# 1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
At the conclusion of the season head coach, Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. Iowa State hired Utah State head coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.
They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish in 9th place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

## Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a Freshman All-American by Basketball Times, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and Big 12 Freshman of the Week four times.
After several seasons of courting the Chicago Bulls of the NBA hired Iowa State's Tim Floyd to replace Phil Jackson as head coach. Iowa State hired Utah State Head Coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.

### Offseason departures

Despite transferring into the program as sharp-shooters from junior colleges the previous year, both Delvin Washington and Jerry Curry transferred out after a single season citing lack of playing time from poor shooting.
After only playing four games during the 1997–98 season Lamont Sides transferred to Allegany College in Maryland.
Even though Andy Stensrud originally came to Iowa State on a basketball team he left the team after the 1997–98 season to join the football team. After four years of football he would go on to play in the NFL.
Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Matt Knoll | Guard | Graduated |
| Brad Johnson | Guard | Graduated |
| Walter Moore | Forward | Transferred to IUPUI |
| Jason Teeter | Guard | Left the basketball team |
| Lamont Sides | Guard | Transferred to Allegany College |
| Delvin Washington | Guard | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Chris Riddens | Guard | Transferred out of the program |
| Jerry Curry | Guard | Transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| Andy Stensrud | Forward | Left the basketball team to join the Iowa State football team |
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## Preseason

Paul Shirley had a stress fracture in the off-season and had to sit out the 1998–99 season with a red-shirt.
Iowa State signed West Virginia Wesleyan transfer Dewayne Johns in the off season. He struggled with the adjustment to student-athlete life and was kicked off the team during exhibition play.
Kantrail Horton transferred into the program mid-season from Middle Georgia JC but coach Eustacy elected to have him red-shirt to preserve his full two years of eligibility.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 12, 1998* 7:00 pm | Estonia National Select Exhibition | W 69-61 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 15, 1998* 3:00 pm | World Basketball Opportunities Exhibition | W 81-62 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 23, 1998* 7:00 pm | Chicago State | W 79-48 | 1-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 25, 1998* 11:00 pm | vs. Saint Mary's Carrs Great Alaska Shootout | W 74-72 $^{OT}$ | 2-0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| November 27, 1998* 8:15 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 15 Cincinnati Carrs Great Alaska Shootout | L 52-60 | 2-1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| November 28, 1998* 8:00 pm | vs. Fresno State Carrs Great Alaska Shootout | W 79-70 | 3-1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| December 2, 1998* 7:05 pm | at Northern Iowa Big Four Classic | L 57-61 | 3-2 | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| December 4, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | North Texas Cyclone Challenge | W 72-45 | 4-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Western Illinois Cyclone Challenge | W 80-73 $^{OT}$ | 5-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1998* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Drake Big Four Classic | W 57-56 | 6-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 12, 1998* 1:05 pm, HTN | at Iowa | L 54-74 | 6-3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 29, 1998* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Shootout | L 71-75 | 6-4 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas |
| December 22, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | New Orleans The Tribune Holiday Classic | W 61-51 | 7-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 23, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Rice The Tribune Holiday Classic | W 50-45 | 8-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 29, 1998* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Southern-New Orleans | W 112-43 | 9-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 3, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12 | Oklahoma | L 52-56 | 9-5 (0-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 6, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Texas | L 45-71 | 9-6 (0-2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| January 9, 1999 8:00 pm, Big 12 | at No. 18 Kansas | L 60-74 | 9-7 (0-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 13, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Colorado | W 60-51 | 10-7 (1-3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 16, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Texas A&M | W 64-43 | 11-7 (2-3) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| January 23, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12 | Texas Tech | W 70-62 | 12-7 (3-3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 27, 1999 8:00 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network | at Colorado | L 44-64 | 12-8 (3-4) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 30, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Nebraska | W 52-47 | 13-8 (4-4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 1999 8:00 pm, Big 12 | at Oklahoma State | L 72-81 | 13-9 (4-5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 6, 1999 12:45 pm, Big 12 | Kansas State | L 62-67 | 13-10 (4-6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 8, 1999 8:30 pm, ESPN | No. 24 Missouri | L 71-77 | 13-11 (4-7) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 13, 1999 8:30 pm, ESPN | at Nebraska | W 52-47 | 13-12 (4-8) | Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 16, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Baylor | W 64-42 | 14-12 (5-8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 20, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12 | at Kansas State | L 58-64 $^{OT}$ | 14-13 (5-9) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 24, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Missouri | L 64-75 | 14-14 (5-10) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| February 28, 1999 1:00 pm, CBS | Kansas | W 52-50 | 15-14 (6-10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 1998 12:00 pm, Big 12 | vs. Colorado First round | L 61-69 | 15-15 (6-10) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||