# 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his second season as head coach, and 10th 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 19–14, 9–9 in Big 12 Play to have a two-way tie for 5th place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Pittsburgh.

## Previous season

The Cyclones started the season 12–0, good for one of the best starts in school history, including being crowned the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off with wins over 25th-ranked Xavier and 9th-ranked Memphis. In Otzelberger's first season as head coach he claimed the best start to an Iowa State coaching career by winning his first 10 games, ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to No. 1 Baylor to end his unbeaten start at Iowa State. They finished the season 2021–22 season 22–13, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for seventh place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated LSU and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Miami.

## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Izaiah Brockington | Guard | Graduated |
| George Conditt IV | Center | Graduated |
| Tristan Enaruna | Forward | Transferred to Cleveland State |
| Tyrese Hunter | Guard | Transferred to Texas |
| Tre Jackson | Guard | Transferred to Western Carolina |
| Jaden Walker | Guard | Transferred to East Carolina |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| Jaren Holmes | Guard | Romulus, Michigan | St. Bonaventure | 1 | Holmes was previously at Ranger Community College before transferring to St. Bonaventure. |
| Osun Osunniyi | Center | Linwood, New Jersey | St. Bonaventure | 1 | |
| Hason Ward | Forward | Saint Thomas, Barbados | VCU | 2 | |
| Jeremiah Williams | Guard | Chicago | Temple | 3 | |
| Conrad Hawley | Forward | Raymore, Missouri | Kansas | 3 | Hawley was a scholarship football player for the University of Kansas. |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eli King SG | Caledonia, Minnesota | Caledonia | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tamin Lipsey PG | Ames, Iowa | Ames | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 14, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Demarion Watson SF | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Totino-Grace | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 26, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 42 247Sports: 45 ||||||
| 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022. "2022 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022. ||||||

## Roster

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team **Grill was dismissed from the team on March 1

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 88–39 | 1–0 | 23 – Holmes | 7 – Kunč | 5 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (12,562) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 13, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 80–43 | 2–0 | 17 – Kunč | 10 – Kunč | 4 – Kunč | Hilton Coliseum (12,731) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 68–53 | 3–0 | 19 – Holmes | 8 – Watson | 5 – Holmes | Hilton Coliseum (11,785) Ames, Iowa |
| Nov 24, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Villanova Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) first round | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | 23 – Kalscheur | 6 – Kunč | 9 – Holmes | Moda Center (6,229) Portland, OR |
| Nov 25, 2022* 4:30 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) semifinal | W 70–65 | 5–0 | 31 – Grill | 6 – Kunč | 6 – Lipsey | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,431) Portland, OR |
| Nov 27, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 20 UConn Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) Championship | L 53–71 | 5–1 | 14 – Osunniyi | 5 – Kunč | 3 – Lipsey | Moda Center (5,005) Portland, OR |
| Nov 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | North Dakota | W 63–44 | 6–1 | 16 – Grill | 10 – Watson | 6 – Kunč | Hilton Coliseum (12,467) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 23 | St. John's Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 71–60 | 7–1 | 14 – Holmes | 10 – Grill | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,377) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 20 | at Iowa Rivalry | L 56–75 | 7–2 | 12 – Kalscheur | 10 – Jones | 5 – Lipsey | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,535) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20 | McNeese State | W 77–40 | 8–2 | 21 – Kunč | 8 – Kunč | 8 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (12,886) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 18, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | W 73–57 | 9–2 | 14 – Grill | 6 – Grill | 5 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (11,992) Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Omaha | Cancelled due to severe weather | Cancelled due to severe weather | Cancelled due to severe weather | Cancelled due to severe weather | Cancelled due to severe weather | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 31, 2022 1:00 p.m, ESPNU | | No. 12 Baylor | W 77–62 | 10–2 (1–0) | 23 – Kalscheur | 7 – Grill | 8 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 25 | at Oklahoma | W 63–60 | 11–2 (2–0) | 20 – Grill | 8 – Osunniyi | 4 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (4,758) Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 25 | at No. 17 TCU | W 69–67 | 12–2 (3–0) | 15 – Kalscheur | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (6,333) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | Texas Tech | W 84–50 | 13–2 (4–0) | 25 – Kalscheur | 7 – Kalscheur | 8 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (13,464) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at No. 2 Kansas | L 60–62 | 13–3 (4–1) | 23 – Kalscheur | 9 – Jones | 6 – Lipsey | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | No. 7 Texas | W 78–67 | 14–3 (5–1) | 21 – Holmes | 7 – Osunniyi | 6 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | at Oklahoma State | L 59–61 | 14–4 (5–2) | 15 – Osunniyi | 8 – T. King | 6 – Holmes | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,656) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 12 | No. 5 Kansas State | W 80–76 | 15–4 (6–2) | 23 – Holmes | 6 – Lipsey | 7 – Holmes | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | at Missouri Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 61–78 | 15–5 | 19 – Holmes | 8 – Jones | 6 – Lipsey | Mizzou Arena (15,601) Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 30, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | at Texas Tech | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (6–3) | 24 – Grill | 7 – Tied | 4 – Lipsey | United Supermarkets Arena (10,428) Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN | No. 13 | No. 8 Kansas | W 68–53 | 16–6 (7–3) | 15 – Holmes | 8 – Lipsey | 10 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | at West Virginia | L 71–76 | 16–7 (7–4) | 18 – Holmes | 10 – Grill | 5 – Holmes | WVU Coliseum (11,573) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | Oklahoma State | L 56–64 | 16–8 (7–5) | 13 – Kunc | 8 – Osunniyi | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 19 | No. 22 TCU | W 70–59 | 17–8 (8–5) | 22 – Kunč | 5 – Tied | 6 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (13,557) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 19 | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 55–61 | 17–9 (8–6) | 15 – Kunč | 7 – Lipsey | 5 – Lipsey | Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., LHN | No. 23 | at No. 8 Texas | L 54–72 | 17–10 (8–7) | 12 – Osunniyi | 7 – Holmes | 3 – Tied | Moody Center (11,313) Austin, Texas |
| Feb 25, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | No. 23 | Oklahoma | L 50–61 | 17–11 (8–8) | 12 – Kalscheur | 7 – Jones | 3 – Holmes | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 27, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | West Virginia | L 69–72 | 17–12 (8–9) | 26 – Kalscheur | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,575) Ames, Iowa |
| Mar 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Baylor | W 73–58 | 18–12 (9–9) | 16 – Holmes | 7 – T. King | 5 – Tied | Ferrell Center (10,105) Waco, Texas |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 11:30 a.m., ESPN | (5) | vs. (4) No. 10 Baylor Quarterfinals | W 78–72 | 19–12 | 24 – Kalscheur | 11 – Lipsey | 5 – Tied | T-Mobile Center (18,034) Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 10, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (5) | vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Semifinals | L 58–71 | 19–13 | 16 – Holmes | 5 – Tied | 3 – Lipsey | T-Mobile Center (19,135) Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2023 2:10 p.m., TruTV | (6 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Pittsburgh First Round | L 41–59 | 19–14 | 12 – Tied | 10 – Lipsey | 4 – Holmes | Greensboro Coliseum (16,150) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||