The 1995–96 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 24–9, 9–5 in Big Eight play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Nebraska, Missouri, and #5 Kansas to win the 1996 Big Eight conference tournament championship. This was Iowa State's first conference championship in program history. The conference championship earned them a bid to the NCAA tournament and a #5 seed. In the tournament they defeated Cal and lost to Utah in the round of 32.
Following the 1995–96 academic school year, the Big Eight Conference was dissolved and the Big 12 Conference was formed. The former members of the Big Eight were joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference.
Games were televised by ESPN, CBS, Creative Sports (Big 8) and the Cyclone Television Network.November 19, 1995 (Page 25 of 106). Des Moines, Iowa:, Nov 19, 1995 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
Previous season The previous season the Cyclones finished the season 23–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They defeated #17 Nebraska, #2 Kansas, and lost to # 19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and a #7 seed. In the tournament they defeated Florida to reach the round of 32 where they lost to North Carolina who would advance to the Final Four.
Roster RosterNamePositionClass Dedric Willoughby Guard Junior Kenny Pratt Forward Junior Kelvin Cato Center Junior Shawn Bankhead Forward Junior Jacy Holloway Guard Junior Klay Edwards Forward Freshman Carlo Walton Guard Junior Joe Modderman Forward Junior Tony Rampton Center Freshman Jason Justus Forward Junior Tyler Peterson Center Freshman Shelby Walton Guard Junior Ha-Keem Abdel-Kahliq Guard Junior Sol Harris Guard FreshmanReference:
Schedule and results
!colspan=6 style=""|Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""|Big Eight tournament
!colspan=12 style=""|NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
All-Americans
Dedric Willoughby (HM)
All-Big Eight Selections
Dedric Willoughby (First Team) Kenny Pratt (Second Team)
All-Big Eight tournament Team
Dedric Willoughby (MVP) Kelvin Cato Kenny Pratt
Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year
Dedric Willoughby
Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year
Tim Floyd
Ralph A. Olsen Award
Dedric Willoughby
References