# 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his second season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State, TCU, and West Virginia to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Nevada in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2015–16 season 23–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona and Arkansas–Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.

### Offseason departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Georges Niang | Forward | Graduated/NBA draft |
| Abdel Nader | Forward | Graduated/NBA draft |
| Jameel McKay | Center | Graduated |
| Hallice Cooke | Guard | Transferred to Nevada |
| Jordan Ashton | Guard | Transferred to Northern Iowa |
| Brady Ernst | Forward | Transferred to Indian Hills CC |
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## Recruiting
### Prep recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jakolby Long SG #24 | Mustang, Oklahoma | Mustang | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Cameron Lard PF #28 | Natchitoches, Louisiana | Pro Vision Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 22, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Solomon Young PF #72 | Sacramento, California | Sacramento | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: 38 ESPN: 39 ||||||
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "2016 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| Darrell Bowie | Forward | Milwaukee | Northern Illinois | 1 | Bowie was eligible to play immediately. |
| Merrill Holden | Forward | Lincoln, Nebraska | Louisiana Tech | 1 | Holden was eligible to play immediately. |
| Donovan Jackson | Guard | Milwaukee | Iowa Western CC | 2 | Jackson was eligible to play immediately. |
| Ray Kasongo | Forward | Toronto | Tennessee | 2 | Kasongo sat out the 2016–17 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 6, 2016* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | No. 24 | Sioux Falls | W 101–57 | 0-0 | 24 – Mitrou-Long | 9 – Burton | 5 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,034) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | No. 24 | Savannah State | W 113–71 | 1–0 | 21 – Morris | 10 – Mitrou-Long | 11 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | No. 20 | Mount St. Mary's | W 73–55 | 2–0 | 18 – Morris | 13 – Burton | 4 – Jackson | Hilton Coliseum (13,981) Ames, Iowa |
| November 20, 2016* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | No. 20 | The Citadel | W 130–63 | 3–0 | 26 – Mitrou-Long | 10 – Morris | 10 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,228) Ames, Iowa |
| November 24, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. Indiana State AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals | W 73–71 | 4–0 | 20 – Morris | 11 – Bowie | 1 – Tied | HP Field House (2,436) Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| November 25, 2016* 10:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. Miami (FL) AdvoCare Invitational semifinals | W 73–56 | 5–0 | 21 – Burton | 7 – Burton | 5 – Morris | HP Field House (1,876) Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| November 27, 2016* 12:30 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | vs. No. 11 Gonzaga AdvoCare Invitational championship | L 71–73 | 5–1 | 29 – Burton | 12 – Burton | 9 – Morris | HP Field House (2,305) Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| December 1, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | Cincinnati | L 54–55 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | 15 – Morris | 8 – Burton | 2 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 2016* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | No. 25 | Omaha | W 91–47 | 6–2 | 20 – Burton | 7 – Thomas | 9 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,005) Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 64–78 | 6–3 | 14 – Thomas | 8 – Burton | 5 – Morris | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,956) Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, Mediacom | | vs. Drake Big Four Classic | W 97–80 | 7–3 | 37 – Mitrou-Long | 10 – Burton | 5 – Mitrou-Long | Wells Fargo Arena (15,028) Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 20, 2016* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.TV | | Mississippi Valley State | W 88–60 | 8–3 | 23 – Thomas | 9 – Burton | 6 – Jackson | Hilton Coliseum (13,692) Ames, Iowa |
| December 30, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNews | | Texas Tech | W 63–56 | 9–3 (1–0) | 19 – Mitrou-Long | 5 – Bowie | 6 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at No. 2 Baylor | L 63–65 | 9–4 (1–1) | 17 – Mitrou-Long | 7 – Morris | 5 – Morris | Ferrell Center (7,582) Waco, Texas |
| January 7, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas | W 79–70 | 10–4 (2–1) | 27 – Burton | 10 – Morris | 6 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 11, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | W 96–86 | 11–4 (3–1) | 30 – Morris | 6 – Mitrou-Long | 5 – Morris | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,066) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 14, 2017 4:30 pm, FSN | | at TCU | L 77–84 | 11–5 (3–2) | 19 – Mitrou-Long | 5 – Tied | 8 – Morris | Schollmaier Arena (6,564) Fort Worth, Texas |
| January 16, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Kansas | L 72–76 | 11–6 (3–3) | 23 – Morris | 7 – Tied | 7 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 21, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at Oklahoma | W 92–87 $^{2OT}$ | 12–6 (4–3) | 31 – Burton | 7 – Holden | 8 – Morris | Lloyd Noble Center (9,673) Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 24, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas State | W 70–65 | 13–6 (5–3) | 25 – Thomas | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| January 28, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 78–84 | 13–7 | 25 – Morris | 10 – Burton | 4 – Mitrou-Long | Memorial Gymnasium (9,851) Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 31, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 7 West Virginia | L 72–85 | 13–8 (5–4) | 19 – Thomas | 7 – Tied | 10 – Burton | Hilton Coliseum (12,836) Ames, Iowa |
| February 4, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 Kansas | W 92–89 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (6–4) | 29 – Burton | 8 – Burton | 7 – Morris | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 7, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas | L 65–67 | 14–9 (6–5) | 17 – Thomas | 8 – Burton | 7 – Morris | Frank Erwin Center (10,048) Austin, Texas |
| February 11, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma | W 80–64 | 15–9 (7–5) | 23 – Mitrou-Long | 6 – Mitrou-Long | 9 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 15, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Kansas State | W 87–79 | 16–9 (8–5) | 18 – Young | 12 – Young | 5 – Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (11,387) Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPNews | | TCU | W 84–71 | 17–9 (9–5) | 29 – Mitrou-Long | 7 – Mitrou-Long | 11 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 20, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (10–5) | 23 – Morris | 8 – Young | 6 – Morris | United Supermarkets Arena (8,389) Lubbock, Texas |
| February 25, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 9 Baylor | W 72–69 | 19–9 (11–5) | 22 – Burton | 3 – Burton | 7 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| February 28, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | Oklahoma State | W 86–83 | 20–9 (12–5) | 25 – Thomas | 9 – Morris | 11 – Morris | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 10 West Virginia | L 76–87 | 20–10 (12–6) | 22 – Long | 6 – Long | 5 – Morris | WVU Coliseum (14,528) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2017 11:30 am, ESPNU | (4) No. 23 | vs. (5) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 92–83 | 21–10 | 21 – Morris | 10 – Morris, Burton | 9 – Morris | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 10, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) No. 23 | vs. (8) TCU Semifinals | W 84–63 | 22–10 | 22 – Burton | 9 – Young | 4 – Burton | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 11, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN | (4) No. 23 | vs. (2) No. 11 West Virginia Championship | W 80–74 | 23–10 | 17 – Morris | 6 – Morris | 3 – Morris | Sprint Center (19,700) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 16, 2017 10:03 pm, truTV | (5 MW) No. 16 | vs. (12 MW) Nevada First Round | W 84–73 | 24–10 | 19 – Morris | 8 – Tied | 8 – Morris | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,025) Milwaukee |
| March 18, 2017 8:45 pm, TBS | (5 MW) No. 16 | vs. (4 MW) No. 15 Purdue Second Round | L 76–80 | 24–11 | 25 – Burton | 6 – Thomas | 9 – Morris | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,045) Milwaukee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 16 | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | RV | — | RV | 24 | 24 | 20 | 25 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings