1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
1996 NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 17
Record	24–9 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Tim Floyd (2nd season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Kansas	12	–	2		.857			29	–	5		.853
No. 17 Iowa State †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	9		.727
Oklahoma[a]	8	–	6		.571			18	–	12		.600
Kansas State	7	–	7		.500			17	–	12		.586
Oklahoma State	7	–	7		.500			17	–	10		.630
Missouri	6	–	8		.429			18	–	15		.545
Nebraska	4	–	10		.286			21	–	14		.600
Colorado	3	–	11		.214			9	–	18		.333
† 1996 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

They 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Following the 1995–96 academic school year, the Big Eight Conference was dissolved and the Big 12 Conference was formed. The former members of the Big Eight were joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference.^[4]

Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Creative Sports (Big 8) and the Cyclone Television Network.^[5]

Previous season

The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They defeated #17 Nebraska, #2 Kansas, and lost to # 19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship.^[6] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida to reach the round of 32 where they lost to North Carolina who would advance to the Final Four.^[7]

Roster

Roster

Name	Position	Class
Dedric Willoughby	Guard	Junior
Kenny Pratt	Forward	Junior
Kelvin Cato	Center	Junior
Shawn Bankhead	Forward	Junior
Jacy Holloway	Guard	Junior
Klay Edwards	Forward	Freshman
Carlo Walton	Guard	Junior
Joe Modderman	Forward	Junior
Tony Rampton	Center	Freshman
Jason Justus	Forward	Junior
Tyler Peterson	Center	Freshman
Shelby Walton	Guard	Junior
Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq	Guard	Junior
Sol Harris	Guard	Freshman
Reference:[8]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 13, 1995* 7:00 pm		Republic of Georgia Select Exhibition	W 93-49		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 19, 1995* 1:30 pm		World Basketball Opportunities (Milwaukee) Exhibition	W 97-71		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 24, 1995* 1:00 pm		Central Connecticut State	W 70-45	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 28, 1995* 7:00 pm		UW-Milwaukee	W 63-52	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 1, 1995* 8:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Tennessee State Cyclone Challenge	W 75-67	3-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1995* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Richmond Cyclone Challenge	W 82-64	4-0	Hilton Coliseum (10,893) Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1995* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 65-62	5-0	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
December 9, 1995* 8:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 12 Iowa Rivalry	L 50-56	5-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 16, 1995* 4:05 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network		at Wyoming	W 70-66 OT	6-1	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, Wyoming
December 18, 1995* 7:00 pm		Missouri-St. Louis	W 76-63	7-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1995* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Princeton ISU Holiday Classic	W 50-47	8-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 22, 1995* 8:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Samford ISU Holiday Classic	W 71-59	9-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1995* 6:00 pm CT		vs. Purdue Puerto Rico Invitational	L 60-79	9-2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex  Bayamón, Puerto Rico
December 29, 1995* 6:00 pm CT		vs. UNC-Charlotte Puerto Rico Invitational	W 69-61	10-2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex  Bayamón, Puerto Rico
January 2, 1996* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Coppin State	W 77-59	11-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1996 9:05 pm, ESPN		at Kansas State	L 55-72	11-3 (0-1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
January 10, 1996* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Marquette	L 56-58	11-4	Bradley Arena  Milwaukee
January 13, 1996 3:05 pm, Creative Sports		Oklahoma State	W 79-71	12-4 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1996 2:05 pm, CBS		Missouri	W 73-62	13-4 (2-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1996 8:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	W 75-63	14-4 (3-1)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
January 27, 1996 12:45 pm, Creative Sports		Oklahoma	W 67-61	15-4 (4-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1996 12:45 pm, Creative Sports		at Nebraska	W 75-65	16-4 (5-1)	Bob Devaney Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 7, 1996 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 21	at No. 3 Kansas	L 70-89	16-5 (5-2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 10, 1996 12:45 pm, Creative Sports	No. 21	Nebraska	W 74-59	17-5 (6-2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1996 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 22	at Oklahoma	W 70-58	18-5 (7-2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 17, 1996 3:05 pm, Creative Sports	No. 22	No. 5 Kansas	L 50-61	18-6 (7-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1996 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network	No. 22	at Oklahoma State	L 46-58	18-7 (7-4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 24, 1996 3:05 pm, Creative Sports	No. 22	at Missouri	W 78-74	19-7 (8-4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 28, 1996 7:00 PM	No. 23	Kansas State	L 87-92 2 OT	19-8 (8-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1996 3:05 pm, Creative Sports	No. 23	Colorado	W 74-65	20-8 (9-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big Eight tournament
March 8, 1996 6:10 pm, Creative Sports	No. 23	vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals	W 62-60	21-8 (9-5)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
March 9, 1996 3:40 pm, Creative Sports/ESPN2	No. 23	vs. Missouri Semifinals	W 57-53	22-8 (9-5)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 1996 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 23	vs. No. 5 Kansas Championship	W 56-55	23-8 (9-5)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1996* 7:00 pm, CBS	(#5) No. 17	vs. (#12) California First round	W 74-64	24-8 (9-5)	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
March 16, 1996 1:20 pm, CBS	(#5) No. 17	vs. (#4) Utah Second round	L 67-73	24-9 (9-5)	Reunion Arena  Dallas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Americans[9] Dedric Willoughby (HM) All-Big Eight Selections[10] Dedric Willoughby (First Team) Kenny Pratt (Second Team) All-Big Eight tournament Team Dedric Willoughby (MVP) Kelvin Cato Kenny Pratt

Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year Dedric Willoughby Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year Tim Floyd Ralph A. Olsen Award Dedric Willoughby