# 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his fifth season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Baylor, Kansas State, and Kansas to win the Big 12 Conference tournament. They lost to Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Marial Shayok | Guard | Graduated/NBA draft |
| Lindell Wigginton | Guard | Declared for NBA draft |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | Guard | Declared for NBA draft |
| Cameron Lard | Forward | Declared for NBA draft |
| Nick Weiler-Babb | Guard | Graduated |
| Zoran Talley Jr. | Forward | Graduated |
| Luke Anderson | Forward | Transferred |
| Marcedus Leech | Guard | Transferred |
| Reference: |||

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| Javan Johnson | Forward | Decatur, Alabama | Troy | 2 | Johnson will sit out the 2019–20 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
| Rasir Bolton | Guard | Petersburg, Virginia | Penn State | 3 | The NCAA granted Bolton immediate eligibility on September 24, 2019. |
| Reference: ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Caleb Grill PG #2 | Maize, Kansas | Maize | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 7, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Tre Jackson PG #3 | Blythewood, South Carolina | Blythewood | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Luke Anderson PF #1 | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 2, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Marcedus Leech SF #10 | Poplar Bluff, Missouri | Poplar Bluff | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 58 Rivals: 26 247Sports: 58 ESPN: 20 ||||||
| 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Mississippi Valley State | W 110–74 | 1–0 | 20 – Jacobson | 9 – Jacobson | 14 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,744) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 9, 2019* 3:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 74–80 | 1–1 | 16 – Bolton | 9 – Jacobson | 12 – Haliburton | Gill Coliseum (6,173) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Northern Illinois | W 70–54 | 2–1 | 17 – Bolton | 12 – Jacobson | 6 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,762) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Southern Miss Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | W 73–45 | 3–1 | 14 – Young | 6 – Young | 9 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,810) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 27, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN | | vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | L 76–83 | 3–2 | 25 – Haliburton | 9 – Haliburton | 5 – Tied | Imperial Arena (1,531) Paradise Bahamas |
| Nov 28, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Alabama Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals | W 104–89 | 4–2 | 23 – Haliburton | 11 – Haliburton | 9 – Haliburton | Imperial Arena (1,299) Paradise Bahamas |
| Nov 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 13 Seton Hall Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Game | L 76–84 | 4–3 | 20 – Bolton | 7 – Conditt IV | 7 – Haliburton | Imperial Arena (2,650) Paradise Bahamas |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Kansas City | W 79–61 | 5–3 | 19 – Tied | 7 – Conditt IV | 7 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,718) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Seton Hall Big East/Big 12 Battle | W 76–66 | 6–3 | 17 – Tied | 10 – Jacobson | 5 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (14,269) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 68–84 | 6–4 | 22 – Haliburton | 8 – Conditt IV | 5 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 89–59 | 7–4 | 22 – Haliburton | 6 – Conditt IV | 6 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,541) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 31, 2019* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Florida A&M | L 68–70 | 7–5 | 29 – Bolton | 8 – Lewis | 5 – Nixon | Hilton Coliseum (14,356) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 4, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (0–1) | 22 – Haliburton | 12 – Haliburton | 10 – Haliburton | Schollmaier Arena (5,821) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now | | No. 3 Kansas | L 53–79 | 7–7 (0–2) | 12 – Bolton | 8 – Conditt IV | 5 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma | W 81–68 | 8–7 (1–2) | 23 – Bolton | 5 – Tied | 6 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (14,045) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now | | at No. 2 Baylor | L 55–68 | 8–8 (1–3) | 8 – Bolt | 8 – Haliburton | 9 – Haliburton | Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, Texas |
| Jan 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 23 Texas Tech | L 52–72 | 8–9 (1–4) | 13 – Haliburton | 5 – Jackson | 2 – Tied | United Supermarkets Arena (15,096) Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 21, 2020 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now | | Oklahoma State | W 89–82 | 9–9 (2–4) | 27 – Young | 9 – Tied | 6 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,916) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 25, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at No. 16 Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 76–80 | 9–10 | 23 – Bolton | 9 – Young | 3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 1 Baylor | L 53–67 | 9–11 (2–5) | 19 – Bolton | 8 – Haliburton | 3 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,896) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 1, 2020 1:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 68–72 | 9–12 (2–6) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Haliburton | Frank Erwin Center (8,797) Austin, Texas |
| Feb 5, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 West Virginia | L 61–76 | 9–13 (2–7) | 18 – Bolton | 7 – Jacobson | 3 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (11,103) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 8, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Kansas State | W 73–63 | 10–13 (3–7) | 20 – Young | 9 – Conditt IV | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,149) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 12, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma | L 61–90 | 10–14 (3–8) | 17 – Lewis | 7 – Nixon | 6 – Nixon | Lloyd Noble Center (8,235) Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas | W 81–52 | 11–14 (4–8) | 21 – Jacobson | 13 – Jacobson | 3 – Jacobson | Hilton Coliseum (14,255) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 17, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 Kansas | L 71–91 | 11–15 (4–9) | 20 – Nixon | 8 – Jacobson | 6 – Bolton | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas Tech | L 57–87 | 11–16 (4–10) | 16 – Young | 10 – Jacobson | 2 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,278) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 25, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU | W 65–59 | 12–16 (5–10) | 20 – Young | 8 – Jacobson | 5 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,791) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | L 61–73 | 12–17 (5–11) | 16 – Bolton | 6 – Bolton | 4 – Bolton | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,129) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | West Virginia | L 71–77 | 12–18 (5–12) | 21 – Bolton | 7 – Young | 4 – Bolton | Hilton Coliseum (13,870) Ames, Iowa |
| Mar 7, 2020 3:00 pm, Big 12 Now | | at Kansas State | L 63-79 | 12-19 (5-13) | 17 – Young | 11 – Jacobson | 2 – Lewis | Bramlage Coliseum (8,439) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (9) | vs. (8) Oklahoma State First round | L 71-72 | 12-20 | 25 – Nixon | 8 – Grill | 4 – Nixon | Sprint Center (17,606) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||