2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15-17 (4-12 Big 12)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	T. J. Otzelberger Jeff Rutter Daniyal Robinson
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Kansas	14	–	2		.875			27	–	8		.771
No. 7 Oklahoma	13	–	3		.813			30	–	6		.833
No. 9 Missouri †	12	–	4		.750			31	–	7		.816
Kansas State	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Texas	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7		.563			24	–	10		.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Nebraska	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Baylor	5	–	11		.313			24	–	15		.615
Iowa State	4	–	12		.250			15	–	17		.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13		.188			14	–	19		.424
Colorado	1	–	15		.063			9	–	22		.290
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 14–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Wes Johnson	Forward	Transferred to Syracuse
Cory Johnson	Forward	Transferred to Valparaiso
Mark Currie	Guard	Graduated
Mike Smith	Forward	Graduated
Rahshon Clark	Forward	Graduated
Jiri Hubaleck	Center	Graduated
Brock Jacobson	Guard	Left team
Reference:[3]

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominique Buckley PG	Detroit	Romulus High	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 25, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (89)
Scott Christopherson PG	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Marquette	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    (91)
Wes Eikmeier PG	Fremont, Nebraska	Archbishop Bergan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 5, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
L.A. Pomlee PF	Davenport, Iowa	Davenport Central	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (87)
Clinton Mann PF	Overland Park, Kansas	St. Thomas Aquinas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 29, 2007
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Jamie Vanderbeken PF	Belleville, ON	Tyler JC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 16, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Justin Hamilton C	Alpine, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 18, 2007
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (90)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 55
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 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2008 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2009–10 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) So Stoneridge Prep Raleigh, North Carolina G 1 Dominique Buckley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Romulus High Detroit G 2 Scott Christopherson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Marquette La Crosse, Wisconsin G 3 Sean Haluska 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Indian Hills Carroll, Iowa G 5 Lucca Staiger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Decatur Christian Blaustein, GER G 10 Diante Garrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Vincent High Milwaukee G 6 Wes Eikmeier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Archbishop Bergan Fremont, Nebraska 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) So Brewster Academy Palmdale, California G 22 Brian Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Kirkwood CC Clinton, Iowa F 23 Jamie Vanderbeken 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Tyler JC Belleville, ON G 24 Cameron Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Hillcrest Country Club Hills, Illinois F 33 Clinton Mann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, Kansas F 34 L.A. Pomlee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Davenport Central Davenport, Iowa C 41 Justin Hamilton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Lone Peak Alpine, Utah	Head coach Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) T. J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater) Jeff Rutter (Winona State) Daniyal Robinson (Little Rock) 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 8, 2008* 3:30 pm		Nebraska-Omaha Exhibition	W 74-54		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 14, 2008* 7:00 pm, CloneZone		UC Davis World Vision Classic	W 61-58	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 15, 2008* 12:30 pm, CloneZone		Loyola Marymount World Vision Classic	W 67-55	2-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 16, 2008* 7:00 pm, CloneZone		Milwaukee World Vision Classic	W 79-61	3-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 24, 2008* 11:00 pm CT, KFVE		at Hawaii	L 59-60	3-1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2008* 12:30 pm, Mediacom		Mississippi Valley State	W 77-59	4-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 3, 2008* 8:00 pm, UNITV		at UNI	W 71-66 OT	5-1	McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 6, 2008* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Oregon State	W 63-50	6-1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 2008* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Drake	L 63-66	6-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 12, 2008* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk	L 57-73	6-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
December 20, 2008* 8:00 pm, Mediacom		Jacksonville State	W 66-60	7-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 23, 2008* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		South Dakota State	L 58-65	7-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 28, 2008* 5:00 pm		at Houston	W 71-67	8-4	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston
December 31, 2008* 4:00 pm, CloneZone		Mercer	W 67-49	9-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 3, 2009* 7:00 pm, Mediacom		SIU Edwardsville	W 91-55	10-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 2009* 7:00 pm, CloneZone		Houston Baptist	W 64-56	11-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 10, 2009 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 7 Texas	L 67-75	11-5 (0-1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
January 14, 2009 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Nebraska	W 65-53	12-5 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network		at Missouri	L 46-77	12-6 (1-2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
January 11, 2009 1:00 pm, ESPN		Kansas	L 67-82	12-7 (1-3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 27, 2009 9:30 pm CT, FSNRM		at Colorado	L 49-55	12-8 (1-4)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
January 31, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network		No. 4 Oklahoma	L 68-78	12-9 (1-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 2009 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Kansas State	L 50-65	12-10 (1-6)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
February 7, 2009 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Missouri	L 68-82	12-11 (1-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 11, 2009 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Colorado	W 70-42	13-11 (2-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 14, 2009 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma State	L 67-86	13-12 (2-8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 14, 2009 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 15 Kansas	L 55-72	13-13 (2-9)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 21, 2006 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Kansas State	L 46-50	13-14 (2-10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 24, 2009 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network		Baylor	W 71-62	14-14 (3-10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 28, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network		at Texas A&M	L 69-87	14-15 (3-11)	Reed Arena  College Station
March 4, 2009 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Nebraska	L 61-77	14-16 (3-12)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
March 7, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 78-76	15-16 (4-12)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2009 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network		vs. Oklahoma State	L 67-82	15-17 (4-12)	Ford Center  Oklahoma City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-American[4] Craig Brackins (2009) All-Conference Selections[4] Craig Brackins (1st Team)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team[5] Sean Haluska (2009)

Ralph A. Olsen Award[4] Craig Brackins (2009)