2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15-16 (6-10 Big 12)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (1st season)
Assistant coaches	T.J. Otzelberger Jeff Rutter Jean Prioleau
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	14	–	2		.875			33	–	5		.868
No. 9 Texas A&M	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 11 Texas	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Kansas State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	12		.657
Texas Tech	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			18	–	12		.600
Oklahoma State	6	–	10		.375			22	–	13		.629
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Oklahoma	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Nebraska	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
Colorado	3	–	13		.188			7	–	20		.259
† 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 16–14, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish 8th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

On March 17, 2006, it was announced that Wayne Morgan and his staff would be fired by the university.^[3] While lack of results played into the decision there were other contributing factors. While Morgan was a high level recruiter, on the court success did not follow as it should have. In addition, Morgan and his staff had used a company called 'D1 Scheduling' to schedule games in the past seasons. There were allegations that money was being exchanged for recruits.^[4]

On March 21, 2006, it was announced that Greg McDermott, then head coach of the UNI Panthers, would be hired as head coach of the Cyclones.^[5]

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Wayne Morgan	Head Coach	Fired
Curtis Stinson	Guard	Declared for NBA draft
Will Blalock	Guard	Declared for NBA draft
Shawn Taggart	Forward	Transferred to Memphis
Tasheed Carr	Guard	Transferred to St. Joseph's
Mike Evanovich	Forward	Transferred to Fairfield
Farnold Degand	Guard	Transferred to North Carolina State
John Neal	Guard	Graduated
Anthony Davis	Forward	Graduated
Reference:[6]

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Corey McIntosh PG	Fullerton, California	Fullerton College	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 30, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Dodie Dunson PG	Bloomington, Illinois	Brewster Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 9, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:
Mike Taylor SG	Milwaukee	Chipola College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 7, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Cory Johnson SF	Duluth, Minnesota	Duluth East	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jun 29, 2005
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:
Wesley Johnson PF	Corsicana, Texas	Corsicana	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 27, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 70
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Iowa State 2006 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2006 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dodie Dunson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Bloomington, Illinois G 2 Brock Jacobson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Webster City High Webster City, Iowa G 3 Corey McIntosh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Fullerton College West Covina, California F 4 Wesley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Corsicana, Texas Corsicana G 12 Tyler Norman (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Faith Lutheran Las Vegas, Nevada F 13 Rahshon Clark (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bridgton Academy Queens, New York F 15 Alex Thompson  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Iowa Ames, Iowa G 21 Mark Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Nebraska-Omaha Odebolt, Iowa G 23 Chris Ceaser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nimitz High Humble, Texas G 24 Mike Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Chipola College Milwaukee F 25 Jessan Gray 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tyler JC Davenport, Iowa F 31 Cory Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Duluth East Duluth, Minnesota C 33 Jiri Hubalek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Marshalltown CC Prague F 34 Jeff Bergstrom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kingwood High Kingwood, Texas C 40 Ross Marsden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ames High Ames, Iowa F 43 Dustin Streff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr NIACC Orange City, Iowa F 52 Mike Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Iowa Central CC Runnells, Iowa	Head coach Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) T.J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater) Jeff Rutter (Winona State) Jean Prioleau (Fordham) 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 3, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.com		EA Sports Exhibition	W 58-57		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 6, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.com		Wayne State Exhibition	W 55-41		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 10, 2006* 8:00 pm, Mediacom		UC-Riverside Cyclone Challenge	W 69-61	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 11, 2006* 8:00 pm, Mediacom		Louisiana–Monroe Cyclone Challenge	W 68-40	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 12, 2006* 2:30 pm, Mediacom		Eastern Illinois Cyclone Challenge	W 56-54	3-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 19, 2006* 1:00 pm, Mediacom		Norfolk State	W 57-49	4-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 21, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Minnesota	W 68-63	5-0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
November 25, 2006* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Lake Superior State	W 90-61	6-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 29, 2006* 7:00 pm, KFXA/KDSM		at UNI Iowa Big Four	L 57-70	6-1	McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 3, 2006* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 78-80	6-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus/ESPNU		at Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series	L 59-77	6-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
December 13, 2006* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Savannah State	W 70-59	7-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 16, 2006* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Bradley Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic	L 66-76	7-4	Wells Fargo Arena  Des Moines, Iowa
December 19, 2006* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 3 Ohio State	L 56-75	7-5	Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 23, 2006* 1:00 pm, Mediacom		SE Missouri State	W 87-71	8-5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 31, 2006* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		North Dakota State	W 67-54	9-5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 2007 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Missouri	W 66-65	10-5 (1-0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
January 10, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	W 71-62	11-5 (2-0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 13, 2007 1:00 pm, ESPN		No. 6 Kansas	L 64-68 OT	11-6 (2-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2007 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	L 65-74	11-7 (2-2)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
January 20, 2007 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Kansas State	L 60-69	11-8 (2-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 27, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 13 Oklahoma State	L 50-62	11-9 (2-4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 31, 2007 6:30 pm, ESPNU		at No. 10 Texas A&M	L 49-73	11-10 (2-5)	Reed Arena  College Station
February 3, 2007 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Baylor	W 71-58	12-10 (3-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 6, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	L 55-77	12-11 (3-6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 10, 2007 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		at Texas	L 68-77	12-12 (3-7)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
February 13, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Oklahoma	W 58-51	13-12 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 17, 2007 5:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Kansas State	L 47-65	13-13 (4-8)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
February 21, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Colorado	W 55-53	14-13 (5-8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 24, 2007 5:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 6 Kansas	L 52-89	14-14 (5-9)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 28, 2007 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Nebraska	W 69-63	15-14 (6-9)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
March 3, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Texas Tech	L 63-68	15-15 (6-10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 8, 2007 11:30 am, ESPN Plus		vs. Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament First round	L 63-68	15-16 (6-10)	Ford Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Conference Selections[7] Mike Taylor (basketball) (Honorable Mention) Freshman All-American[7] Mike Taylor (basketball) (2004)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team[8] Ross Marsden (2007) Jeff Bergstrom (2007)

Ralph A. Olsen Award[7] Mike Taylor (basketball) (2007)