2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner; As of April 4, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA Tournament West Region 10 Seed, Third Round
Conference	Big 12
2012–13 record	23–12 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (3rd year)
Assistant coach	T. J. Otzelberger
Assistant coach	Cornell Mann
Assistant coach	Matt Abdelmassih
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
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The 2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach, Fred Hoiberg, was in his third season as a head coach. The team played its home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season with 23–12 overall, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament and received a #10 seed in the West Region. They defeated Notre Dame in the second round before falling in the third round to Ohio State.

Before the Season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Railey	0	C	6'11"	250	Sophomore	Beaverton, Oregon	Transferred to Washington State ^[1]
Chris Allen	4	G	6'3"	205	RS Senior	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Graduated
Tavon Sledge	5	G	5'9"	175	Freshman	Spring Valley, New York	Transferred to Iona ^[2]
Scott Christopherson	11	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	LaCrosse, Wisconsin	Graduated
Royce White	30	F	6'8"	270	RS Sophomore	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Left for 2012 NBA Draft; Selected in First Round pick #16 by Houston Rockets ^[3]

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sherron Dorsey-Walker SG	Detroit, MI	Pershing	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 19, 2011
Sherron Dorsey-Walker SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Nazareth Long SG	Henderson, NV	Findlay Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 22, 2011
Nazareth Long SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Georges Niang PF	Tilton, NH	Tilton School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 15, 2011
Georges Niang PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Nkereuwem Okoro SF	Bronx, NY	St. Raymond Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 20, 2011
Nkereuwem Okoro SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 25 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 20 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
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Roster

2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	1	Bubu Palo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Ames	Ames, IA
G	2	Chris Babb	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	The Oakridge School Penn State	Arlington, TX
F	3	Melvin Ejim	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Toronto, Ontario
G	4	Sherron Dorsey-Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Pershing	Detroit, MI
G	5	Cameron Fowler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	U-D Jesuit	Detroit, MI
G	10	Aaron Law	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	East Tilton School	Chapel Hill, NC
G	11	Kerwin Okoro	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond Academy	Bronx, NY
G	12	Austin McBeth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Waco Iowa Western	Wayland, IA
G	13	Korie Lucious	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Pius XI Michigan State	Milwaukee, WI
G	15	Naz Long	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Findlay Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
G	21	Will Clyburn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Romulus Marshalltown CC Utah	Detroit, MI
F	22	Anthony Booker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	McCluer North Southern Illinois	St. Louis, MO
C	24	Percy Gibson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Southeastern	Detroit, MI
G	25	Tyrus McGee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Stringtown Cowley County CC	Stringtown, OK
F	31	Georges Niang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Tilton School	Methuen, MA
F	33	Tyler Ellerman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Dallas Center-Grimes	Dallas Center, IA

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State

Assistant coach(es)

T. J. Otzelberger (Wisconsin-Whitewater)
Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's)
Cornell Mann (Akron)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2012* 1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		Minnesota State-Mankato	W 90–57	-	Hilton Coliseum (12,894) Ames, IA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2012* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		Southern	W 82–59	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (13,975) Ames, IA
11/12/2012* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		Alabama A&M	W 98–40	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (12,615) Ames, IA
11/18/2012* 6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		Campbell Global Sports Classic	W 88–68	3–0	Hilton Coliseum (11,352) Ames, IA
11/20/2012* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		North Carolina A&T Global Sports Classic	W 86–57	4–0	Hilton Coliseum (11,384) Ames, IA
11/23/2012* 5:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. #22 Cincinnati Global Sports Classic semifinals	L 70–78	4–1	Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Las Vegas, NV
11/24/2012* 7:00 PM		at #18 UNLV Global Sports Classic 3rd place game	L 70–82	4–2	Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Las Vegas, NV
12/01/2012* 1:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		BYU	W 83–62	5–2	Hilton Coliseum (13,739) Ames, IA
12/04/2012* 7:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		Florida Gulf Coast	W 83–72	6–2	Hilton Coliseum (12,692) Ames, IA
12/07/2012* 7:00 PM, BTN		at Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 71–80	6–3	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,127) Iowa City, IA
12/09/2012* 6:00 PM, Cyclones.tv/Mediacom		Nebraska–Omaha	W 93–65	7–3	Hilton Coliseum (12,785) Ames, IA
12/15/2012* 4:00 PM, Mediacom/Cyclones.tv		vs. Drake Hy-Vee Big Four Classic	W 86–77	8–3	Wells Fargo Arena (13,180) Des Moines, IA
12/19/2012* 7:00 PM, KSMO/Cyclones.tv		at UMKC	W 76–61	9–3	Municipal Auditorium (3,614) Kansas City, MO
01/01/2013* 12:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		Yale	W 80–70	10–3	Hilton Coliseum (12,548) Ames, IA
Big 12 Regular Season
01/09/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at #6 Kansas	L 89–97 ^OT	10–4 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/12/2013 1:00 PM, ESPNU		Texas	W 82–62	11–4 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
01/16/2013 8:00 PM, ESPN2		West Virginia	W 69–67	12–4 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (13,148) Ames, IA
01/19/2013 12:30 PM, Big 12 Network		at TCU	W 63–50	13–4 (3–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,753) Ft. Woth, TX
01/23/2013 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	L 51–56	13–5 (3–2)	United Spirit Arena (7,904) Lubbock, TX
01/26/2013 12:45 PM, Big 12 Network		#11 Kansas State	W 73–67	14–5 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
01/30/2013 7:00 PM, Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma State	L 76–78	14–6 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,776) Stillwater, OK
02/02/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Baylor	W 79–71	15–6 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
02/04/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		Oklahoma	W 83–64	16–6 (6–3)	Hilton Coliseum (13,178) Ames, IA
02/09/2013 5:00 PM, ESPN2		at #13 Kansas State	L 70–79	16–7 (6–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/13/2013 7:00 PM, Big 12 Network		at Texas	L 86–89 ^2OT	16–8 (6–5)	Frank Erwin Center (9,729) Austin, TX
02/16/2013 12:45 PM, Big 12 Network		TCU	W 87–53	17–8 (7–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
02/20/2013 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Baylor	W 87–82	18–8 (8–5)	Ferrell Center (6,293) Waco, TX
02/23/2013 12:45 PM, Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 86–66	19–8 (9–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
02/25/2013 8:00 PM, ESPN		#6 Kansas	L 96–108 ^OT	19–9 (9–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
03/02/2013 12:45 PM, Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma	L 69–86	19–10 (9–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,789) Norman, OK
03/06/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		#13 Oklahoma State	W 87–76	20–10 (10–7)	Hilton Coliseum (14,011) Ames, IA
03/09/2013 12:30 PM, Big 12 Network		at West Virginia	W 83–74	21–10 (11–7)	WVU Coliseum (9,413) Morgantown, WV
2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013 11:30 AM, ESPN2		vs. Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 73–66	22–10	Sprint Center (17,996) Kansas City, MO
03/15/2013 6:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. #7 Kansas Semifinals	L 73–88	22–11	Sprint Center (19,160) Kansas City, MO
2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/22/2013* 8:59 PM, CBS	#(10 W)	vs. #23 (7 W) Notre Dame Second Round	W 76–58	23–11	UD Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
03/24/2013* 11:15 AM, CBS	#(10 W)	vs. #7 (2 W) Ohio State Third Round	L 75–78	23–12	UD Arena (12,495) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.

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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	6	.838
#12 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
#17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Iowa State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Baylor	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Texas	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
West Virginia	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
TCU	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner As of April 4, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll