2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	23–11 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	T. J. Otzelberger Matt Abdelmassih Cornell Mann
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Kansas	16	–	2		.889			32	–	7		.821
No. 3 Missouri †	14	–	4		.778			30	–	5		.857
Iowa State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
No. 9 Baylor	12	–	6		.667			30	–	8		.789
Kansas State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Texas	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Oklahoma State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Oklahoma	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Texas A&M	4	–	14		.222			14	–	18		.438
Texas Tech	1	–	17		.056			8	–	23		.258
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 16–16, and 3–13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 12th in the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Position	Reason
Jake Anderson	Guard	Graduated
Diante Garrett	Guard	Graduated
Jamie Vanderbeken	Forward	Graduated
Drew Mitchell	Forward	Graduated
Eric McKnight	Forward	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
DeMarcus Phillips	Guard	Transferred to Marshalltown CC
John Lamb	Guard	Transferred to Dakota State
Calvin Godfrey	Forward	Dismissed from team
Reference:[3]

Recruiting

Prep recruits

Chris Allen in Italy (Vatican)

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Percy Gibson PF	Detroit	Southeastern High	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 22, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (89)
Tavon Sledge PG	Spring Valley, New York	Half Hollow Hills West	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 27, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Elgin Cook SF	Milwaukee	Hamilton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 22, 2009
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (90)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 75
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 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2011 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Tyrus McGee	Guard	Stringtown, Oklahoma	Cowley County CC	2	McGee was eligible to play immediately.
Korie Lucious	Guard	Milwaukee	Michigan State	1	Lucious sat out the 2011–12 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Will Clyburn	Guard	Detroit	Utah	1	Clyburn sat out the 2011–12 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
Reference:[4]

Preseason

In August 2011 the team took a week-long trip to Italy.^[5] In addition to playing several scrimmages against local teams they were able to tour Milan, Florence, the Colosseum, the Vatican, and other landmarks.^[6]

Roster

2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 0 Jordan Railey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Beaverton High Beaverton, OR G 1 Bubu Palo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Ames High Ames, Iowa G 2 Chris Babb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Penn State Arlington, Texas F 3 Melvin Ejim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brewster Academy Toronto G 4 Chris Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Michigan State Lawrenceville, GA G 5 Tavon Sledge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Half Hollow Hills West Spring Valley, New York G 10 Aaron Law 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tilton Chapel Hill, North Carolina G 11 Scott Christopherson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Marquette La Crosse, Wisconsin G 12 Austin McBeth  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Iowa Western CCnote=W Wayland, Iowa G 21 Will Clyburn  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Utah Detroit F 22 Anthony Booker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Southern Illinois Florissant, Missouri F 24 Percy Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Southeastern High Detroit G 25 Tyrus McGee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cowley County CC Stringtown, Oklahoma F 30 Royce White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Minnesota Minneapolis G 34 Korie Lucious  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Michigan State Milwaukee	Head coach Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State) Assistant coach(es) T.J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater) Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's) Cornell Mann (Akron) 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 (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2011* 12:30pm, CloneZone		Grand Valley State	W 77–62	–	Hilton Coliseum (13,221) Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 12, 2011* 1:00pm, Mediacom		Lehigh	W 86–77	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,343) Ames, Iowa
November 15, 2011* 8:00pm, Mediacom		at Drake	L 65–74	1–1	Knapp Center (5,665) Des Moines, Iowa
November 20, 2011* 12:30pm, Mediacom		Western Carolina South Padre Island Invitational	W 92–60	2–1	Hilton Coliseum (10,922) Ames, Iowa
November 22, 2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Northern Colorado South Padre Island Invitational	W 90–82	3–1	Hilton Coliseum (11,155) Ames, Iowa
November 25, 2011* 7:30pm		vs. Providence South Padre Island Invitational	W 64–54	4–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (675) South Padre Island, Texas
November 26, 2011* 6:30pm, CBSSN		vs. Rice South Padre Island Invitational	W 90–63	5–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (660) South Padre Island, Texas
November 30, 2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Northern Iowa	L 62–69	5–2	Hilton Coliseum (13,509) Ames, Iowa
December 3, 2011* 11:00am, BTN		at No. 15 Michigan	L 66–76	5–3	Crisler Arena (10,845) Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 6, 2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Prairie View A&M	W 84–59	6–3	Hilton Coliseum (12,915) Ames, Iowa
December 9, 2011* 7:00pm, Big 12 Network		Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	W 86–76	7–3	Hilton Coliseum (14,356) Ames, Iowa
December 18, 2011* 1:00pm, Big 12 Network		Central Michigan	W 59–52	8–3	Hilton Coliseum (11,764) Ames, Iowa
December 21, 2011* 7:00pm, Mediacom		Lipscomb	W 81–64	9–3	Hilton Coliseum (11,513) Ames, Iowa
December 31, 2011* 12:00pm, Big 12 Network		Mississippi Valley State	W 67–65	10–3	Hilton Coliseum (12,399) Ames, Iowa
January 4, 2012 8:00pm, ESPNU		Texas	W 77–71	11–3 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum (12,248) Ames, Iowa
January 7, 2012 3:00pm, Big 12 Network		at Texas A&M	W 74–50	12–3 (2–0)	Reed Arena (6,450) College Station, Texas
January 11, 2012 7:00pm, Big 12 Network		No. 9 Missouri	L 69–76	12–4 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (13,198) Ames, Iowa
January 14, 2012 3:00pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 10 Kansas	L 73–82	12–5 (2–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
January 18, 2012 8:00pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma State	W 71–68	13–5 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum (12,397) Ames, Iowa
January 21, 2012 4:00pm, ESPN2		at Texas Tech	W 76–52	14–5 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena (8,367) Lubbock, Texas
January 24, 2012 8:00pm, LHN		at Texas	L 55–62	14–6 (4–3)	Frank Erwin Center (10,117) Austin, Texas
January 28, 2012 1:00pm, ESPN		No. 5 Kansas	W 72–64	15–6 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, Iowa
January 31, 2012 8:00pm, Big 12 Network		Kansas State	W 72–70	16–6 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum (13,456) Ames, Iowa
February 4, 2012 5:00pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma	W 77–70	17–6 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,272) Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 2012 6:00pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma State	L 67–69	17–7 (7–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,365) Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 11, 2012 3:00 p.m., Big 12 Network		Texas A&M	W 69–46	18–7 (8–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, Iowa
February 13, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 10 Baylor	L 64–79	18–8 (8–5)	Ferrell Center (7,047) Waco, Texas
February 18, 2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network		Oklahoma	W 80–69	19–8 (9–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, Iowa
February 22, 2012 8:00pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech	W 72–54	20–8 (10–5)	Hilton Coliseum (13,587) Ames, Iowa
February 25, 2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network		at Kansas State	W 65–61	21–8 (11–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas
February 29, 2012 7:00pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 7 Missouri	L 72–78	21–9 (11–6)	Mizzou Arena (14,837) Columbia, Missouri
March 3, 2012 6:00pm, Big 12 Network		No. 9 Baylor	W 80–72	22–9 (12–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 8, 2012 8:30pm, Big 12 Network	No. 25	vs. Texas Quarterfinals	L 65–71	22–10	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012* 8:20pm, TBS	(8)	vs. (9) Connecticut Second round	W 77–64	23–10	KFC Yum! Center (22,131) Louisville, Kentucky
March 17, 2012* 6:45pm, CBS	(8)	vs. (1) No. 1 Kentucky Third round	L 71–87	23–11	KFC Yum! Center (21,757) Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP poll[7]												RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	RV
Coaches Poll[7]											RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Awards and honors

All-American[8] Royce White (Honorable Mention) All-Conference Selections[8] Royce White (1st Team) Scott Christopherson (3rd Team) Chris Allen (Honorable Mention) Melvin Ejim (Honorable Mention)

Big 12 Coach of the Year[8] Fred Hoiberg Academic All-Big 12 First Team[9] Scott Christopherson Bubu Palo Melvin Ejim Ralph A. Olsen Award[8] Royce White