1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	12-18 (5-11 Big 12)
Head coach	Tim Floyd (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Sam Weaver Gar Forman Tom Bardal
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	15	–	1		.938			35	–	4		.897
Oklahoma State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	7		.759
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Baylor	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Texas Tech	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	12		.586
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
Texas	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Iowa State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Texas A&M	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

At the conclusion of the season head coach Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.^[2]

Previous season

The previous season was the Cyclones first year in the newly formed Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference which had dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year as well.^[3]

The Cyclones finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish tied for third place. They defeated Texas Tech and lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #6 seed. In the tournament they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UCLA.

The Cyclones saw individual success with Dedric Willoughby being names All-American Second Team, NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team, and first team All-Big Eight.^[4]

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Kelvin Cato	Center	Graduated/NBA draft
Jacy Holloway	Guard	Graduated
Dedric Willoughby	Guard	Graduated
Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq	Guard	Graduated
Kenny Pratt	Forward	Graduated
Shawn Bankhead	Forward	Graduated
Russ Schoenauer	Forward	Left basketball team
DeAndre Harris	Guard	Transferred out of program
Reference:[5]

Preseason

Head Coach Tim Floyd was able to sign McDonald's All-American Marcus Fizer.^[6] Fizer was the first, and to date, only McDonald's All-American to sign with Iowa State. Floyd first started recruiting Fizer when he was coaching at New Orleans.^[7]

Floyd was also able to replenish the back-court with Junior College transfers Jerry Curry, Tim Stevens, and Delvin Washington.^[8]

Preseason Poll Preseason Poll Finish School 1 Kansas 2 Oklahoma 3 Texas 4 Missouri 5 Nebraska 6 Iowa State 7 Oklahoma State 8 Texas Tech 9 Colorado 10 Baylor 11 Texas A&M 12 Kansas State Reference:[9]

Incoming Players Incoming Players Name Position Height Weight Previous School Hometown Marcus Fizer Forward 6'8" 240 lbs. Arcadia High Arcadia, Louisiana Lee Love Guard 6'1" 170 lbs. St. Augustine High New Orleans Lamont Sides Guard 6'2" 160 lbs. Marine Military Academy High Point, North Carolina Delvin Washington Guard 6'2" 200 lbs. Butler County CC Port Arthur, Texas Martin Rancik Forward 6'8" 230 lbs. Saint Louis Park Nitra, SK Paris Corner Guard 6'1" 185 lbs. West Brook High Beaumont, Texas Jerry Curry Guard 6'1" 195 lbs. Jacksonville CC Jackson, Tennessee Andy Strensrud Guard 6'9" 245 lbs. Lake Mills High Lake Mills, Iowa Chris Riddens Forward 6'9" 210 lbs. Mountain Grove High School Mountain Grove, Missouri Walter Moore Forward 6'9" 230 lbs. Parkway Central Chesterfield, Missouri Tim Stevens Guard 6'0" 180 lbs. Joliet JC Minooka, Illinois Reference:[5]

Roster

1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Matt Knoll (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr East Marshall Gilman, Iowa G 4 Brad Johnson (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Geneseo, Illinois F 5 Marcus Fizer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Arcadia High Arcadia, Louisiana G 10 Lee Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Augustine High New Orleans G 11 Lamont Sides 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Marine Military Academy High Point, North Carolina G 12 Tim Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Joliet Junior College Minooka, Illinois G 13 Delvin Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Butler County CC Port Arthur, Texas F 51 Martin Rancik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Saint Louis Park Nitra, SK G 21 Paris Corner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr West Brook High Beaumont, Texas F 23 Stevie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Perry Central Beaumont, Mississippi G 24 Jerry Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jacksonville CC Jackson, Tennessee F/C 31 Andy Strensrud 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Lake Mills High Lake Mills, Iowa G 33 Jason Teeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Algona High Algona, Iowa F 34 Chris Riddens  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Mountain Grove High School Mountain Grove, Missouri F 40 Klay Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Winfield-Mt. Union Morning Sun, Iowa F 45 Paul Shirley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Jefferson West Meriden, Kansas F/C 50 Walter Moore  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Parkway Central Chesterfield, Missouri C 55 Tony Rampton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Waseca High New Plymouth, NZ	Head coach Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Steve Krafcisin (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 9, 1997* 3:30 pm		Budućnost (Yugoslavia) Exhibition	W 85-70		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 19, 1997* 7:00 pm		World Basketball Opportunities Exhibition	L 78-83		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 23, 1997* 3:00 pm, CTN		Northern Iowa	L 48-54	0-1	Hilton Coliseum (10,132) Ames, Iowa
November 29, 1997* 7:05 pm, CTN		Texas–Arlington	W 66-58	1-1	Hilton Coliseum (7.693) Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1997* 7:00 pm, CTN		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 83-59	2-1	Hilton Coliseum (9,240) Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1997* 8:00 pm, CTN		Texas Southern Cyclone Challenge	W 83-60	3-1	Hilton Coliseum (7,850) Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1997* 8:00 pm, CTN		Coppin State Cyclone Challenge	W 77-74 OT	4-1	Hilton Coliseum (9,061) Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1997* 7:05 pm, Drake		at Drake	L 61-63	4-2	Knapp Center (6,430) Des Moines, Iowa
December 13, 1997* 4:00 pm, CTN		No. 10 Iowa	L 59-60	4-3	Hilton Coliseum (14,151) Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1997* 8:05 pm, CTN		Alaska-Anchorage ISU Holiday Challenge	W 57-55	5-3	Hilton Coliseum (9,041) Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1997* 8:00 pm, CTN		Detroit Mercy ISU Holiday Challenge	L 56-67	5-4	Hilton Coliseum (8,026) Ames, Iowa
December 24, 1997* 4:00 pm CT, FSN		vs. No. 25 TCU Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 54-93	5-5	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (500) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 25, 1997* 2:00 pm CT		vs. Saint Louis Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 62-57	6-5	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (500) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 26, 1997* 2:00 pm CT		vs. Murray State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 76-84 OT	6-6	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (500) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 29, 1997* 8:05 pm, CTN		at New Orleans	W 70-68	7-6	Lakefront Arena (5,029) New Orleans
January 3, 1998 7:00 pm, CTN		at Texas Tech	L 55-66	7-7 (0-1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (8,174) Lubbock, Texas
January 10, 1998 3:00 pm, Big 12		Missouri	W 75-62	8-7 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum (13,932) Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1998 7:00 pm, CTN		at Kansas State	L 59-77	8-8 (1-2)	Bramlage Coliseum (8,100) Manhattan, Kansas
January 17, 1998 7:00 pm, Big 12		Texas A&M	W 68-59	9-8 (2-2)	Hilton Coliseum (11,830) Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1998 8:00 pm, Big 12		Oklahoma	L 63-64	9-9 (2-3)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,631) Norman, Oklahoma
January 24, 1999 12:45 pm, Big 12		at Nebraska	L 49-63	9-10 (2-4)	Bob Devaney Center (10,565) Lincoln, Nebraska
January 27, 1998 8:00 pm, Big 12		Texas	W 85-82	10-10 (3-4)	Hilton Coliseum (10,251) Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1998 3:00 pm, Big 12		at Missouri	L 56-63	10-11 (3-5)	Hearnes Center (13,300) Columbia, Missouri
February 4, 1998 8:00 pm, Big 12		No. 3 Kansas	L 62-83	10-12 (3-6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,044) Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1998 3:00 pm, Big 12		at Colorado	L 52-70	10-13 (3-7)	Coors Events Center (5,633) Boulder, Colorado
February 9, 1998 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Oklahoma State	L 66-81	10-14 (3-8)	Hilton Coliseum (10,210) Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1998 12:45 pm, Big 12		Colorado	W 80-63	11-14 (4-8)	Hilton Coliseum (10,346) Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1998 7:00 pm, CTN		Kansas State	W 63-62	12-14 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum (12,203) Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1998 3:00 pm, Big 12		at No. 4 Kansas	L 54-71	12-15 (5-9)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 1998 7:00 pm, CTN		at Baylor	L 54-69	12-16 (5-10)	Ferrell Center (4,785) Waco, Texas
February 28, 1998 7:00 pm, ESPN		Nebraska	L 62-70	12-17 (5-11)	Hilton Coliseum (13,465) Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 5, 1998 8:30 pm, Big 12		vs. Missouri First round	L 55-74	12-18 (5-11)	Kemper Arena (13,800) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Big 12 Selections[9] Marcus Fizer (Third team) Academic All-Big 12[9] Paul Shirley (First team) Klay Edwards (Second team) Ralph A. Olsen Award[4] Marcus Fizer

Big 12 Freshman of the Year[9] Marcus Fizer Big 12 Freshman of the Week[9] Marcus Fizer (January 4th) Marcus Fizer (January 11th) Marcus Fizer (February 23rd) Marcus Fizer (March 1st)

References

1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "BASKETBALL; Floyd Is Hired, But Bulls Still Court Jackson". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
3. "Big 12 expansion: Oral history of Big 8-SWC merger | SI.com". si.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
4. "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
5. "1997-98 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
6. "1997 McDonalds All-American Rosters - High School Basketball - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
7. Carmon Wilson. "In Retrospect: Marcus Fizer – Iowa State – Scout". scout.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
8. "Newcomers optimistic about season". iowastatedaily.com. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
9. "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.