayhawks add another player from portal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ Verbal Commits [@VerbalCommits] (2021-04-19). "Former Iowa State G Darlinstone Dubar is transferring to Hofstra. t.co/xSyuZRehMp t.co/fZ2Ly9ENyF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-26 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Munz, Jason. "Former Cordova star Tyler Harris returns to Memphis after one season at Iowa State". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  9. ^ Jenkins, Nate [@_natejenkins] (2021-04-28). "Thankful