# 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones are led by T. J. Otzelberger in his fourth season as head coach. They play their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. On January 13, it was announced that the Cyclones had reached #2, which is the highest ranking in program history.

## Previous season

The Cyclones started the season 11–2 in non-conference play. They finished the 2023–24 season 29–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 10 seed Kansas State, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 1 seed Houston to win their sixth Big 12 tournament title and receive the conferences automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The received a 2 seed in the East region. The defeated 15 seed South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Washington State before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the Sweet Sixteen, 69–72.

## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Tre King | F | Exhausted eligibility. |
| Hason Ward | F | Exhausted eligibility. |
| Robert Jones | F | Exhausted eligibility. |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Incoming Eligibility |
| Brandton Chatfield | F | Orofino, Idaho | Seattle | 1 |
| Nate Heise | G | Lake City, Minnesota | Northern Iowa | 1 |
| Dishon Jackson | C | Oakland, California | Charlotte | 2 |
| Joshua Jefferson | F | Las Vegas, Nevada | Saint Mary's | 2 |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nojus Indrusaitis G | Chicago | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Dwayne Pierce F | Middle Village, New York | Christ The King Regional | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 22, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| 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: "Iowa State 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll
| | Big 12 Coaches | Points |
| 1. | Kansas | 215 (9) |
| 2. | Houston | 211 (5) |
| 3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) |
| 4. | Baylor | 185 |
| 5. | Arizona | 179 (1) |
| 6. | Cincinnati | 140 |
| 7. | Texas Tech | 135 |
| 8. | Kansas State | 133 |
| 9. | BYU | 116 |
| 10. | TCU | 90 |
| 11. | UCF | 83 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 64 |
| 13. | West Virginia | 62 |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 46 |
| 15. | Colorado | 37 |
| 16. | Utah | 30 |
| Reference: (#) first-place votes |||
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

### First Team

| Player | School |
| Caleb Love | Arizona |
| LJ Cryer | Houston |
| J’Wan Roberts | Houston |
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State |
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||

### Second Team

| Player | School |
| Norchad Omier | Baylor |
| Jeremy Roach | Baylor |
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | Kansas |
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State |
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: ||
* Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
* Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
* Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

## Roster

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | Mississippi Valley State | W 83–44 | 1–0 | 17 – Gilbert | 6 – Tied | 4 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (13,616) Ames, IA |
| Nov 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | Kansas City | W 82–56 | 2–0 | 20 – Jones | 6 – Jackson | 10 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (13,464) Ames, IA |
| Nov 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | IU Indy | W 87–52 | 3–0 | 20 – Jones | 10 – Tied | 4 – Jefferson | Hilton Coliseum (13,615) Ames, IA |
| Nov 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 5 | vs. No. 4 Auburn Maui Invitational First round | L 81–83 | 3–1 | 23 – Gilbert | 8 – Jefferson | 3 – Jones | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 26, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 5 | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round | W 89–84 | 4–1 | 24 – Gilbert | 6 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 27, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | vs. Colorado Maui Invitational 5th place game | W 99–71 | 5–1 | 24 – Momcilovic | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gilbert | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| Dec 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 6 | No. 5 Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 81–70 | 6–1 | 24 – Gilbert | 12 – Jefferson | 7 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Dec 8, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 6 | Jackson State | W 100–58 | 7–1 | 19 – Jones | 13 – Jefferson | 9 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (13,658) Ames, IA |
| Dec 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 3 | at Iowa Rivalry | W 89–80 | 8–1 | 23 – Jones | 10 – Jefferson | 7 – Jefferson | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,033) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 3 | Omaha | W 83–51 | 9–1 | 16 – Gilbert | 8 – Jefferson | 6 – Jones | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Dec 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | Morgan State | W 99–72 | 10–1 | 20 – Lipsey | 12 – Jefferson | 7 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 3 | at Colorado | W 79–69 | 11–1 (1–0) | 20 – Jones | 7 – Tied | 3 – Gilbert | CU Events Center (9,157) Boulder, CO |
| Jan 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 3 | No. 25 Baylor | W 74–55 | 12–1 (2–0) | 16 – Gilbert | 10 – Tied | 8 – Jefferson | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Jan 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | Utah | W 82–59 | 13–1 (3–0) | 23 – Jones | 7 – Lipsey | 6 – Jones | Hilton Coliseum (13,496) Ames, IA |
| Jan 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at Texas Tech | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–1 (4–0) | 26 – Jones | 8 – Jefferson | 4 – Gilbert | United Supermarkets Arena (14,263) Lubbock, TX |
| Jan 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 9 Kansas | W 74–57 | 15–1 (5–0) | 25 – Jones | 12 – Jefferson | 8 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Jan 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 2 | at West Virginia | L 57–64 | 15–2 (5–1) | 16 – Jones | 9 – Jefferson | 2 – Gilbert | WVU Coliseum (14,444) Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | UCF | W 108–83 | 16–2 (6–1) | 30 – Jefferson | 8 – Jones | 8 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Jan 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at Arizona State | W 76–61 | 17–2 (7–1) | 33 – Jones | 10 – Jefferson | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (12,762) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan 27, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | at Arizona | L 75–86 $^{OT}$ | 17–3 (7–2) | 18 – Lipsey | 10 – Jackson | 4 – Jefferson | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 3 | Kansas State | L 61–80 | 17–4 (7–3) | 20 – Lipsey | 7 – Watson | 3 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Feb 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 16 Kansas | L 52–69 | 17–5 (7–4) | 11 – Tied | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Jefferson | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | No. 8 | TCU College GameDay | W 82–52 | 18–5 (8–4) | 24 – Jones | 10 – Jefferson | 8 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Feb 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 | at UCF | W 77–65 | 19–5 (9–4) | 15 – Gilbert | 8 – Jefferson | 5 – Jones | Addition Financial Arena (8,614) Orlando, FL |
| Feb 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | Cincinnati | W 81–70 | 20–5 (10–4) | 22 – Jones | 7 – Jefferson | 4 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Feb 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 8 | Colorado | W 79–65 | 21–5 (11–4) | 13 – Tied | 7 – Jefferson | 5 – Gilbert | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Feb 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 5 Houston College GameDay | L 59–68 | 21–6 (11–5) | 16 – Momcilovic | 5 – Momcilovic | 8 – Jefferson | Fertitta Center (7,377) Houston, TX |
| Feb 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 9 | at Oklahoma State | L 68–74 | 21–7 (11–6) | 17 – Jefferson | 9 – Jefferson | 5 – Jefferson | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,903) Stillwater, OK |
| Mar 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 9 | No. 22 Arizona | W 84–67 | 22–7 (12–6) | 16 – Momcilovic | 8 – Chatfield | 8 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 23 BYU | L 85–88 $^{2OT}$ | 22–8 (12–7) | 19 – Jefferson | 5 – Heise | 8 – Lipsey | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| Mar 8, 2025 12:30 p.m., CBS | No. 10 | at Kansas State | W 73–57 | 23–8 (13–7) | 24 – Jones | 7 – Jefferson | 5 – Jones | Bramlage Coliseum (8,720) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN | (5) No. 12 | vs. (13) Cincinnati Second round | W 73–56 | 24–8 | 19 – Jefferson | 15 – Jackson | 5 – Jefferson | T-Mobile Center (12,922) Kansas City, MO |
| March 13, 2025 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (5) No. 12 | vs. (4) No. 17 BYU Quaterfinals | L 92–96 | 24–9 | 31 – Jones | 7 – Heise | 6 – Jefferson | T-Mobile Center (15,366) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 12:30 p.m., TNT | (3 S) No. 15 | vs. (14 S) Lipscomb First round | | | | | | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place 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 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |
| Coaches | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (5) | 4 (1) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |