2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Wayne Morgan, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	16-14 (6-10 Big 12)
Head coach	Wayne Morgan (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Damon Archibald
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Texas	13	–	3		.813			30	–	7		.811
No. 12 Kansas †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
No. 24 Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Colorado	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Oklahoma State	6	–	10		.375			17	–	16		.515
Texas Tech	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
Kansas State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	13		.536
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
Missouri	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			4	–	13		.235
† 2006 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 19–12, 9–7 in Big 12 play to finish 5th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Minnesota and lost to North Carolina.^[3]

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Jared Homan	Center	Graduated
Damion Staple	Forward	Graduated
Dave Braet	Guard	Graduated
Robert Faulkner	Forward	Dismissed from team
Aaron Agnew	Center	Transferred to Highland CC
Reggie George	Center	Transferred to Robert Morris (IL)
Reference:[4]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Farnold Degand PG	Boston	O'Bryant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 20, 2004
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Mike Evanovich SF	Storrs, Connecticut	South Kent Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 30, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Shawn Taggart PF	Richmond, Virginia	Mount Zion Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 1, 2004
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Jessan Gray PF	Davenport, Iowa	Tyler JC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 18, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Ross Marsden PF	Ames, Iowa	Ames High	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 22, 2004
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Jiri Hubalek C	Prague	Marshalltown CC	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 28, 2005
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 47
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 2005 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2005 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2005–06 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Shawn Taggart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mount Zion Christian Academy Richmond, Virginia G 1 Curtis Stinson (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Winchendon Prep The Bronx G 2 Brock Jacobson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Webster City High Webster City, Iowa G 3 John Neal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Winterset High Winterset, Iowa G 10 Tasheed Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mount Zion Christian Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 11 Will Blalock (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Notre Dame Prep Boston G 12 Farnold Degand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr O'Bryant Boston F 13 Rahshon Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bridgton Academy Queens, New York G 21 Mark Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Nebraska-Omaha Odebolt, Iowa G 23 Chris Ceaser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nimitz High Humble, Texas F 24 Anthony Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Los Angeles City College Compton, California F 25 Jessan Gray 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Tyler JC Davenport, Iowa F 31 Dustin Streff  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr NIACC Orange City, Iowa C 33 Jiri Hubalek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Marshalltown CC Prague F 34 Jeff Bergstrom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kingwood High Kingwood, Texas C 40 Ross Marsden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Ames High Ames, Iowa F 41 Mike Evanovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr South Kent Prep Storrs, Connecticut	Head coach Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Assistant coach(es) Damon Archibald (Boise State) 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
Exhibition
November 5, 2005* 8:00 pm	No. 23	EA Sports	L 57-64		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 11, 2005* 8:00 pm	No. 23	Bemidji State Exhibition	W 84-77		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 20, 2005* 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 23	Mountain State	W 101-82	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 23, 2005* 8:00 pm, Mediacom Connections	No. 23	Portland State Cyclone Challenge	W 72-64	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 25, 2005* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 23	Howard Cyclone Challenge	W 96-62	3-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 26, 2005* 8:00 pm, Mediacom Connections	No. 23	Iona Cyclone Challenge	L 72-89	3-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 29, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 68-61	4-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 3, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Fresno State	L 77-84	4-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 5, 2005* 7:00 pm, KDSM/KFXA		at Drake	W 89-74	5-2	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
December 9, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 12 Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series	W 72-60	6-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 17, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 25 Ohio State Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic	L 67-70	6-3	Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa)  Des Moines, Iowa
December 21, 2005* 11:30 pm, Hawaiiantelmedia.com[5]		vs. South Florida Rainbow Classic	W 83-74	7-3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2005* 9:00 pm		vs. Northwestern State Rainbow Classic	W 81-77 2OT	8-3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2005* 11:30 pm		vs. Colorado State Rainbow Classic	W 87-80	9-3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 28, 2005* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Tennessee State	W 59-51	10-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 7, 2006 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Kansas State	W 72-70	11-3 (1-0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 8 Texas	L 58-78	11-4 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 14, 2006 12:30 pm, ESPN		at Texas Tech	L 73-76	11-5 (1-2)	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, Texas
January 17, 2006 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Nebraska	W 88-75	12-5 (2-2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 21, 2006 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Texas A&M	L 81-86 OT	12-6 (2-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 25, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Missouri	W 82-58	13-6 (3-3)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
January 28, 2006 12:00 pm, ESPN		Kansas	L 85-95	13-7 (3-4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 5, 2006 1:00 pm, ESPN Plus		No. 25 Colorado	W 96-79	14-7 (4-4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 2006 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Kansas State	L 63-66	14-8 (4-5)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
February 11, 2006 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Kansas	L 75-88	14-9 (4-6)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 15, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	L 63-73	14-10 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 18, 2006 12:00 pm, ABC		at Oklahoma	L 82-83	14-11 (4-8)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 22, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Oklahoma State	W 68-52	15-11 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 25, 2006 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		at Baylor	L 73-91	15-12 (5-9)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
February 28, 2006 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	W 85-78	16-12 (6-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 4, 2006 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	L 82-84	16-13 (6-10)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2006 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State Big 12 tournament First round	L 70-79	16-14 (6-10)	American Airlines Center  Dallas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Conference Selections[6] Curtis Stinson (1st Team) Will Blalock (3rd Team)

Ralph A. Olsen Award[6] Curtis Stinson (2006) Will Blalock (2006)

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Big 12 Conference" (PDF).
3. "Iowa State Cyclones Index – College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
4. "2004-05 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
5. December 21, 2005 (Page 22 of 38). Des Moines, Iowa:, Dec 21, 2005 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
6. "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.