# 2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 28–8, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Kansas State, Kansas, and Baylor to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated North Carolina Central and North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to eventual national champion UConn without the Cyclones' third-leading scorer Georges Niang who suffered a season ending injury in the opening round game.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished 23–12, and 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish 4th in the regular season conference standings. They defeated Oklahoma then lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame and lost to Ohio State.

### Offseason departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Cameron Fowler | Guard | Transferred to Niagara |
| Nkereuwem Okoro | Guard | Transferred to Rutgers |
| Chris Babb | Guard | Graduated |
| Korie Lucious | Guard | Graduated |
| Will Clyburn | Guard | Graduated |
| Tyrus McGee | Guard | Graduated |
| Austin McBeth | Guard | Graduated |
| Anthony Booker | Forward | Graduated |
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## Recruiting
### Prep recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Monté Morris PG #12 | Flint, Michigan | Beecher | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Matt Thomas SG #17 | Onalaska, Wisconsin | Onalaska | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 30 ||||||
| 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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. "2013 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. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| DeAndre Kane | Guard | Pittsburgh | Marshall | 1 | Kane was eligible to play immediately. |
| Abdel Nader | Forward | Skokie, Illinois | Northern Illinois | 2 | Nader sat out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Jameel McKay | Center | Milwaukee | Marquette | 1.5 | McKay transferred after the fall semester of the 2011–12 season. He was eligible to play the spring semester of the 2013–14 season. |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/03/2013 5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Augustana | W 88–70 | – | – – | – – | – – | Hilton Coliseum (–) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season |||||||||
| 11/10/2013* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | UNC Wilmington | W 95–62 | 1–0 | 26 – Long | 11 – Kane | 7 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 80–50 | 2–0 | 15 – Kane | 8 – Hogue | 5 – Niang | Hilton Coliseum (13,238) Ames, Iowa |
| 11/17/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 7 Michigan | W 77–70 | 3–0 | 22 – Ejim | 10 – Hogue | 6 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 11/20/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at BYU | W 90–88 | 4–0 | 21 – Kane | 11 – Kane | 8 – Niang | Marriott Center (15,808) Provo, Utah |
| 11/25/2013* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 17 | UMKC | W 110–51 | 5–0 | 20 – Kane | 9 – Ejim | 7 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (12,960) Ames, Iowa |
| 12/02/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 99–70 | 6–0 | 22 – Hogue | 16 – Hogue | 9 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (13,889) Ames, Iowa |
| 12/07/2013* 5:00 pm, Mediacom | No. 17 | vs. Northern Iowa Big Four Classic | W 91–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | 22 – Ejim | 10 – Hogue | 6 – Kane | Wells Fargo Arena (14,512) Des Moines, Iowa |
| 12/13/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | No. 23 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 85–82 | 8–0 | 24 – Niang | 16 – Hogue | 9 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 12/22/2013* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | vs. George Mason Diamond Head Classic First round | W 79–67 | 9–0 | 22 – Niang | 11 – Ejim | 8 – Kane | Stan Sheriff Center (8,694) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2013* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | vs. Akron Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 83–60 | 10–0 | 22 – Niang | 12 – Ejim | 5 – Kane | Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu |
| 12/25/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | vs. Boise State Diamond Head Classic Championship | W 70–66 | 11–0 | 23 – Kane | 10 – Ejim | 3 – Ejim | Stan Sheriff Center (6,769) Honolulu |
| 12/31/2013* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 13 | Northern Illinois | W 99–63 | 12–0 | 17 – Ejim | 8 – Kane | 12 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Regular season |||||||||
| 01/04/2014 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 13 | at Texas Tech | W 73–62 | 13–0 (1–0) | 17 – Niang | 7 – Niang | 6 – Kane | United Spirit Arena (5,861) Lubbock, Texas |
| 01/07/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | No. 7 Baylor | W 87–72 | 14–0 (2–0) | 30 – Kane | 10 – Hogue | 9 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 01/11/2014 11:00 am, ESPNU | No. 9 | at Oklahoma | L 82–87 | 14–1 (2–1) | 23 – Kane | 9 – Kane | 4 – Kane | Lloyd Noble Center (11,105) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 01/13/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 15 Kansas | L 70–77 | 14–2 (2–2) | 21 – Kane | 9 – Hogue | 4 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 8 | at Texas | L 76–86 | 14–3 (2–3) | 18 – Niang | 10 – Ejim | 6 – Niang | Frank Erwin Center (12,709) Austin, Texas |
| 01/25/2014 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 16 | No. 22 Kansas State | W 81–75 | 15–3 (3–3) | 20 – Ejim | 12 – Hogue | 5 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 01/29/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | at No. 6 Kansas | L 81–92 | 15–4 (3–4) | 24 – Niang | 8 – Ejim | 5 – Niang | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 02/01/2014 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 16 | No. 23 Oklahoma | W 81–75 | 16–4 (4–4) | 27 – Niang | 16 – Ejim | 9 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 02/03/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | at No. 19 Oklahoma State | W 98–97 $^{3OT}$ | 17–4 (5–4) | 26 – Kane | 13 – Ejim | 9 – Kane | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,132) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 02/08/2014 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 16 | TCU | W 84–69 | 18–4 (6–4) | 48 – Ejim | 18 – Ejim | 10 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 02/10/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | at West Virginia | L 77–102 | 18–5 (6–5) | 17 – Niang | 12 – Ejim | 6 – Morris | WVU Coliseum (8,177) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 02/15/2014 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 11 | Texas Tech | W 70–64 | 19–5 (7–5) | 17 – Kane | 8 – Kane | 9 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 02/18/2014 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 17 | No. 19 Texas | W 85–76 | 20–5 (8–5) | 25 – Ejim | 8 – Ejim | 6 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 02/22/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at TCU | W 71–60 | 21–5 (9–5) | 20 – Kane | 8 – Niang | 5 – Kane | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,778) Fort Worth, Texas |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 15 | West Virginia | W 83–66 | 22–5 (10–5) | 24 – Niang | 11 – Kane | 12 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 | at Kansas State | L 73–80 | 22–6 (10–6) | 30 – Ejim | 16 – Ejim | 6 – Kane | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas |
| 03/04/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at Baylor | L 61–74 | 22–7 (10–7) | 20 – Kane | 9 – Ejim | 5 – Morris | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| 03/08/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | Oklahoma State | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 23–7 (11–7) | 27 – Kane | 12 – Hogue | 8 – Kane | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| 03/13/2014 11:30 am, ESPN2 | No. 16 | vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 91–85 | 24–7 | 24 – Ejim | 10 – Ejim | 10 – Morris | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 03/14/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | vs. No. 10 Kansas Semifinals | W 94–83 | 25–7 | 25 – Niang | 9 – Hogue | 7 – Niang | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 03/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | vs. Baylor Championship | W 74–65 | 26–7 | 17 – Kane | 9 – Niang | 7 – Kane | Sprint Center (19,108) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| 03/21/2014 8:50 pm, TNT | (3) No. 9 | vs. (14) North Carolina Central Second round | W 93–75 | 27–7 | 24 – Niang | 8 – Ejim | 5 – Kane | AT&T Center (11,690) San Antonio, Texas |
| 03/23/2014 4:15 pm, CBS | (3) No. 9 | vs. (6) No. 19 North Carolina Third round | W 85–83 | 28–7 | 24 – Kane | 10 – Kane | 7 – Kane | AT&T Center (13,431) San Antonio, Texas |
| 03/28/2014 6:25 pm, TBS | (3) No. 9 | vs. (7) No. 18 UConn Sweet Sixteen | L 76–81 | 28–8 | 34 – Hogue | 8 – Kane | 9 – Kane | Madison Square Garden (19,314) New York |
| *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 RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP poll | | | | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| Coaches Poll | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 |