1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and is an original member of the newly created Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference which had also dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year.[2]

1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1997 NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record22–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Krafcisin
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas †15–1 .93834–2  .944
No. 24 Colorado11–5 .68822–10  .688
Texas10–6 .62518–12  .600
No. 18 Iowa State10–6 .62522–9  .710
Texas Tech10–6 .62519–9  .679
Oklahoma9–7 .56319–11  .633
Nebraska7–9 .43818–15  .545
Oklahoma State7–9 .43817–15  .531
Baylor6–10 .37518–12  .600
Missouri5–11 .31316–17  .485
Texas A&M3–13 .1889–18  .333
Kansas State3–13 .18810–17  .370
† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

They finished the season 22–9 and 10–6 in conference play to finish tied for third place. They defeated Texas Tech and lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UCLA in overtime.[3]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 24–9, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Nebraska, Missouri, and #5 Kansas to win the 1996 Big Eight conference tournament championship.[4] This was Iowa State's first conference championship in program history. The conference championship earned them a bid to the NCAA tournament and a #5 seed. In the tournament they defeated Cal and lost to Utah in the round of 32.[5]

It was the Cyclones final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.

The Cyclones saw individual success with Dedric Willoughby being names All-American honorable mention, first team All-Big Eight, and Big Eight tournament MVP. Tim Floyd was named Big Eight Coach of the Year and was runner up for AP Coach of the Year.[6]

Preseason

Roster
1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Matt Knoll 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrEast Marshall Gilman, IA
G 4 Brad Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrIndian Hills CC Geneseo, IL
G 10 Jacy Holloway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrMoundridge High McPherson, KS
G 11 DeAndre Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMarshalltown CC Milwaukee, WI
C 13 Kelvin Cato 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrSouth Alabama Lithonia, GA
G 22 Dedric Willoughby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrNew Orleans New Orleans, LA
F 23 Stevie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrPerry Central Beaumont, MS
F 31 Shawn Bankhead 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSouthern Idaho CC Pacoima, CA
G 32 Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kansas City, KS
G 33 Jason Teeter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAlgona High Algona, IA
F 40 Klay Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoWinfield-Mt. Union Morning Sun, IA
F 42 Kenny Pratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrEastern Utah JC Chicago, IL
F 45 Paul Shirley (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrJefferson West Meriden, KS
F 52 Russ Schoenauer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrWaukee Waukee, IA
C 55 Tony Rampton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoWaseca New Plymouth, NZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Krafcisin (Iowa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 13, 1996
7:00 pm		 World Basketball Opportunities (Wisconsin)
Exhibition		 W 91-84 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 19, 1996*
7:00 pm		 Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
Exhibition		 L 66-86 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 26, 1996*
7:00 pm		 No. 9 Alcorn State W 87–58  1–0
 Hilton Coliseum (7,025)
Ames, IA
December 1, 1996*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 82–62  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum (8,920)
Ames, IA
December 5, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 9 Tennessee-Martin
Cyclone Challenge		 W 57–36  3–0
 Hilton Coliseum (11,722)
Ames, IA
December 6, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 9 Siena
Cyclone Challenge		 W 64–54  4–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,601)
Ames, IA
December 11, 1996*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 6 Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 74–50  5–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,950)
Ames, IA
December 14, 1996*
7:05 pm, HTN		 No. 6 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 81–74  6–0
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
December 21, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 5 East Tennessee State
ISU Holiday Classic		 W 77–49  7–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,135)
Ames, IA
December 22, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 5 UTEP
ISU Holiday Classic		 W 59–48  8–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,115)
Ames, IA
December 30, 1996*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 5 Texas-Pan American W 66–42  9–0
 Hilton Coliseum (12,105)
Ames, IA
January 4, 1997
3:00 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 4 Missouri W 68–65  10–0
(1–0)		 Hearnes Center (13,300)
Columbia, MO
January 7, 1997*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 4 Marquette L 64–67  10–1
 Hilton Coliseum (11,210)
Ames, IA
January 11, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 4 Oklahoma W 82–55  11–1
(2–0)		 Hilton Coliseum (13,755)
Ames, IA
January 13, 1997
8:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 at No. 1 Kansas L 67–80  11–2
(2–1)		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 18, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 8 at Colorado L 45–70  11–3
(2–2)		 Coors Events Center (8,278)
Boulder, CO
January 22, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 14 Kansas State W 54–48  12–3
(3–2)		 Hilton Coliseum (12,098)
Ames, IA
January 25, 1997
3:00 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 14 No. 20 Texas Tech W 64–61  13–3
(4–2)		 Hilton Coliseum (14,021)
Ames, IA
January 29, 1997
7:05 pm		 No. 11 at Nebraska W 77–67  14–3
(5–2)		 Bob Devaney Center (13,623)
Lincoln, NE
February 1, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 11 at Texas A&M W 71–57  15–3
(6–2)		 Reed Arena (5,501)
College Station, TX
February 5, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 6 Baylor W 61–52  16–3
(7–2)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,706)
Ames, IA
February 9, 1997
2:00 pm, CBS		 No. 6 No. 1 Kansas L 62–69  16–4
(7–3)		 Hilton Coliseum (14,325)
Ames, IA
February 12, 1997
7:00 pm		 No. 9 Missouri W 87–59  17–4
(8–3)		 Hilton Coliseum (13,866)
Ames, IA
February 15, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 9 at Kansas State W 62–58  18–4
(9–3)		 Bramlage Coliseum (10,763)
Manhattan, KS
February 19, 1997
8:00 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 7 at Texas L 56–57  18–5
(9–4)		 Frank Erwin Center (16,175)
Austin, TX
February 22, 1997
12:45 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 7 Nebraska L 69–74 OT 18–6
(9–5)		 Hilton Coliseum (14,322)
Ames, IA
February 26, 1997
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 13 No. 19 Colorado W 65–54  19–6
(10–5)		 Hilton Coliseum (14,020)
Ames, IA
March 1, 1997
8:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 at Oklahoma State L 63-67  19–7
(10–6)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,915)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
March 7, 1997
2:20 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 16 vs. Texas Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 72–70  20–7
 Kemper Arena (18,800)
Kansas City, MO
March 8, 1997
1:00 pm, Creative Sports		 No. 16 vs. No. 1 Kansas
Semifinals		 L 48–72  20–8
 Kemper Arena (19,310)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1997
1:45 pm, CBS		 (#6 W) No. 18 vs. (#11 W) Illinois State
First Round		 W 69–57  21–8
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 15, 1997
3:40 pm, CBS		 (#6 W) No. 18 vs. (#3 W) No. 10 Cincinnati
Second Round		 W 67–66  22–8
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 20, 1997
9:25 pm, CBS		 (#6 W) No. 18 vs. (#2 W) No. 7 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen		 L 73–74 OT 22–9
 Alamodome (29,231)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
See also: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

During weeks eight and nine of the regular season the Cyclones were ranked #4 in the AP Poll. This was the highest ranking the Cyclones had reached since the 1956–57 season when they were ranked #3. This was also the first time in school history the Cyclones were ranked in the top 25 of both the AP and Coaches Poll every week of the season.[9]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
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Awards and honors

References
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  2. "The oral history of the birth of the Big 12". Si.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. "Dollar rallies UCLA from 16 points down to oust Iowa State". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 1997. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. "Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Championship History : Sponsored by the Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)". Bigeightsports.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. "1995-96 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results - College Basketball". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). Cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. "1996-97 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  9. "Iowa State Cyclones AP Poll History - College Basketball". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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