1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15-15 (6-10 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Barnes Terry Carroll Leonard Perry
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
Missouri	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Baylor	0	–	16		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

At the conclusion of the season head coach, Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.^[2] Iowa State hired Utah State head coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.^[3]

They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish in 9th place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a Freshman All-American by Basketball Times, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and Big 12 Freshman of the Week four times.^[4]

After several seasons of courting the Chicago Bulls of the NBA hired Iowa State's Tim Floyd to replace Phil Jackson as head coach.^[2] Iowa State hired Utah State Head Coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.^[3]

Offseason departures

Despite transferring into the program as sharp-shooters from junior colleges the previous year, both Delvin Washington and Jerry Curry transferred out after a single season citing lack of playing time from poor shooting.^[5]

After only playing four games during the 1997–98 season Lamont Sides transferred to Allegany College in Maryland.^[6]

Even though Andy Stensrud originally came to Iowa State on a basketball team he left the team after the 1997–98 season to join the football team. After four years of football he would go on to play in the NFL.^[7]

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Matt Knoll	Guard	Graduated
Brad Johnson	Guard	Graduated
Walter Moore	Forward	Transferred to IUPUI
Jason Teeter	Guard	Left the basketball team
Lamont Sides	Guard	Transferred to Allegany College
Delvin Washington	Guard	Transferred to Chipola College
Chris Riddens	Guard	Transferred out of the program
Jerry Curry	Guard	Transferred to Northwestern Oklahoma State
Andy Stensrud	Forward	Left the basketball team to join the Iowa State football team
Reference:[8]

Preseason

Paul Shirley had a stress fracture in the off-season and had to sit out the 1998–99 season with a red-shirt.^[9]

Iowa State signed West Virginia Wesleyan transfer Dewayne Johns in the off season. He struggled with the adjustment to student-athlete life and was kicked off the team during exhibition play.^[10]

Kantrail Horton transferred into the program mid-season from Middle Georgia JC but coach Eustacy elected to have him red-shirt to preserve his full two years of eligibility.^[11]

Preseason Poll Preseason Poll Finish School Points 1 Oklahoma State (7) 117 2 Kansas (5) 115 3 Missouri 91 4 Oklahoma 90 5 Texas 74 6 Kansas State 72 7 Nebraska 69 8 Iowa State 45 9 Texas Tech 42 10 Colorado 38 11 Baylor 17 12 Texas A&M 17 Reference:[4]

Incoming Players Incoming Players Name Position Height Weight Previous School Hometown Rodney Hampton Guard 6'2" 190 lbs. Lakeland CC Oak Park, Michigan Michael Nurse Guard 6'1" 175 lbs. Monroe College Teaneck, New Jersey Anthony Lloyd Guard 6'3" 190 lbs. Perris Union High Perris, California Kantrail Horton Guard 6'1" 225 lbs. Middle Georgia JC Covington, GA Lamar Gregg Guard 6'3" 190 lbs. Okaloosa-Walton CC Richmond, Virginia Dewayne Johns Center 7'1" 280 lbs. West Virginia Wesleyan Kokomo, Indiana Reference:[8]

Roster

1998–99 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Travis Spivey  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Georgia Tech Myrtle Beach, South Carolina G 4 Kantrail Horton  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Middle Georgia JC Covington, GA F 5 Marcus Fizer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Arcadia High Arcadia, Louisiana G 10 Lee Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Augustine High New Orleans G 11 Anthony Lloyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Perris Union High Perris, California F 51 Martin Rancik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Saint Louis Park Nitra, SK G 21 Paris Corner (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So West Brook High Beaumont, Texas F 23 Stevie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Perry Central Beaumont, Mississippi G 24 Rodney Hampton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lakeland CC Oak Park, Michigan G 25 Lamar Gregg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Okaloosa-Walton CC Richmond, Virginia F 40 Klay Edwards (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Winfield-Mt. Union Morning Sun, Iowa F 45 Paul Shirley  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Jefferson West Meriden, Kansas G 53 Michael Nurse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Monroe College Teaneck, New Jersey C 55 Tony Rampton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Waseca High New Plymouth, NZ	Head coach Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Terry Carroll (Northern Iowa) Leonard Perry (Idaho) Randy Brown (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 12, 1998* 7:00 pm		Estonia National Select Exhibition	W 69-61		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 15, 1998* 3:00 pm		World Basketball Opportunities Exhibition	W 81-62		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 23, 1998* 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 79-48	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 25, 1998* 11:00 pm		vs. Saint Mary's Carrs Great Alaska Shootout	W 74-72 OT	2-0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
November 27, 1998* 8:15 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 15 Cincinnati Carrs Great Alaska Shootout	L 52-60	2-1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
November 28, 1998* 8:00 pm		vs. Fresno State Carrs Great Alaska Shootout	W 79-70	3-1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
December 2, 1998* 7:05 pm		at Northern Iowa Big Four Classic	L 57-61	3-2	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 4, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		North Texas Cyclone Challenge	W 72-45	4-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Western Illinois Cyclone Challenge	W 80-73 OT	5-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1998* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Drake Big Four Classic	W 57-56	6-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1998* 1:05 pm, HTN		at Iowa	L 54-74	6-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
December 29, 1998* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Shootout	L 71-75	6-4	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas
December 22, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		New Orleans The Tribune Holiday Classic	W 61-51	7-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1998* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Rice The Tribune Holiday Classic	W 50-45	8-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 29, 1998* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Southern-New Orleans	W 112-43	9-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12		Oklahoma	L 52-56	9-5 (0-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Texas	L 45-71	9-6 (0-2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
January 9, 1999 8:00 pm, Big 12		at No. 18 Kansas	L 60-74	9-7 (0-3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 13, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Colorado	W 60-51	10-7 (1-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Texas A&M	W 64-43	11-7 (2-3)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
January 23, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12		Texas Tech	W 70-62	12-7 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1999 8:00 pm CT, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	L 44-64	12-8 (3-4)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
January 30, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	W 52-47	13-8 (4-4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1999 8:00 pm, Big 12		at Oklahoma State	L 72-81	13-9 (4-5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 6, 1999 12:45 pm, Big 12		Kansas State	L 62-67	13-10 (4-6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1999 8:30 pm, ESPN		No. 24 Missouri	L 71-77	13-11 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1999 8:30 pm, ESPN		at Nebraska	W 52-47	13-12 (4-8)	Bob Devaney Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 16, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Baylor	W 64-42	14-12 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1999 3:00 pm, Big 12		at Kansas State	L 58-64 OT	14-13 (5-9)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
February 24, 1999 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Missouri	L 64-75	14-14 (5-10)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 28, 1999 1:00 pm, CBS		Kansas	W 52-50	15-14 (6-10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 4, 1998 12:00 pm, Big 12		vs. Colorado First round	L 61-69	15-15 (6-10)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Big 12 Selections[4] Marcus Fizer (Second team) Academic All-Big 12[4] Klay Edwards (First team) Lamar Gregg (Second team)

Big-12 Player of the Week[4] Marcus Fizer (December 2nd) Marcus Fizer (February 8th) Ralph A. Olsen Award[12] Marcus Fizer