| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Aprank: | 22 |
| Record: | 23–12 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Champion: | Emerald Coast Classic champions |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 23–12 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 5th place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona and Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.
Iowa State finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas,[1] Oklahoma,[2] and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the second round.[4]
After months of speculation, it was announced on June 2, 2015, that Fred Hoiberg would be accepting the head coach position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.[5]
On June 8, 2015, it was announced that Iowa State would be hiring Murray State head coach Steve Prohm for the same position.[6]
| Name | Position | Reason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard | Graduated | |||||
| Forward | Graduated | |||||
| Daniel Edozie | Forward | Graduated | ||||
| Sherron Dorsey-Walker | Guard | Transferred to Oakland | ||||
| Kourtlin Jackson | Guard | Transferred to Southern Miss | ||||
| Guard | Transferred to Loyola Chicago | |||||
| Daniel Stensland | Guard | Left basketball team | ||||
| Center | Left to play professionally in the Greek Basketball League | |||||
| Reference:[7] | ||||||
| Name | Position | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Ashton | Guard | 2 | Ashton was eligible to play immediately. | |||
| Nick Weiler-Babb | Guard | 3 | Weiler-Babb sat out the 2015–16 season due to NCAA eligibility rules. | |||
| Reference:[8] | ||||||
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See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
Georges Niang (2nd Team)
Georges Niang (1st Team)
Monté Morris (1st Team)
Jameel McKay (Honorable Mention)
Abdel Nader (Honorable Mention)
Matt Thomas (Honorable Mention)
Monté Morris (November 29)
Jameel McKay (December 13)
Monté Morris (January 24)