2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Iowa State Cyclones
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Aprank:8
Coachrank:7
Record:29–8
Conf Record:13–5
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Kyle Green
Asst Coach2:J.R. Blount
Asst Coach3:Nate Schmidt
Champion:Big 12 tournament champions
Tourney Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2023–24 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his third season as head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones started the season 9–2 in non-conference play, including a runner-up finish in the Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) with wins over Villanova and top-ranked North Carolina before falling to eventual national champion UConn. They finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 4 seed Baylor before falling to top seeded Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. In the first round, the Cyclones fell to No. 11 seed Pittsburgh, 59–41.

The season represented one of the best in school history versus ranked opponents, including wins over the number 1, 5, 7 (twice), 8, 10, 12, 17 and 22nd ranked teams. The Cyclones went 6–3 against top ten teams.

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
NamePositionReason
Eli KingGuardTransferred to North Dakota.[1]
Caleb GrillGuardDismissed during 2022–23 season.[2] Later transferred to Missouri.[3]
Aljaž KunčForwardExhausted eligibility.
Jaren HolmesGuardExhausted eligibility.
Osun OsunniyiForwardExhausted eligibility.
Gabe KalscheurGuardExhausted eligibility.
Jeremiah WilliamsGuardTransferred to Rutgers.[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
NamePositionHometownPrevious
School
Incoming
Eligibility
Source
Jackson PaveletzkeGuardKimberly, WIWoffordSo.[5]
Curtis JonesGuardMinneapolis, MNBuffaloSr.[6]
Keshon GilbertGuardSt. Louis, MOUNLVJr.[7]

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-05-08 . Men's Basketball Adds Iowa State Transfer Eli King . 2023-06-24 . University of North Dakota Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Iowa State basketball's Caleb Grill no longer on team as Big 12, NCAA tournaments near . 2023-06-24 . The Des Moines Register . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2023-05-01 . Caleb Grill Joins Mizzou Basketball . 2023-06-24 . University of Missouri Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: NJ.com . Brian Fonseca NJ Advance Media for . 2023-07-27 . Rutgers lands Iowa State transfer Jeremiah Williams . 2023-11-09 . nj . en.
  5. Web site: 'Prove myself again:' Jackson Paveletzke transfers to Iowa State with goal of showing he belongs in major college basketball . 2023-06-24 . The Post-Crescent . en-US.
  6. Web site: Iowa State men's basketball picks up former Buffalo guard Curtis Jones in the transfer portal . 2023-06-24 . The Des Moines Register . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2023-04-10 . Former UNLV guard transfers to Iowa State . 2023-06-24 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . en-US.