2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Iowa State Cyclones
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Kyle Green
Asst Coach2:J.R. Blount
Asst Coach3:Nate Schmidt

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team will represent Iowa State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones will be coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his fourth 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 11–2 in non-conference play. They finished the 2023–24 season 29–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 10 seed Kansas State, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 1 seed Houston to win their sixth Big 12 tournament title and receive the conferences automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The received a 2 seed in the East region. The defeated 15 seed South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Washington State before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the Sweet Sixteen, 69–72.

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
NamePositionReason
Tre KingFExhausted eligibility.
Hason WardFExhausted eligibility.
Robert JonesFExhausted eligibility.

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
NamePositionHometownPrevious
School
Incoming
Eligibility
Source
Brandton ChatfieldFOrofino, IdahoSeattle1[1]
Nate HeiseGLake City, MinnesotaNorthern Iowa1
Dishon JacksonCOakland, CaliforniaCharlotte2

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=""| Big 12|-!colspan=12 style=""| Big 12 Tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cyclone Men’s Basketball Adds Three Transfers .