2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents 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, Third Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2011–12 record23–11 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Kansas16–2 .889  32–7  .821
No. 3 Missouri †14–4 .778  30–5  .857
Iowa State12–6 .667  23–11  .676
No. 9 Baylor12–6 .667  30–8  .789
Kansas State10–8 .556  22–11  .667
Texas9–9 .500  20–14  .588
Oklahoma State7–11 .389  15–18  .455
Oklahoma5–13 .278  15–16  .484
Texas A&M4–14 .222  14–18  .438
Texas Tech1–17 .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 AndersonGuardGraduated
Diante GarrettGuardGraduated
Jamie VanderbekenForwardGraduated
Drew MitchellForwardGraduated
Eric McKnightForwardTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
DeMarcus PhillipsGuardTransferred to Marshalltown CC
John LambGuardTransferred to Dakota State
Calvin GodfreyForwardDismissed from team
Reference:[3]

Recruiting

Prep recruits
Chris Allen in Italy (Vatican)
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Percy Gibson
PF		 Detroit, MI Southeastern High 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 22, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Tavon Sledge
PG		 Spring Valley, NY Half Hollow Hills West 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 27, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Elgin Cook
SF		 Milwaukee, WI Hamilton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 75
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com.
  • "2011 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Incoming transfers
    Incoming Transfers
    Name Position Hometown Previous
    School    		 Remaining
    Eligibility    		 Notes
    Tyrus McGeeGuardStringtown, OKCowley County CC2McGee was eligible to play immediately.
    Korie LuciousGuardMilwaukee, WIMichigan State1Lucious sat out the 2011–12 season due to NCAA eligibility rules.
    Will ClyburnGuardDetroit, MIUtah1Clyburn 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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Jordan Railey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoBeaverton High Beaverton, OR
    G 1 Bubu Palo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoAmes High Ames, IA
    G 2 Chris Babb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrPenn State Arlington, TX
    F 3 Melvin Ejim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoBrewster Academy Toronto, ON
    G 4 Chris Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrMichigan State Lawrenceville, GA
    G 5 Tavon Sledge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHalf Hollow Hills West Spring Valley, NY
    G 10 Aaron Law 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrTilton Chapel Hill, NC
    G 11 Scott Christopherson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrMarquette La Crosse, WI
    G 12 Austin McBeth  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrIowa Western CCnote=W Wayland, IA
    G 21 Will Clyburn  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrUtah Detroit, MI
    F 22 Anthony Booker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrSouthern Illinois Florissant, MO
    F 24 Percy Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrSoutheastern High Detroit, MI
    25 Tyrus McGee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCowley County CC Stringtown, OK
    F 30 Royce White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoMinnesota Minneapolis, MN
    G 34 Korie Lucious  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrMichigan State Milwaukee, WI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    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, IA
    Regular Season
    November 12, 2011*
    1:00pm, Mediacom    		 Lehigh W 86–77  1–0
    		 Hilton Coliseum (13,343)
    Ames, IA
    November 15, 2011*
    8:00pm, Mediacom    		 at Drake L 65–74  1–1
    		 Knapp Center (5,665)
    Des Moines, IA
    November 20, 2011*
    12:30pm, Mediacom    		 Western Carolina
    South Padre Island Invitational    		 W 92–60  2–1
    		 Hilton Coliseum (10,922)
    Ames, IA
    November 22, 2011*
    7:00pm, Mediacom    		 Northern Colorado
    South Padre Island Invitational    		 W 90–82  3–1
    		 Hilton Coliseum (11,155)
    Ames, IA
    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, TX
    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, TX
    November 30, 2011*
    7:00pm, Mediacom    		 Northern Iowa L 62–69  5–2
    		 Hilton Coliseum (13,509)
    Ames, IA
    December 3, 2011*
    11:00am, BTN    		 at No. 15 Michigan L 66–76  5–3
    		 Crisler Arena (10,845)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    December 6, 2011*
    7:00pm, Mediacom    		 Prairie View A&M W 84–59  6–3
    		 Hilton Coliseum (12,915)
    Ames, IA
    December 9, 2011*
    7:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 Iowa
    Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series    		 W 86–76  7–3
    		 Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
    Ames, IA
    December 18, 2011*
    1:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 Central Michigan W 59–52  8–3
    		 Hilton Coliseum (11,764)
    Ames, IA
    December 21, 2011*
    7:00pm, Mediacom    		 Lipscomb W 81–64  9–3
    		 Hilton Coliseum (11,513)
    Ames, IA
    December 31, 2011*
    12:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 Mississippi Valley State W 67–65  10–3
    		 Hilton Coliseum (12,399)
    Ames, IA
    January 4, 2012
    8:00pm, ESPNU    		 Texas W 77–71  11–3
    (1–0)    		 Hilton Coliseum (12,248)
    Ames, IA
    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, TX
    January 11, 2012
    7:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 No. 9 Missouri L 69–76  12–4
    (2–1)    		 Hilton Coliseum (13,198)
    Ames, IA
    January 14, 2012
    3:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 at No. 10 Kansas L 73–82  12–5
    (2–2)    		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    January 18, 2012
    8:00pm, ESPNU    		 Oklahoma State W 71–68  13–5
    (3–2)    		 Hilton Coliseum (12,397)
    Ames, IA
    January 21, 2012
    4:00pm, ESPN2    		 at Texas Tech W 76–52  14–5
    (4–2)    		 United Spirit Arena (8,367)
    Lubbock, TX
    January 24, 2012
    8:00pm, LHN    		 at Texas L 55–62  14–6
    (4–3)    		 Frank Erwin Center (10,117)
    Austin, TX
    January 28, 2012
    1:00pm, ESPN    		 No. 5 Kansas W 72–64  15–6
    (5–3)    		 Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
    Ames, IA
    January 31, 2012
    8:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 Kansas State W 72–70  16–6
    (6–3)    		 Hilton Coliseum (13,456)
    Ames, IA
    February 4, 2012
    5:00pm, ESPN2    		 at Oklahoma W 77–70  17–6
    (7–3)    		 Lloyd Noble Center (9,272)
    Norman, OK
    February 7, 2012
    6:00pm, ESPN2    		 at Oklahoma State L 67–69  17–7
    (7–4)    		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,365)
    Stillwater, OK
    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, IA
    February 13, 2012
    6:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at No. 10 Baylor L 64–79  18–8
    (8–5)    		 Ferrell Center (7,047)
    Waco, TX
    February 18, 2012
    12:45pm, Big 12 Network    		 Oklahoma W 80–69  19–8
    (9–5)    		 Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
    Ames, IA
    February 22, 2012
    8:00pm, ESPNU    		 Texas Tech W 72–54  20–8
    (10–5)    		 Hilton Coliseum (13,587)
    Ames, IA
    February 25, 2012
    12:45pm, Big 12 Network    		 at Kansas State W 65–61  21–8
    (11–5)    		 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
    Manhattan, KS
    February 29, 2012
    7:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 at No. 7 Missouri L 72–78  21–9
    (11–6)    		 Mizzou Arena (14,837)
    Columbia, MO
    March 3, 2012
    6:00pm, Big 12 Network    		 No. 9 Baylor W 80–72  22–9
    (12–6)    		 Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
    Ames, IA
    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, MO
    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, KY
    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, KY
    *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.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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

    References
    1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
    2. http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/134781.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410
    3. "2007-08 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
    4. "2010-11 Basketball (M) Roster - Iowa State Athletics".
    5. jeremiah.davis@iowastatedaily.com, Jeremiah Davis. "Men's basketball returns from Italy".
    6. "Italy Update: Cyclones Spend Day In Rome".
    7. "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
    8. "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
    9. "Academic All-Big 12 Announcement" (PDF). big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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