2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14-18 (4-12 Big 12)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	T.J. Otzelberger Jeff Rutter Jean Prioleau
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Texas	13	–	3		.813			31	–	7		.816
No. 4 Kansas †	13	–	3		.813			37	–	3		.925
Kansas State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
Oklahoma	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Baylor	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Texas A&M	8	–	8		.500			25	–	11		.694
Nebraska	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Texas Tech	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Oklahoma State	7	–	9		.438			17	–	16		.515
Missouri	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
Iowa State	4	–	12		.250			14	–	18		.438
Colorado	3	–	13		.188			12	–	20		.375
† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 15–16, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish 10th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Mike Taylor	Guard	Dismissed from team/2008 NBA draft
Dodie Dunson	Guard	Transferred to Vincennes JC
Corey McIntosh	Guard	Transferred to Augustana
Tyler Norman	Guard	Transferred to UNLV
Chris Ceaser	Guard	Graduated
Jessan Gray	Forward	Graduated
Jeff Bergstrom	Forward	Graduated
Dustin Streff	Forward	Graduated
Ross Marsden	Center	Retired from basketball
Reference:[3]

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Diante Garrett PG	Milwaukee	Vincent High	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 22, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (80)
Lucca Staiger SG	Blaustein, GER	Decatur Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 18, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (80)
Charles Boozer SG	Raleigh, North Carolina	Stoneridge Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Craig Brackins PF	Palmdale, California	Brewster Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 7, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (96)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 50
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 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2007 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Charles Boozer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Stoneridge Prep Raleigh, North Carolina G 1 Cameron Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hillcrest Country Club Hills, Illinois G 2 Brock Jacobson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Webster City High Webster City, Iowa G 3 Sean Haluska 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Indian Hills Carroll, Iowa F 4 Wesley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Corsicana, Texas Corsicana G 5 Lucca Staiger (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Decatur Christian Blaustein, GER G 10 Diante Garrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Vincent High Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 13 Rahshon Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bridgton Academy Queens, New York F 15 Alex Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Iowa Ames, Iowa F 21 Craig Brackins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Palmdale, California G 22 Brian Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kirkwood CC Clinton, Iowa F 31 Cory Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Duluth East Duluth, Minnesota C 33 Jiri Hubalek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Marshalltown CC Prague G 40 Mark Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Nebraska-Omaha Odebolt, Iowa F 52 Mike Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr 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 1, 2007* 7:00 pm, CloneZone		Dubuque Exhibition	W 66-38		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 4, 2007* 6:00 pm, CloneZone		EA Sports Exhibition	W 74-63		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 9, 2007* 8:00 pm, Mediacom		Winston-Salem State Cyclone Challenge	W 58-44	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 10, 2007* 8:00 pm, Mediacom		Centenary Cyclone Challenge	W 67-57	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 14, 2007* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Bradley	L 56-65	2-1	Peoria Civic Center  Peoria, Illinois
November 20, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Minnesota	L 58-68	2-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 27, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Northern Iowa	L 48-61	2-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 30, 2007* 10:00 pm CT, FSN		at Oregon State	W 71-64 OT	3-3	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
December 5, 2007* 6:00 pm, DTV		at Drake	L 44-79	3-4	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
December 8, 2007* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series	W 56-47	4-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 17, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Bethune Cookman	W 80-57	5-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 19, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Texas Southern	W 79-55	6-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 22, 2007* 9:30 pm CT, JumpTV Webcast[4]		vs. Purdue Las Vegas Classic	W 83-80	7-4	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, Nevada
December 23, 2007* 9:30 pm CT, JumpTV Webcast		vs. Alabama Las Vegas Classic	L 68-83	7-5	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, Nevada
December 30, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		Albany	W 76-64	8-5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 2, 2008* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		USC-Upstate	W 72-48	9-5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 5, 2008* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		North Dakota	W 77-51	10-5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 12, 2008 5:00 pm, ESPN Classic		at Baylor	L 67-74	10-6 (0-1)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
January 16, 2008 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	W 72-67	11-6 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 19, 2008 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Oklahoma State	W 73-66	12-6 (2-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 23, 2008 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 2 Kansas	L 59-83	12-7 (2-2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 26, 2008 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Kansas State	L 57-82	12-8 (2-3)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
January 29, 2008 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Colorado	W 57-41	13-8 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Nebraska	L 56-64	13-9 (3-4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 5, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		No. 18 Texas A&M	L 51-69	13-10 (3-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 9, 2008 2:30 pm, ABC		No. 12 Texas	L 64-71 OT	13-11 (3-6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Oklahoma	L 64-76	13-12 (3-7)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 16, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Nebraska ISU Basketball Centennial Celebration	W 60-52	14-12 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 23, 2008 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		at Texas Tech	L 64-76	14-13 (4-8)	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, Texas
February 27, 2008 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 6 Kansas	L 64-75	14-14 (4-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 2008 5:00 pm, ESPN Classic		at Colorado	L 55-67	14-15 (4-10)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
March 5, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Missouri	L 75-81 2OT	14-16 (4-11)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
March 8, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Kansas State	L 69-73	14-17 (4-12)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2008 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Texas A&M Big 12 Tournament First round	L 47-60	14-18 (4-12)	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-Conference Selections[5] Jiri Hubalek (3rd Team) Wesley Johnson (Honorable Mention)

Ralph A. Olsen Award[5] Rahshon Clark (2008)