# 2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished 19–12, 9–7 in Big 12 play to finish 5th the regular season conference standings. They lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Minnesota and lost to North Carolina.

### Offseason departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Jared Homan | Center | Graduated |
| Damion Staple | Forward | Graduated |
| Dave Braet | Guard | Graduated |
| Robert Faulkner | Forward | Dismissed from team |
| Aaron Agnew | Center | Transferred to Highland CC |
| Reggie George | Center | Transferred to Robert Morris (IL) |
| Reference: |||

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Farnold Degand PG | Boston | O'Bryant | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 20, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Mike Evanovich SF | Storrs, Connecticut | South Kent Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 30, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Shawn Taggart PF | Richmond, Virginia | Mount Zion Christian Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Jessan Gray PF | Davenport, Iowa | Tyler JC | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 18, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Ross Marsden PF | Ames, Iowa | Ames High | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 22, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Jiri Hubalek C | Prague | Marshalltown CC | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 28, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 47 ||||||
| 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 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2005 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2005* 8:00 pm | No. 23 | EA Sports | L 57-64 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 11, 2005* 8:00 pm | No. 23 | Bemidji State Exhibition | W 84-77 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 20, 2005* 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 23 | Mountain State | W 101-82 | 1-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 23, 2005* 8:00 pm, Mediacom Connections | No. 23 | Portland State Cyclone Challenge | W 72-64 | 2-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 25, 2005* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 23 | Howard Cyclone Challenge | W 96-62 | 3-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 26, 2005* 8:00 pm, Mediacom Connections | No. 23 | Iona Cyclone Challenge | L 72-89 | 3-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 29, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 68-61 | 4-1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 3, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Fresno State | L 77-84 | 4-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 2005* 7:00 pm, KDSM/KFXA | | at Drake | W 89-74 | 5-2 | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 9, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | No. 12 Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series | W 72-60 | 6-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 17, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 25 Ohio State Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic | L 67-70 | 6-3 | Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 21, 2005* 11:30 pm, Hawaiiantelmedia.com | | vs. South Florida Rainbow Classic | W 83-74 | 7-3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 22, 2005* 9:00 pm | | vs. Northwestern State Rainbow Classic | W 81-77 $^{2OT}$ | 8-3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2005* 11:30 pm | | vs. Colorado State Rainbow Classic | W 87-80 | 9-3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 28, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Tennessee State | W 59-51 | 10-3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 7, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Kansas State | W 72-70 | 11-3 (1-0) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 9, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Texas | L 58-78 | 11-4 (1-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 14, 2006 12:30 pm, ESPN | | at Texas Tech | L 73-76 | 11-5 (1-2) | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| January 17, 2006 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | at Nebraska | W 88-75 | 12-5 (2-2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 21, 2006 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | | Texas A&M | L 81-86 $^{OT}$ | 12-6 (2-3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 25, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | at Missouri | W 82-58 | 13-6 (3-3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 28, 2006 12:00 pm, ESPN | | Kansas | L 85-95 | 13-7 (3-4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 5, 2006 1:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | No. 25 Colorado | W 96-79 | 14-7 (4-4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 8, 2006 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | at Kansas State | L 63-66 | 14-8 (4-5) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 11, 2006 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | at Kansas | L 75-88 | 14-9 (4-6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 15, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Nebraska | L 63-73 | 14-10 (4-7) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 18, 2006 12:00 pm, ABC | | at Oklahoma | L 82-83 | 14-11 (4-8) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 22, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Oklahoma State | W 68-52 | 15-11 (5-8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 25, 2006 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | | at Baylor | L 73-91 | 15-12 (5-9) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| February 28, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Missouri | W 85-78 | 16-12 (6-9) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 4, 2006 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | at Colorado | L 82-84 | 16-13 (6-10) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2006 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Oklahoma State Big 12 tournament First round | L 70-79 | 16-14 (6-10) | American Airlines Center Dallas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||