# 2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his fourth season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–12, finishing in 5th place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Baylor, Kansas State and Kansas to win the Big 12 championship. They received an automatic bid as a 6th seed in the NCAA tournament where they were upset by 11th seed Ohio State in the first round.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 4–14 in Big 12 play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Texas.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Donovan Jackson | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Milwaukee | Graduated |
| Jakolby Long | 13 | G | 6'5" | 207 | Sophomore | Mustang, Oklahoma | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Hans Brase | 30 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Clover, South Carolina | Graduated; signed with Mitteldeutscher BC |
| Jeff Beverly | 55 | F | 6'6" | 250 | RS Senior | League City, Texas | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Prentiss Nixon | 13 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Bolingbrook, Illinois | Colorado State |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Talen Horton-Tucker #17 SF | Chicago | Simeon Career Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Zion Griffin #42 SF | Darien, Illinois | Hinsdale South High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tyrese Haliburton #51 PG | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | North High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| George Conditt IV #45 PF | Chicago | Corliss High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2019–20 team recruits

College recruiting information (2019) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tre Jackson #22 PG | Blythewood, South Carolina | Blythewood High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Luke Anderson #26 PF | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Sep 2, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Marcedus Leech #40 SG | Poplar Bluff, Missouri | Poplar Bluff High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | Alabama State | W 79–53 | 1–0 | 17 – Jacobson | 7 – Jacobson | 4 – tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,696) Ames, Iowa |
| November 9, 2018* 6:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | Missouri | W 76–59 | 2–0 | 20 – Shayok | 6 – Jacobson | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | Texas Southern Maui Invitational campus-site game | W 85–73 | 3–0 | 26 – tied | 13 – Weiler-Babb | 5 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (13,787) Ames, Iowa |
| November 19, 2018* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Arizona Maui Invitational quarterfinals | L 66–71 | 3–1 | 19 – Shayok | 14 – Shayok | 5 – Hailburton | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 20, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Illinois Maui Invitational consolation semifinals | W 84–68 | 4–1 | 26 – Horton-Tucker | 14 – Horton-Tucker | 6 – Horton-Tucker | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 21, 2018* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. San Diego State Maui Invitational 5th-place game | W 87–57 | 5–1 | 21 – Shayok | 8 – tied | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 26, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | Omaha | W 82–55 | 6–1 | 18 – Shayok | 10 – Jacobson | 5 – Shayok | Hilton Coliseum (13,733) Ames, Iowa |
| December 3, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | North Dakota State | W 81–59 | 7–1 | 20 – Shayok | 10 – Jacobson | 4 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,809) Ames, Iowa |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 18 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 84–98 | 7–2 | 21 – Horton-Tucker | 6 – Horton-Tucker | 5 – Haliburton | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,414) Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 9, 2018* 5:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | Southern | W 101–65 | 8–2 | 26 – Shayok | 5 – tied | 17 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (13,937) Ames, Iowa |
| December 15, 2018* 3:30 p.m., MC22 | | vs. Drake Hy-Vee Classic | W 77–68 | 9–2 | 22 – Jacobson | 9 – Horton-Tucker | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Wells Fargo Arena (12,236) Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 21, 2018* 6:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv | | Eastern Illinois | W 101–53 | 10–2 | 23 – Shayok | 8 – Haliburton | 8 – Horton-Tucker | Hilton Coliseum (13,616) Ames, Iowa |
| January 2, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPNews | | at Oklahoma State | W 69–63 | 11–2 (1–0) | 17 – tied | 8 – Wigginton | 4 – Weiler-Babb | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,523) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 5, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 5 Kansas Saturday Showcase | W 77–60 | 12–2 (2–0) | 24 – Shayok | 11 – Jacobson | 5 – Horton-Tucker | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNews | No. 20 | at Baylor Super Tuesday | L 70–73 | 12–3 (2–1) | 19 – Shayok | 6 – Weiler-Babb | 3 – tied | Ferrell Center (5,930) Waco, Texas |
| January 12, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 20 | Kansas State Saturday Showcase | L 57–58 | 12–4 (2–2) | 11 – Weiler-Babb | 5 – Wigginton | 6 – Hailburton | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 16, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 8 Texas Tech | W 64–60 | 13–4 (3–2) | 20 – Shayok | 10 – Jacobson | 6 – Haliburton | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas |
| January 19, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Oklahoma State Saturday Showcase | W 72–59 | 14–4 (4–2) | 20 – Shayok | 5 – Lard | 4 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 21, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 9 Kansas Big Monday | L 76–80 | 14–5 (4–3) | 26 – Shayok | 11 – Jacobson | 4 – Weiler-Babb | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 26, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 20 Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge/Saturday Showcase | W 87–73 | 15–5 | 23 – Horton-Tucker | 9 – Weiler-Babb | 9 – Haliburton | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,839) Oxford, Mississippi |
| January 30, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 20 | West Virginia | W 93–68 | 16–5 (5–3) | 28 – Wigginton | 8 – Jacobson | 5 – Haliburton | Hilton Coliseum (14,252) Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 20 | Texas Saturday Showcase | W 65–60 | 17–5 (6–3) | 15 – Horton-Tucker | 7 – Weiler-Babb | 3 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 4, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Oklahoma Big Monday | W 75–74 | 18–5 (7–3) | 18 – Wigginton | 8 – tied | 5 – Shayok | Lloyd Noble Center (8,889) Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 9, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 17 | TCU Saturday Showcase | L 83–92 | 18–6 (7–4) | 24 – Shayok | 7 – Shayok | 4 – Horton-Tucker | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 16, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 23 | at No. 18 Kansas State Saturday Showcase | W 78–64 | 19–6 (8–4) | 23 – Wigginton | 13 – Shayok | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 19, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | Baylor Super Tuesday | L 69–73 | 19–7 (8–5) | 20 – Shayok | 7 – Horton-Tucker | 6 – Weiler-Babb | Hilton Coliseum (14,084) Ames, Iowa |
| February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | at TCU Saturday Showcase | L 72–75 | 19–8 (8–6) | 17 – Jacobson | 9 – Horton-Tucker | 7 – Haliburton | Schollmaier Arena (6,315) Fort Worth, Texas |
| February 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma Big Monday | W 78–61 | 20–8 (9–6) | 21 – Shayok | 8 – Weiler-Babb | 5 – tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,976) Ames, Iowa |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Texas Saturday Showcase | L 69–86 | 20–9 (9–7) | 22 – Shayok | 6 – Wigginton | 4 – Wigginton | Frank Erwin Center (10,494) Austin, Texas |
| March 6, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at West Virginia | L 75–90 | 20–10 (9–8) | 17 – Wigginton | 7 – Conditt IV | 4 – Weiler-Babb | WVU Coliseum (10,354) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| March 9, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPNews | | No. 8 Texas Tech Saturday Showcase | L 73–80 | 20–11 (9–9) | 17 – Wigginton | 7 – Wigginton | 4 – Wigginton | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (4) Baylor Quarterfinals | W 83–66 | 21–11 | 21 – Horton-Tucker | 7 – Jacobson | 4 – Haliburton | Sprint Center (18,930) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 15, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 15 Kansas State Semifinals | W 63–59 | 22–11 | 21 – Shayok | 16 – Jacobsen | 3 – Weiler-Babb | Sprint Center (19,066) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 16, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN | (5) | vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas Championship | W 78–66 | 23–11 | 17 – Wigginton | 8 – Weiler-Babb | 5 – Weiler-Babb | Sprint Center (19,066) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2019* 8:50 pm, TBS | (6 MW) No. 24 | vs. (11 MW) Ohio State First Round | L 59–62 | 23–12 | 23 – Shayok | 6 – tied | 4 – Weiler-Babb | BOK Center (12,443) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. |||||||||
Source:

## Awards and honors

* Big 12 Player of the Week
    Marial Shayok (January 7)
* Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
    Talen Horton-Tucker (November 19)
    Tyrese Haliburton (December 10)
    Tyrese Haliburton (January 7)
    Marial Shayok (January 21)
* Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year
    Lindell Wigginton

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | RV | 24 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | 24 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | 25 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 20 | RV | 25 | 23 | 25 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.