2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	T. J. Otzelberger (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Green; J.R. Blount; Nate Schmidt;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team will represent Iowa State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones will be coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of June 25, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cyclones started the season 11–2 in non-conference play. They finished the 2023–24 season 29–8, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 10 seed Kansas State, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 1 seed Houston to win their sixth Big 12 tournament title and receive the conferences automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The received a 2 seed in the East region. The defeated 15 seed South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Washington State before losing to No. 3 seed Illinois in the Sweet Sixteen, 69–72.

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Tre King	F	Exhausted eligibility.
Hason Ward	F	Exhausted eligibility.
Robert Jones	F	Exhausted eligibility.

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Position	Hometown	Previous School	Incoming Eligibility	Source
Brandton Chatfield	F	Orofino, Idaho	Seattle	1	[1]
Nate Heise	G	Lake City, Minnesota	Northern Iowa	1
Dishon Jackson	C	Oakland, California	Charlotte	2

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nojus Indrusaitis G	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 12, 2022
Nojus Indrusaitis G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Dwayne Pierce F	Middle Village, NY	Christ The King Regional	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 22, 2023
Dwayne Pierce F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 Iowa State Cyclones Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	−	Nojus Indrusaitis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Wolfeboro, NH
F	−	Dwayne Pierce	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Christ the King	Middle Village, NY
F	−	Brandton Chatfield	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Seattle	Orofino, Idaho
G	−	Nate Heise	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Northern Iowa	Lake City, Minnesota
C	−	Dishon Jackson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS So	Charlotte	Oakland, CA
G	1	Jackson Paveletzke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Wofford	Kimberly, WI
G	2	Jelani Hamilton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Wheeler	Marietta, GA
G	3	Tamin Lipsey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Ames High School	Ames, IA
G	4	Demarion Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Totino-Grace	Minneapolis, MN
G	5	Curtis Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Buffalo	Minneapolis, MN
G	10	Keshon Gilbert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	UNLV	St. Louis, MO
F	11	Kayden Fish	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Staley	Kansas City, MO
G	13	Cade Kelderman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Waukee Northwest	Waukee, IA
F	22	Milan Momcilovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Pewaukee	Pewaukee, WI
F	23	Conrad Hawley (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Kansas*	Raymore, MO
C	30	JT Rock	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Lincoln	Sioux Falls, SD

Head coach

T. J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Green (Hamline)
J.R. Blount (Loyola Chicago)
Nate Schmidt (Denison)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2024

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	Mississippi Valley State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Nov 11, 2024* TBA, TBA	Kansas City	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Nov 18, 2024* TBA, TBA	IU Indianapolis	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Nov 25, 2024* TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational First Round	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 26, 2024* TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 27, 2024* TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Dec 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 8, 2024* TBA, TBA	Jackson State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 12, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Iowa Rivalry	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 15, 2024* TBA, TBA	Omaha	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Dec 22, 2024* TBA, TBA	Morgan State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Big 12
TBA TBA, TBA	TBA	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 11−15, 2025 TBA, TBA	vs. TBD	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

"Cyclone Men's Basketball Adds Three Transfers".

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[1] "Cyclone Men's Basketball Adds Three Transfers".

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