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2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his second season as head coach, and 10th 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 19–14, 9–9 in Big 12 Play to have a two-way tie for 5th place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Pittsburgh.

2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–14 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Green
  • J.R. Blount
  • Nate Schmidt
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kansas13–5 .72228–8  .778
No. 5 Texas †12–6 .66729–9  .763
No. 15 Kansas State11–7 .61126–10  .722
No. 11 Baylor11–7 .61123–11  .676
Iowa State9–9 .50019–14  .576
No. 22 TCU9–9 .50022–13  .629
Oklahoma State8–10 .44420–16  .556
West Virginia7–11 .38919–15  .559
Texas Tech5–13 .27816–16  .500
Oklahoma5–13 .27815–17  .469
† 2023 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Cyclones started the season 12–0, good for one of the best starts in school history, including being crowned the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off with wins over 25th-ranked Xavier and 9th-ranked Memphis.[1] In Otzelberger's first season as head coach he claimed the best start to an Iowa State coaching career by winning his first 10 games,[2] ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to No. 1 Baylor to end his unbeaten start at Iowa State. They finished the season 2021–22 season 22–13, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for seventh place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated LSU and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Miami.

Offseason

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Departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Izaiah Brockington Guard Graduated
George Conditt IV Center Graduated
Tristan Enaruna Forward Transferred to Cleveland State[3]
Tyrese Hunter Guard Transferred to Texas[4]
Tre Jackson Guard Transferred to Western Carolina[5]
Jaden Walker Guard Transferred to East Carolina[6]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Position Hometown Previous
School		 Remaining
Eligibility		 Notes
Jaren Holmes Guard Romulus, Michigan St. Bonaventure 1 Holmes was previously at Ranger Community College before transferring to St. Bonaventure.[7]
Osun Osunniyi Center Linwood, New Jersey St. Bonaventure 1 [8]
Hason Ward Forward Saint Thomas, Barbados VCU 2 [9]
Jeremiah Williams Guard Chicago Temple 3 [10]
Conrad Hawley Forward Raymore, Missouri Kansas 3 Hawley was a scholarship football player for the University of Kansas.[11]

2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Eli King
SG		 Caledonia, Minnesota Caledonia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 20, 2021 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (80)
Tamin Lipsey
PG		 Ames, Iowa Ames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 14, 2021 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Demarion Watson
SF		 Minneapolis, Minnesota Totino-Grace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 26, 2021 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 42    247Sports: 45
  • 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.

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Roster

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2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
**
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Tre King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)236 lb (107 kg) RS SrGeorgetown Lexington, Kentucky
G 1 Eli King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrCaledonia High School Caledonia, Minnesota
G 2 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS SrUNLV Wichita, Kansas
G 3 Tamin Lipsey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrAmes High School Ames, Iowa
G 4 Demarion Watson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)197 lb (89 kg) FrTotino-Grace Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 5 Aljaž Kunč 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrWashington State Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 12 Robert Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrDenver Prior Lake, Minnesota
G 13 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)207 lb (94 kg) RS SrSt. Bonaventure Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS SrSt. Bonaventure Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrMinnesota Edina, Minnesota
F 23 Conrad Hawley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) SoKansas* Raymore, Missouri
F 24 Hason Ward 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrVCU Springfield, Massachusetts
G 25 Jeremiah Williams Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrTemple Chicago
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 12, 2022

*Hawley played football at Kansas and was not a member of the basketball team
**Grill was dismissed from the team on March 1[12]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 IUPUI W 88–39  1–0
  23 – Holmes  7 – Kunč  5 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (12,562)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 13, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Carolina A&T W 80–43  2–0
  17 – Kunč  10 – Kunč  4 – Kunč  Hilton Coliseum (12,731)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 20, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Milwaukee W 68–53  3–0
  19 – Holmes  8 – Watson  5 – Holmes  Hilton Coliseum (11,785)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 24, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. Villanova
Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) first round		 W 81–79 OT 4–0
  23 – Kalscheur  6 – Kunč  9 – Holmes  Moda Center (6,229)
Portland, OR
Nov 25, 2022*
4:30 p.m., ESPN		 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) semifinal		 W 70–65  5–0
  31 – Grill  6 – Kunč  6 – Lipsey  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,431)
Portland, OR
Nov 27, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 vs. No. 20 UConn
Phil Knight Invitational (PK85) Championship		 L 53–71  5–1
  14 – Osunniyi  5 – Kunč  3 – Lipsey  Moda Center (5,005)
Portland, OR
Nov 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 23 North Dakota W 63–44  6–1
  16 – Grill  10 – Watson  6 – Kunč  Hilton Coliseum (12,467)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 23 St. John's
Big East–Big 12 Battle		 W 71–60  7–1
  14 – Holmes  10 – Grill  3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,377)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 20 at Iowa
Rivalry		 L 56–75  7–2
  12 – Kalscheur  10 – Jones  5 – Lipsey  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,535)
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 20 McNeese State W 77–40  8–2
  21 – Kunč  8 – Kunč  8 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (12,886)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 18, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 73–57  9–2
  14 – Grill  6 – Grill  5 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (11,992)
Ames, Iowa
Dec 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Omaha Cancelled due to severe weather Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 31, 2022
1:00 p.m, ESPNU		 No. 12 Baylor W 77–62  10–2
(1–0)		  23 – Kalscheur  7 – Grill  8 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 25 at Oklahoma W 63–60  11–2
(2–0)		  20 – Grill  8 – Osunniyi  4 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (4,758)
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 25 at No. 17 TCU W 69–67  12–2
(3–0)		  15 – Kalscheur  5 – Tied  4 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (6,333)
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 Texas Tech W 84–50  13–2
(4–0)		  25 – Kalscheur  7 – Kalscheur  8 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (13,464)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 14 at No. 2 Kansas L 60–62  13–3
(4–1)		  23 – Kalscheur  9 – Jones  6 – Lipsey  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 12 No. 7 Texas W 78–67  14–3
(5–1)		  21 – Holmes  7 – Osunniyi  6 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 12 at Oklahoma State L 59–61  14–4
(5–2)		  15 – Osunniyi  8 – T. King  6 – Holmes  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,656)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 12 No. 5 Kansas State W 80–76  15–4
(6–2)		  23 – Holmes  6 – Lipsey  7 – Holmes  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Jan 28, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 12 at Missouri
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 L 61–78  15–5
  19 – Holmes  8 – Jones  6 – Lipsey  Mizzou Arena (15,601)
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 13 at Texas Tech L 77–80 OT 15–6
(6–3)		  24 – Grill  7 – Tied  4 – Lipsey  United Supermarkets Arena (10,428)
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 4, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN		 No. 13 No. 8 Kansas W 68–53  16–6
(7–3)		  15 – Holmes  8 – Lipsey  10 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 8, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 at West Virginia L 71–76  16–7
(7–4)		  18 – Holmes  10 – Grill  5 – Holmes  WVU Coliseum (11,573)
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 Oklahoma State L 56–64  16–8
(7–5)		  13 – Kunc  8 – Osunniyi  3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 15, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 19 No. 22 TCU W 70–59  17–8
(8–5)		  22 – Kunč  5 – Tied  6 – Lipsey  Hilton Coliseum (13,557)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 19 at No. 12 Kansas State L 55–61  17–9
(8–6)		  15 – Kunč  7 – Lipsey  5 – Lipsey  Bramlage Coliseum (11,000)
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 21, 2023
8:00 p.m., LHN		 No. 23 at No. 8 Texas L 54–72  17–10
(8–7)		  12 – Osunniyi  7 – Holmes  3 – Tied  Moody Center (11,313)
Austin, Texas
Feb 25, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPNU		 No. 23 Oklahoma L 50–61  17–11
(8–8)		  12 – Kalscheur  7 – Jones  3 – Holmes  Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 West Virginia L 69–72  17–12
(8–9)		  26 – Kalscheur  5 – Tied  3 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,575)
Ames, Iowa
Mar 4, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 at No. 7 Baylor W 73–58  18–12
(9–9)		  16 – Holmes  7 – T. King  5 – Tied  Ferrell Center (10,105)
Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2023
11:30 a.m., ESPN		 (5) vs. (4) No. 10 Baylor
Quarterfinals		 W 78–72  19–12
  24 – Kalscheur  11 – Lipsey  5 – Tied  T-Mobile Center (18,034)
Kansas City, Missouri
March 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 (5) vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas
Semifinals		 L 58–71  19–13
  16 – Holmes  5 – Tied  3 – Lipsey  T-Mobile Center (19,135)
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023
2:10 p.m., TruTV		 (6 MW) vs. (11 MW) Pittsburgh
First Round		 L 41–59  19–14
  12 – Tied  10 – Lipsey  4 – Holmes  Greensboro Coliseum (16,150)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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