# 2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished 16–14, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish 8th the regular season conference standings. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.
On March 17, 2006, it was announced that Wayne Morgan and his staff would be fired by the university. While lack of results played into the decision there were other contributing factors. While Morgan was a high level recruiter, on the court success did not follow as it should have. In addition, Morgan and his staff had used a company called 'D1 Scheduling' to schedule games in the past seasons. There were allegations that money was being exchanged for recruits.
On March 21, 2006, it was announced that Greg McDermott, then head coach of the UNI Panthers, would be hired as head coach of the Cyclones.

### Offseason departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Wayne Morgan | Head Coach | Fired |
| Curtis Stinson | Guard | Declared for NBA draft |
| Will Blalock | Guard | Declared for NBA draft |
| Shawn Taggart | Forward | Transferred to Memphis |
| Tasheed Carr | Guard | Transferred to St. Joseph's |
| Mike Evanovich | Forward | Transferred to Fairfield |
| Farnold Degand | Guard | Transferred to North Carolina State |
| John Neal | Guard | Graduated |
| Anthony Davis | Forward | Graduated |
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## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Corey McIntosh PG | Fullerton, California | Fullerton College | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Dodie Dunson PG | Bloomington, Illinois | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 9, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Mike Taylor SG | Milwaukee | Chipola College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Cory Johnson SF | Duluth, Minnesota | Duluth East | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Wesley Johnson PF | Corsicana, Texas | Corsicana | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 27, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 70 ||||||
| 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 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2006 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.com | EA Sports Exhibition | W 58-57 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 6, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.com | Wayne State Exhibition | W 55-41 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2006* 8:00 pm, Mediacom | UC-Riverside Cyclone Challenge | W 69-61 | 1-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 11, 2006* 8:00 pm, Mediacom | Louisiana–Monroe Cyclone Challenge | W 68-40 | 2-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 12, 2006* 2:30 pm, Mediacom | Eastern Illinois Cyclone Challenge | W 56-54 | 3-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 19, 2006* 1:00 pm, Mediacom | Norfolk State | W 57-49 | 4-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 21, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Minnesota | W 68-63 | 5-0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| November 25, 2006* 7:00 pm, Mediacom | Lake Superior State | W 90-61 | 6-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 29, 2006* 7:00 pm, KFXA/KDSM | at UNI Iowa Big Four | L 57-70 | 6-1 | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| December 3, 2006* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Drake Iowa Big Four | L 78-80 | 6-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus/ESPNU | at Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series | L 59-77 | 6-3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 13, 2006* 7:00 pm, Mediacom | Savannah State | W 70-59 | 7-3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 16, 2006* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Bradley Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic | L 66-76 | 7-4 | Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 19, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at No. 3 Ohio State | L 56-75 | 7-5 | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| December 23, 2006* 1:00 pm, Mediacom | SE Missouri State | W 87-71 | 8-5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 31, 2006* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | North Dakota State | W 67-54 | 9-5 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 6, 2007 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Missouri | W 66-65 | 10-5 (1-0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 10, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Nebraska | W 71-62 | 11-5 (2-0) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 13, 2007 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 Kansas | L 64-68 $^{OT}$ | 11-6 (2-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 17, 2007 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Colorado | L 65-74 | 11-7 (2-2) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 20, 2007 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | Kansas State | L 60-69 | 11-8 (2-3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 27, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus | at No. 13 Oklahoma State | L 50-62 | 11-9 (2-4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 31, 2007 6:30 pm, ESPNU | at No. 10 Texas A&M | L 49-73 | 11-10 (2-5) | Reed Arena College Station |
| February 3, 2007 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Baylor | W 71-58 | 12-10 (3-5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 6, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Missouri | L 55-77 | 12-11 (3-6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 10, 2007 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | at Texas | L 68-77 | 12-12 (3-7) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| February 13, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Oklahoma | W 58-51 | 13-12 (4-7) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 17, 2007 5:00 pm, ESPN Plus | at Kansas State | L 47-65 | 13-13 (4-8) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 21, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Colorado | W 55-53 | 14-13 (5-8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 24, 2007 5:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 6 Kansas | L 52-89 | 14-14 (5-9) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 28, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Nebraska | W 69-63 | 15-14 (6-9) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| March 3, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus | Texas Tech | L 63-68 | 15-15 (6-10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 11:30 am, ESPN Plus | vs. Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament First round | L 63-68 | 15-16 (6-10) | Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||