# 2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished 15–17, and 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish 10th in the regular season conference standings. They lost to Oklahomas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

### Offseason departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Wes Eikmeier | Guard | Transferred to Colorado State |
| Cameron Lee | Guard | Transferred to University of Mary |
| Clinton Mann | Forward | Transferred to Davidson |
| Sean Haluska | Guard | Graduated |
| Alex Thompson | Forward | Graduated |
| Brian Peterson | Guard | Graduated |
| Reference: |||

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Colvin PG #19 | Chicago | Whitney M. Young Magnet | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 19, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Antwon Oliver SG | Racine, Wisconsin | William Horlick High | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| LaRon Dendy PF | Greer, South Carolina | Indian Hills CC | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Marquis Gilstrap SF | Covington, GA | Gulf Coast CC | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 34 ||||||
| 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 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2009 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2009 7:00 pm, CloneZone | Black Hills State | W 86-47 | | Ames, Iowa (12,720) Hilton Coliseum |
| November 6, 2009 7:00 pm, CloneZone | UNC-Pembroke | W 106-52 | | Ames, Iowa (13,293) Hilton Coliseum |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Idaho State | W 88-68 | 1-0 | Ames, Iowa (13,727) Hilton Coliseum |
| November 15, 2009* 6:00 pm, CloneZone | Chicago State | W 72-50 | 2-0 | Ames, Iowa (13,260) Hilton Coliseum |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm, Mediacom | at Drake | W 90-70 | 3-0 | Knapp Center (6,257) Des Moines, Iowa |
| November 22, 2009* 1:00 pm, CloneZone | Mississippi Valley State Chicago Invitational | W 96-55 | 4-0 | Ames, Iowa (11,077) Hilton Coliseum |
| November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm, CloneZone | Tennessee State Chicago Invitational | W 84-53 | 5-0 | Ames, Iowa (11,352) Hilton Coliseum |
| November 27, 2009* 5:00 pm | vs. St. Louis Chicago Invitational | W 65-54 | 6-0 | UIC Pavilion (3,308) Chicago |
| November 28, 2009* 7:00 pm, Big Ten Network | vs. Northwestern Chicago Invitational | L 65-67 | 6-1 | UIC Pavilion (3,308) Chicago |
| December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Northern Iowa | L 60-63 | 6-2 | Ames, Iowa (14,376) Hilton Coliseum |
| December 5, 2009* 10:00 pm, ESPNU | at California Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 63-82 | 6-3 | Haas Pavilion (9,845) Berkeley, California |
| December 11, 2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Iowa Hyvee Cy-Hawk Series | W 81-71 | 7-3 | Ames, Iowa (13,203) Hilton Coliseum |
| December 20, 2009* 1:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Bradley | W 87-68 | 8-3 | Ames, Iowa (12,293) Hilton Coliseum |
| December 22, 2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | North Dakota | W 83-52 | 9-3 | Ames, Iowa (11,549) Hilton Coliseum |
| January 3, 2010* 1:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Houston | W 82-75 | 10-3 | Ames, Iowa (13,288) Hilton Coliseum |
| January 6, 2010* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 5 Duke | L 65-86 | 10-4 | United Center (10,067) Chicago |
| January 9, 2010* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | North Dakota State | W 73-71 | 11-4 | Ames, Iowa (12,937) Hilton Coliseum |
| January 13, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | No. 1 Texas | L 83-90 | 11-5 (0-1) | Ames, Iowa (12,066) Hilton Coliseum |
| January 16, 2010 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | at Nebraska | W 56-53 | 12-5 (1-1) | Bob Devaney Center (11,367) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 20, 2010 6:30 pm, ESPN Full Court | at Texas Tech | L 71-78 | 12-6 (1-2) | United Supermarkets Arena (8,410) Lubbock, Texas |
| January 23, 2010 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 Kansas | L 61-84 | 12-7 (1-3) | Ames, Iowa (14,356) Hilton Coliseum |
| January 27, 2010 8:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | at Oklahoma | L 84-89 | 12-8 (1-4) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,468) Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 30, 2010 8:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Colorado | W 64-63 | 13-8 (2-4) | Ames, Iowa (11,877) Hilton Coliseum |
| February 3, 2010 6:30 pm, Fox Sports Southwest | at Baylor | L 63-84 | 13-9 (2-5) | Ferrell Center (7,749) Waco, Texas |
| February 6, 2010 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 Kansas State | L 75-79 | 13-10 (2-6) | Ames, Iowa (12,649) Hilton Coliseum |
| February 10, 2010 6:30, ESPN Full Court | at Missouri | L 56-65 | 13-11 (2-7) | Mizzou Arena (11,760) Columbia, Missouri |
| February 13, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 1 Kansas | L 59-73 | 13-12 (2-8) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 17, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Oklahoma State | L 64-69 | 13-13 (2-9) | Ames, Iowa (11,360) Hilton Coliseum |
| February 20, 2010 3:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | No. 24 Texas A&M | L 56-60 | 13-14 (2-10) | Ames, Iowa (13,031) Hilton Coliseum |
| February 24, 2010 6:30 pm, ESPN Full Court | Nebraska | W 78-74 | 14-14- (3-10) | Ames, Iowa (11,163) Hilton Coliseum |
| February 27, 2010 12:45 pm, ESPN Full Court | at Colorado | L 72-75 | 14-15 (3-11) | Coors Events Center (6,613) Boulder, Colorado |
| March 2, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | Missouri | L 67-69 $^{OT}$ | 14-16 (3-12) | Ames, Iowa (11,282) Hilton Coliseum |
| March 6, 2010 5:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | at No. 5 Kansas State | W 85-82 | 15-16 (4-12) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2010 8:30 pm, ESPN Full Court | vs. Texas | L 75-82 | 15-17 (4-12) | Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||