The 1999–2000 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference. The captains were Stevie Johnson and Michael Nurse.
They finished the season 32–5, 14–2 in Big 12 play to win the regular season conference title. They defeated Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma to win the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They defeated Central Connecticut, Auburn, and UCLA to reach the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.
Previous season
The previous season they finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in Big 12 play to finish in 9th place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
Offseason departures In the offseason associate head coach Steve Barnes left to become the Head Coach of the San Jose State Spartans.
In the spring of 1999 Rodney Hampton was arrested for disorderly conduct by the Ames Police. Shortly after head coach Larry Eustachy dismissed him for violating team rules.
While red-shirting the 1998–99 season Travis Spivey was arrested for simple assault in season and was suspended from the team, after the charges were dropped he was reinstated. Then later that year in the summer he was charged with sexual assault and was immediately dismissed from the team.
Shortly after graduation Tony Rampton would go on to represent his home country of New Zealand on their national team, the New Zealand Tall Blacks.
Offseason departuresNamePositionReason Travis Spivey Guard Dismissed from team Lee Love Guard Quit the team Anthony Lloyd Guard Quit the team Paris Corner Guard Transferred to Wyoming Rodney Hampton Guard Dismissed from the team Lamar Gregg Guard Transferred out of the program Klay Edwards Forward Graduated Tony Rampton Center GraduatedReference:
Preseason
The preseason Big 12 Coaches' Poll picked Iowa State to finish sixth in the conference. Marcus Fizer was also named to the Preseason Top 50 by the Wooden Award Committee as well as Preseason All-Big 12 first team.
Preseason Poll
Preseason PollFinishSchool Points 1 Kansas (6) 116 2 Texas (5) 113 3 Oklahoma State (1) 103 4 Oklahoma 89 5 Missouri 84 6 Iowa State 55 7 Nebraska 54 8 Colorado 50 9 Texas Tech 47 10 Kansas State 42 11 Texas A&M 23 12 Baylor 16Reference:
Incoming Players
Incoming PlayersNamePositionHeightWeightPrevious SchoolHometown Richard Evans Forward 6'5" 190 lbs. Kilgore College Dallas, Texas Jamaal Tinsley Guard 6'3" 175 lbs. Mt. San Jacinto JC Brooklyn, New York Brandon Hawkins Guard 6'3" 185 lbs. St. Thomas More School Fontana, California Thomas Watkins Guard 6'2" 220 lbs. Mesa CC Phoenix, Arizona Clint Varley Forward 6'4" 210 lbs. Stuart-Menlo Menlo, Iowa Kyle Brumm Guard 6'1" 185 lbs. Notre Dame Prep Merrillville, Indiana Justin Fries Guard 6'2" 185 lbs. Washington Sioux Falls, South Dakota Mark Zeige Center 6'8" 220 lbs. Grand Rapids High Grand Rapids, MinnesotaReference:
Regular season On November 23, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–47th in the AP Top 25 poll with 2 points. From November 26–28 the Cyclones participated in the Big Island Invitational at Hilo Hawai'i. From December 3–4 the Cyclones hosted the Norwest Cyclone Challenge. From December 21–22 the Cyclones hosted the Tribune Holiday Classic. On December 14, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–47th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1 point. On December 21, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–46th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1 point. On December 28, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–39th in the AP Top 25 poll with 6 points. On January 4, 2000, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–39th in the AP Top 25 poll with 6 points. On January 11, 2000, Iowa State received 1 point in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked T–47th. They also were ranked 30th in the AP Top 25 poll with 26 points. On January 18, 2000, Iowa State received 6 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked T–39th. They also were ranked 29th in the AP Top 25 poll with 56 points. On January 25, 2000, Iowa State received 20 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 29th. They also were ranked 28th in the AP Top 25 poll with 49 points. On February 1, 2000, Iowa State received 76 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 24th. They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 331 points. On February 8, 2000, Iowa State received 115 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 21st. They also were ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 poll with 519 points. On February 15, 2000, Iowa State received 277 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 17th. They also were ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll with 811 points. On February 22, 2000, Iowa State received 229 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 18th. They also were ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 poll with 662 points. On February 29, 2000, Iowa State received 353 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 14th. They also were ranked 10th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1,045 points. The time of the March 4, 2000 Baylor game was changed from 7:00 p.m. CST to 6:00 p.m. CST. On March 4, 2000, Iowa State clinched their first conference title since 1945 with a 75–54 win over Baylor. On March 7, 2000, Iowa State received 478 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 9th. They also were ranked 7th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1,272 points. On March 14, 2000, Iowa State was ranked 6th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1,441 points.
Post-season Jamaal Tinsley and Marcus Fizer were each named to the Midwest Region All-Tournament team. Head coach Larry Eustachy was also named the Big 12 Coach of the Year and the AP National Coach of the Year. Eustachy also received the Henry Iba Award. Marcus Fizer was named an All-American. Fizer and Tinsley were also named to the Big 12 First Team. Fizer and Tinsley also won the Ralph A. Olsen Award. On March 13, 2000, Iowa State announced that head coach Larry Eustachy had signed a 10-year contract extension. On March 30, 2000, Jamaal Tinsley announced he had elected to stay at Iowa State for his senior season. On March 31, 2000, Larry Eustachy was voted the AP National Coach of the Year. On April 4, 2000, Iowa State received 657 points in the final USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 3rd. On April 13, 2000, Larry Eustachy and Marcus Fizer announced that Fizer would forgo his senior season and has signed with an agent.
Roster
Statistics Minutes: Michael Nurse 1305 MPG: Michael Nurse 35.3 Points: Marcus Fizer 844 PPG: Marcus Fizer 22.8 Rebounds: Marcus Fizer 285 RPG: Marcus Fizer 7.7 Field Goals: Marcus Fizer 327 FG%: Stevie Johnson .663 3FG: Michael Nurse 99 3FG%: Michael Nurse .423 Assists: Jamaal Tinsley 244 APG: Jamaal Tinsley 6.6 Blocks: Marcus Fizer 39 BPG: Marcus Fizer 1.1 Steals: Jamaal Tinsley 67 SPG: Jamaal Tinsley 2.6 Free Throws: Marcus Fizer 175 FT%: Kantrail Horton .780
Player stats Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; SPG= Steals per Game; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BPG = Blocks per Game; PPG = Points per Game Player GP MPG SPG RPG APG BPG PPG Kyle Brumm 6 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Brad Davis 10 2.9 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 Richard Evans 27 6.4 0.1 2.1 0.2 0.0 2.0 Marcus Fizer 37 33.6 0.8 7.7 1.1 1.1 22.8 Justin Fries 8 2.5 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 Brandon Hawkins 37 12.7 0.5 2.2 0.8 0.0 3.2 Kantrail Horton 35 34.8 0.9 4.1 2.6 0.1 8.7 Stevie Johnson 35 25.3 1.0 6.1 1.2 0.3 9.1 Brandon Nicol 8 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.6 Michael Nurse 37 35.3 1.0 2.7 2.2 0.1 12.5 Martin Rančík 22 15.0 0.5 3.8 0.4 0.5 5.5 Paul Shirley 29 17.6 0.3 4.4 0.5 0.3 7.7 Jamaal Tinsley 37 32.8 2.6 5.1 6.6 1.0 11.0 Clint Varley 10 2.1 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 Thomas Watkins 7 3.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 2.6
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""|Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""|NCAA tournament
Rankings
The Cyclones finished the season ranked 3rd in the Coaches Poll, this is the highest final ranking in school history.
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Awards and honors
Consensus First Team All-American
Marcus Fizer
Big 12 Player of the Year
Marcus Fizer
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
Jamaal Tinsley
Big 12 Coach of the Year
Larry Eustachy
All-Big 12 Team
Marcus Fizer (First Team) Jamaal Tinsley (Second Team) Michael Nurse (Honorable Mention)
Big 12 All-Defense Team
Jamaal Tinsley
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Jamaal Tinsley
NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team
Marcus Fizer Jamaal Tinsley
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Marcus Fizer (Most Outstanding Player) Jamaal Tinsley Michael Nurse
Big 12 Player of the Week
Marcus Fizer (December 7th) Marcus Fizer (February 14th) Marcus Fizer (February 28th) Marcus Fizer (March 5th)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week
Jamaal Tinsley (January 10th)
Pete Newell Big Man Award
Marcus Fizer
AP Coach of the Year
Larry Eustachy
Henry Iba Award
Larry Eustachy
National Newcomer of the Year
Jamaal Tinsley
Academic All-Big 12
Paul Shirley
Ralph A. Olsen Award
Marcus Fizer
References