2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
Record	25–10 (13–7 Big 12)
Head coach	T. J. Otzelberger (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Green; J.R. Blount; Nate Schmidt; Diante Garrett; Erik Crawford;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Houston †	19	–	1	.950	35	–	5	.875
No. 8 Texas Tech	15	–	5	.750	28	–	9	.757
No. 15 Arizona	14	–	6	.700	24	–	13	.649
No. 13 BYU	14	–	6	.700	26	–	10	.722
No. 17 Iowa State	13	–	7	.650	25	–	10	.714
Kansas	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Baylor	10	–	10	.500	20	–	15	.571
West Virginia	10	–	10	.500	19	–	13	.594
TCU	9	–	11	.450	16	–	16	.500
Kansas State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Utah	8	–	12	.400	16	–	17	.485
Oklahoma State	7	–	13	.350	17	–	18	.486
Cincinnati	7	–	13	.350	19	–	16	.543
UCF	7	–	13	.350	20	–	17	.541
Arizona State	4	–	16	.200	13	–	20	.394
Colorado	3	–	17	.150	14	–	21	.400

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were led by T. J. Otzelberger in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. On January 13, the Cyclones reached #2 in the AP Poll, which was the highest ranking in program history.

Previous season

The Cyclones started the season 11–2 in non-conference play. They finished the 2023–24 season 29–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 10 seed Kansas State, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 1 seed Houston to win their sixth Big 12 tournament title and receive the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The received a 2 seed in the East region. The defeated 15 seed South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Washington State before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the Sweet Sixteen, 72–69.

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Tre King	F	Exhausted eligibility.
Hason Ward	F	Exhausted eligibility.
Robert Jones	F	Exhausted eligibility.

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Incoming Eligibility	Source
Brandton Chatfield	F	Orofino, Idaho	Seattle	1	^[1]
Nate Heise	G	Lake City, Minnesota	Northern Iowa	1
Dishon Jackson	C	Oakland, California	Charlotte	2
Joshua Jefferson	F	Las Vegas, Nevada	Saint Mary's	2

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nojus Indrusaitis G	Chicago	Brewster Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 12, 2022
Nojus Indrusaitis G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (85)
Dwayne Pierce F	Middle Village, New York	Christ The King Regional	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 22, 2023
Dwayne Pierce F	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2024 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Kansas	215 (9)
2.	Houston	211 (5)
3.	Iowa State	194 (1)
4.	Baylor	185
5.	Arizona	179 (1)
6.	Cincinnati	140
7.	Texas Tech	135
8.	Kansas State	133
9.	BYU	116
10.	TCU	90
11.	UCF	83
12.	Arizona State	64
13.	West Virginia	62
14.	Oklahoma State	46
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Utah	30
Reference:^[2] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[2]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr.	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[2]

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Roster

2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nate Heise	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Northern Iowa	Lake City, Minnesota
C	1	Dishon Jackson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Sr	Charlotte	Oakland, California
F	2	Joshua Jefferson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Christ the King	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	3	Tamin Lipsey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Ames High School	Ames, Iowa
G	4	Demarion Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Totino-Grace	Minneapolis
G	5	Curtis Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Buffalo	Minneapolis
G	10	Keshon Gilbert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	UNLV	St. Louis, Missouri
F	11	Kayden Fish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Staley	Kansas City, Missouri
G	13	Cade Kelderman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Waukee Northwest	Waukee, Iowa
G	15	Nojus Indrusaitis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Chicago
F	22	Milan Momcilovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Pewaukee	Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F	23	Conrad Hawley (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Kansas*	Raymore, Missouri
C	30	JT Rock	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	Lincoln	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
F	33	Brandton Chatfield	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Sr	Seattle	Orofino, Idaho

Head coach

T. J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Green (Hamline)
J.R. Blount (Loyola Chicago)
Nate Schmidt (Denison)
Erik Crawford (Northern Iowa)
Diante Garrett (Iowa State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2024

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	Mississippi Valley State	W 83–44	1–0	17 – Gilbert	6 – Tied	4 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (13,616) Ames, IA
Nov 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	Kansas City	W 82–56	2–0	20 – Jones	6 – Jackson	10 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (13,464) Ames, IA
Nov 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	IU Indy	W 87–52	3–0	20 – Jones	10 – Tied	4 – Jefferson	Hilton Coliseum (13,615) Ames, IA
Nov 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Auburn Maui Invitational First round	L 81–83	3–1	23 – Gilbert	8 – Jefferson	3 – Jones	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round	W 89–84	4–1	24 – Gilbert	6 – Jackson	3 – Tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Colorado Maui Invitational 5th place game	W 99–71	5–1	24 – Momcilovic	6 – Tied	6 – Gilbert	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
Dec 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	No. 5 Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 81–70	6–1	24 – Gilbert	12 – Jefferson	7 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Dec 8, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	Jackson State	W 100–58	7–1	19 – Jones	13 – Jefferson	9 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (13,658) Ames, IA
Dec 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 3	at Iowa Rivalry	W 89–80	8–1	23 – Jones	10 – Jefferson	7 – Jefferson	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,033) Iowa City, IA
Dec 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 3	Omaha	W 83–51	9–1	16 – Gilbert	8 – Jefferson	6 – Jones	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Dec 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	Morgan State	W 99–72	10–1	20 – Lipsey	12 – Jefferson	7 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Big 12
Dec 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 3	at Colorado	W 79–69	11–1 (1–0)	20 – Jones	7 – Tied	3 – Gilbert	CU Events Center (9,157) Boulder, CO
Jan 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 3	No. 25 Baylor	W 74–55	12–1 (2–0)	16 – Gilbert	10 – Tied	8 – Jefferson	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Jan 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	Utah	W 82–59	13–1 (3–0)	23 – Jones	7 – Lipsey	6 – Jones	Hilton Coliseum (13,496) Ames, IA
Jan 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Texas Tech	W 85–84 ^OT	14–1 (4–0)	26 – Jones	8 – Jefferson	4 – Gilbert	United Supermarkets Arena (14,263) Lubbock, TX
Jan 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	No. 9 Kansas	W 74–57	15–1 (5–0)	25 – Jones	12 – Jefferson	8 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Jan 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 2	at West Virginia	L 57–64	15–2 (5–1)	16 – Jones	9 – Jefferson	2 – Gilbert	WVU Coliseum (14,444) Morgantown, WV
Jan 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	UCF	W 108–83	16–2 (6–1)	30 – Jefferson	8 – Jones	8 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Jan 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 3	at Arizona State	W 76–61	17–2 (7–1)	33 – Jones	10 – Jefferson	3 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (12,762) Tempe, AZ
Jan 27, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Arizona	L 75–86 ^OT	17–3 (7–2)	18 – Lipsey	10 – Jackson	4 – Jefferson	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
Feb 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	Kansas State	L 61–80	17–4 (7–3)	20 – Lipsey	7 – Watson	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Feb 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 16 Kansas	L 52–69	17–5 (7–4)	11 – Tied	9 – Jackson	3 – Jefferson	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
Feb 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 8	TCU College GameDay	W 82–52	18–5 (8–4)	24 – Jones	10 – Jefferson	8 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Feb 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	at UCF	W 77–65	19–5 (9–4)	15 – Gilbert	8 – Jefferson	5 – Jones	Addition Financial Arena (8,614) Orlando, FL
Feb 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	Cincinnati	W 81–70	20–5 (10–4)	22 – Jones	7 – Jefferson	4 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Feb 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Colorado	W 79–65	21–5 (11–4)	13 – Tied	7 – Jefferson	5 – Gilbert	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Feb 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 5 Houston College GameDay	L 59–68	21–6 (11–5)	16 – Momcilovic	5 – Momcilovic	8 – Jefferson	Fertitta Center (7,377) Houston, TX
Feb 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 9	at Oklahoma State	L 68–74	21–7 (11–6)	17 – Jefferson	9 – Jefferson	5 – Jefferson	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,903) Stillwater, OK
Mar 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	No. 22 Arizona	W 84–67	22–7 (12–6)	16 – Momcilovic	8 – Chatfield	8 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	No. 23 BYU	L 85–88 ^2OT	22–8 (12–7)	19 – Jefferson	5 – Heise	8 – Lipsey	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
Mar 8, 2025 12:30 p.m., CBS	No. 10	at Kansas State	W 73–57	23–8 (13–7)	24 – Jones	7 – Jefferson	5 – Jones	Bramlage Coliseum (8,720) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 12, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN	(5) No. 12	vs. (13) Cincinnati Second round	W 73–56	24–8	19 – Jefferson	15 – Jackson	5 – Jefferson	T-Mobile Center (12,922) Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	(5) No. 12	vs. (4) No. 17 BYU Quaterfinals	L 92–96	24–9	31 – Jones	7 – Heise	6 – Jefferson	T-Mobile Center (15,366) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2025* 12:30 p.m., TNT	(3 S) No. 15	vs. (14 S) Lipscomb First Round	W 82–55	25–9	20 – Momcilovic	8 – Jefferson	8 – Jefferson	Fiserv Forum (16,899) Milwaukee, WI
March 23, 2025* 6:45 p.m., TruTV	(3 S) No. 15	vs. (6 S) Ole Miss Second Round	L 78–91	25–10	25 – Jones	8 – Jefferson	3 – Jones	Fiserv Forum (16,829) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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	5	7	5	5	6	3 (1)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	8	10	8	9	10	12	15	17
Coaches	6	7	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	2 (5)	4 (1)	3	8	10	8	9	10	12	14	17

References

^ "Cyclone Men's Basketball Adds Three Transfers".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.

[1] "Cyclone Men's Basketball Adds Three Transfers".

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-2] "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.

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Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (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 NBA players Statistical leaders
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