2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his fourth season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–12, finishing in 5th place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Baylor, Kansas State and Kansas to win the Big 12 championship. They received an automatic bid as a 6th seed in the NCAA tournament where they were upset by 11th seed Ohio State in the first round.

2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	23–12 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (4th season)
Assistant coaches	James Kane Daniyal Robinson William Small
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Kansas State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
No. 2 Texas Tech	14	–	4		.778			31	–	7		.816
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
Baylor	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
No. 25 Iowa State †	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
Texas	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Oklahoma	7	–	11		.389			20	–	14		.588
TCU	7	–	11		.389			23	–	14		.622
Oklahoma State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
West Virginia	4	–	14		.222			15	–	21		.417
† 2019 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 4–14 in Big 12 play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Texas.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Donovan Jackson	4	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Milwaukee	Graduated
Jakolby Long	13	G	6'5"	207	Sophomore	Mustang, Oklahoma	Transferred to Southern Utah
Hans Brase	30	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	Clover, South Carolina	Graduated; signed with Mitteldeutscher BC
Jeff Beverly	55	F	6'6"	250	RS Senior	League City, Texas	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Prentiss Nixon	13	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Colorado State

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Talen Horton-Tucker #17 SF	Chicago	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 26, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
Zion Griffin #42 SF	Darien, Illinois	Hinsdale South High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sep 12, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Tyrese Haliburton #51 PG	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	North High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 18, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
George Conditt IV #45 PF	Chicago	Corliss High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 2, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Overall recruit ranking:
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Future recruits

2019–20 team recruits

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tre Jackson #22 PG	Blythewood, South Carolina	Blythewood High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 25, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Luke Anderson #26 PF	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Sep 2, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Marcedus Leech #40 SG	Poplar Bluff, Missouri	Poplar Bluff High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 25, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Zion Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hinsdale South Darien, Illinois G 1 Nick Weiler-Babb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr James Martin Arkansas Arlington, Texas F 2 Cameron Lard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Pro Vision Academy Natchitoches, Louisiana G 3 Marial Shayok 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Blair Academy Virginia Blairstown, New Jersey F 4 George Conditt IV 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Corliss Chicago G 5 Lindell Wigginton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Oak Hill Dartmouth, NS G 10 Nate Schuster (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin G 11 Talen Horton-Tucker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Simeon Chicago F 12 Michael Jacobson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Waukee Nebraska Waukee, Iowa G 13 Prentiss Nixon  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Bolingbrook Colorado State Bolingbrook, Illinois G 15 Carter Boothe (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Central Decatur Leon, Iowa G 22 Tyrese Haliburton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr North Oshkosh, Wisconsin F 23 Zoran Talley Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Merrillville Old Dominion Merrillville, Indiana G 24 Terrence Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Riverside Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 25 Eric Steyer (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Ames Ames, Iowa F 33 Solomon Young   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Sacramento Sacramento, California	Head coach Steve Prohm (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) James Kane (Florida) Daniyal Robinson (Little Rock) William Small (Belhaven) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		Alabama State	W 79–53	1–0	17 – Jacobson	7 – Jacobson	4 – tied	Hilton Coliseum (13,696) Ames, Iowa
November 9, 2018* 6:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		Missouri	W 76–59	2–0	20 – Shayok	6 – Jacobson	6 – Weiler-Babb	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		Texas Southern Maui Invitational campus-site game	W 85–73	3–0	26 – tied	13 – Weiler-Babb	5 – Weiler-Babb	Hilton Coliseum (13,787) Ames, Iowa
November 19, 2018* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Arizona Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 66–71	3–1	19 – Shayok	14 – Shayok	5 – Hailburton	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 20, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Illinois Maui Invitational consolation semifinals	W 84–68	4–1	26 – Horton-Tucker	14 – Horton-Tucker	6 – Horton-Tucker	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 21, 2018* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. San Diego State Maui Invitational 5th-place game	W 87–57	5–1	21 – Shayok	8 – tied	6 – Weiler-Babb	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 26, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		Omaha	W 82–55	6–1	18 – Shayok	10 – Jacobson	5 – Shayok	Hilton Coliseum (13,733) Ames, Iowa
December 3, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		North Dakota State	W 81–59	7–1	20 – Shayok	10 – Jacobson	4 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,809) Ames, Iowa
December 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 18 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 84–98	7–2	21 – Horton-Tucker	6 – Horton-Tucker	5 – Haliburton	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,414) Iowa City, Iowa
December 9, 2018* 5:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		Southern	W 101–65	8–2	26 – Shayok	5 – tied	17 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (13,937) Ames, Iowa
December 15, 2018* 3:30 p.m., MC22		vs. Drake Hy-Vee Classic	W 77–68	9–2	22 – Jacobson	9 – Horton-Tucker	6 – Weiler-Babb	Wells Fargo Arena (12,236) Des Moines, Iowa
December 21, 2018* 6:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		Eastern Illinois	W 101–53	10–2	23 – Shayok	8 – Haliburton	8 – Horton-Tucker	Hilton Coliseum (13,616) Ames, Iowa
January 2, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPNews		at Oklahoma State	W 69–63	11–2 (1–0)	17 – tied	8 – Wigginton	4 – Weiler-Babb	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,523) Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 5, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 5 Kansas Saturday Showcase	W 77–60	12–2 (2–0)	24 – Shayok	11 – Jacobson	5 – Horton-Tucker	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
January 8, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNews	No. 20	at Baylor Super Tuesday	L 70–73	12–3 (2–1)	19 – Shayok	6 – Weiler-Babb	3 – tied	Ferrell Center (5,930) Waco, Texas
January 12, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 20	Kansas State Saturday Showcase	L 57–58	12–4 (2–2)	11 – Weiler-Babb	5 – Wigginton	6 – Hailburton	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
January 16, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 8 Texas Tech	W 64–60	13–4 (3–2)	20 – Shayok	10 – Jacobson	6 – Haliburton	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas
January 19, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Oklahoma State Saturday Showcase	W 72–59	14–4 (4–2)	20 – Shayok	5 – Lard	4 – Weiler-Babb	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
January 21, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 24	at No. 9 Kansas Big Monday	L 76–80	14–5 (4–3)	26 – Shayok	11 – Jacobson	4 – Weiler-Babb	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
January 26, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 20 Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge/Saturday Showcase	W 87–73	15–5	23 – Horton-Tucker	9 – Weiler-Babb	9 – Haliburton	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,839) Oxford, Mississippi
January 30, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 20	West Virginia	W 93–68	16–5 (5–3)	28 – Wigginton	8 – Jacobson	5 – Haliburton	Hilton Coliseum (14,252) Ames, Iowa
February 2, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	Texas Saturday Showcase	W 65–60	17–5 (6–3)	15 – Horton-Tucker	7 – Weiler-Babb	3 – Weiler-Babb	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
February 4, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	at Oklahoma Big Monday	W 75–74	18–5 (7–3)	18 – Wigginton	8 – tied	5 – Shayok	Lloyd Noble Center (8,889) Norman, Oklahoma
February 9, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 17	TCU Saturday Showcase	L 83–92	18–6 (7–4)	24 – Shayok	7 – Shayok	4 – Horton-Tucker	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
February 16, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	at No. 18 Kansas State Saturday Showcase	W 78–64	19–6 (8–4)	23 – Wigginton	13 – Shayok	6 – Weiler-Babb	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kansas
February 19, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	Baylor Super Tuesday	L 69–73	19–7 (8–5)	20 – Shayok	7 – Horton-Tucker	6 – Weiler-Babb	Hilton Coliseum (14,084) Ames, Iowa
February 23, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	at TCU Saturday Showcase	L 72–75	19–8 (8–6)	17 – Jacobson	9 – Horton-Tucker	7 – Haliburton	Schollmaier Arena (6,315) Fort Worth, Texas
February 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Oklahoma Big Monday	W 78–61	20–8 (9–6)	21 – Shayok	8 – Weiler-Babb	5 – tied	Hilton Coliseum (13,976) Ames, Iowa
March 2, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas Saturday Showcase	L 69–86	20–9 (9–7)	22 – Shayok	6 – Wigginton	4 – Wigginton	Frank Erwin Center (10,494) Austin, Texas
March 6, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at West Virginia	L 75–90	20–10 (9–8)	17 – Wigginton	7 – Conditt IV	4 – Weiler-Babb	WVU Coliseum (10,354) Morgantown, West Virginia
March 9, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPNews		No. 8 Texas Tech Saturday Showcase	L 73–80	20–11 (9–9)	17 – Wigginton	7 – Wigginton	4 – Wigginton	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, Iowa
Big 12 tournament
March 14, 2019 12:30 p.m., ESPN2	(5)	vs. (4) Baylor Quarterfinals	W 83–66	21–11	21 – Horton-Tucker	7 – Jacobson	4 – Haliburton	Sprint Center (18,930) Kansas City, Missouri
March 15, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(5)	vs. (1) No. 15 Kansas State Semifinals	W 63–59	22–11	21 – Shayok	16 – Jacobsen	3 – Weiler-Babb	Sprint Center (19,066) Kansas City, Missouri
March 16, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN	(5)	vs. (3) No. 17 Kansas Championship	W 78–66	23–11	17 – Wigginton	8 – Weiler-Babb	5 – Weiler-Babb	Sprint Center (19,066) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019* 8:50 pm, TBS	(6 MW) No. 24	vs. (11 MW) Ohio State First Round	L 59–62	23–12	23 – Shayok	6 – tied	4 – Weiler-Babb	BOK Center (12,443) Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

Source:^[2]

Awards and honors

Lindell Wigginton

• Big 12 Player of the Week

Marial Shayok (January 7)

• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

Talen Horton-Tucker (November 19)

Tyrese Haliburton (December 10)

Tyrese Haliburton (January 7)

Marial Shayok (January 21)

• Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year

Lindell Wigginton

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	RV	24	20	17	23	19	RV	RV	24	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	25	20	16	22	20	RV	25	23	25

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

See also

• 2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team