| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2010–11 |
| Team: | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 16-16 |
| Conf Record: | 3-13 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Bobby Lutz[1] |
| Asst Coach4: | Cornell Mann |
The 2010–11 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
The Cyclones finished 15–17, and 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 9th in the regular season conference standings.[2] They lost to Texas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.
On April 26, 2010, Greg McDermott announced he was resigning as head coach at Iowa State to take the same position at Creighton.[3]
On April 27, 2010, it was announced that former player Fred Hoiberg would take over as head coach.[3] After his standout collegiate playing career Hoiberg played 10 years in the NBA. Prior to his hiring by Iowa State he was most recently an executive with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[4]
| Name | Position | Reason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Declared for NBA draft | |||||
| Guard | Left team mid-season to play professionally | |||||
| Dominique Buckley | Guard | Transferred to Toledo | ||||
| Antwon Oliver | Guard | Transferred to Campbell | ||||
| Charles Boozer | Guard | Transferred to Wichita State | ||||
| Chris Colvin | Guard | Transferred to Palm Beach State | ||||
| Alex Dorr | Forward | Transferred to University of Mary | ||||
| Forward | Transferred to Middle Tennessee | |||||
| Center | Transferred to LSU | |||||
| Marquis Gilstrap | Forward | Graduated | ||||
| L.A. Pomlee | Forward | Dismissed from team | ||||
| Reference:[5] | ||||||
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Phillips | Guard | 2 | Phillips was eligible to play immediately. | |||
| Guard | 2 | Babb sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. | ||||
| Chris Allen | Guard | 1 | Allen sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. | |||
| John Lamb | Guard | 1 | Lamb sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. | |||
| Forward | 3 | White sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. | ||||
| Anthony Booker | Forward | 2 | Booker sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. | |||
| Reference:[6] | ||||||
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See also: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
Diante Garrett (2nd Team)
Scott Christopherson (Honorable Mention)
Diante Garrett (2009)