2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2011–12
Team:	Iowa State Cyclones
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Record:	23–11
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach2:	Matt Abdelmassih
Asst Coach3:	Cornell Mann
Bowl Result:	Round of 32

The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 16-16, and 3–13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 12th in the regular season conference standings.^[1] They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
	Guard	Graduated
	Guard	Graduated
	Forward	Graduated
Drew Mitchell	Forward	Graduated
Eric McKnight	Forward	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
DeMarcus Phillips	Guard	Transferred to Marshalltown CC
John Lamb	Guard	Transferred to Dakota State
Calvin Godfrey	Forward	Dismissed from team
Reference:^[2]

Recruiting

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
	Guard			2	McGee was eligible to play immediately.
	Guard			1	Lucious sat out the 2011–12 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
	Guard			1	Clyburn sat out the 2011–12 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Reference:^[3]

Preseason

In August 2011 the team took a week-long trip to Italy.^[4] In addition to playing several scrimmages against local teams they were able to tour Milan, Florence, the Colosseum, the Vatican, and other landmarks.^[5]

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Awards and honors

• All-American^[6]

Royce White (Honorable Mention)

• All-Conference Selections^[6]

Royce White (1st Team)

Scott Christopherson (3rd Team)

Chris Allen (Honorable Mention)

Melvin Ejim (Honorable Mention)

• Big 12 Coach of the Year^[6]

Fred Hoiberg

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team^[7]

Scott Christopherson

Bubu Palo

Melvin Ejim

• Ralph A. Olsen Award^[6]

Royce White

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big 12 Conference .
2. Web site: 2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics.
3. Web site: 2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics.
4. Web site: Men's basketball returns from Italy. Jeremiah. Davis. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170208032948/http://www.iowastatedaily.com/sports/article_914a066a-cdea-11e0-a596-001cc4c03286.html. February 8, 2017.
5. Web site: Italy Update: Cyclones Spend Day In Rome.
6. Web site: Men's Basketball Traditions . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214202642/http://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf . dead . February 14, 2017 . cyclones.com . 2017-02-01 .
7. Web site: Academic All-Big 12 Announcement . big12sports.com . 2017-02-01.