2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15-17 (4-12 Big 12)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	T. J. Otzelberger; Jeff Rutter; Daniyal Robinson;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
No. 7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
No. 9 Missouri †	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished 14–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings.^[2] They lost to Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason departures

Offseason Departures
Name	Position	Reason
Wes Johnson	Forward	Transferred to Syracuse
Cory Johnson	Forward	Transferred to Valparaiso
Mark Currie	Guard	Graduated
Mike Smith	Forward	Graduated
Rahshon Clark	Forward	Graduated
Jiri Hubaleck	Center	Graduated
Brock Jacobson	Guard	Left team
Reference:^[3]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominique Buckley PG	Detroit	Romulus High	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 25, 2006
Dominique Buckley PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 89
Scott Christopherson PG	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Marquette	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Scott Christopherson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 91
Wes Eikmeier PG	Fremont, Nebraska	Archbishop Bergan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 5, 2006
Wes Eikmeier PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
L.A. Pomlee PF	Davenport, Iowa	Davenport Central	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2008
L.A. Pomlee PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87
Clinton Mann PF	Overland Park, Kansas	St. Thomas Aquinas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 29, 2007
Clinton Mann PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Jamie Vanderbeken PF	Belleville, ON	Tyler JC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 16, 2008
Jamie Vanderbeken PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Justin Hamilton C	Alpine, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 18, 2007
Justin Hamilton C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 55
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 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2008 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2009–10 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Charles Boozer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Stoneridge Prep	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	1	Dominique Buckley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Romulus High	Detroit
G	2	Scott Christopherson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Marquette	La Crosse, Wisconsin
G	3	Sean Haluska	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Indian Hills	Carroll, Iowa
G	5	Lucca Staiger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Decatur Christian	Blaustein, GER
G	10	Diante Garrett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Vincent High	Milwaukee
G	6	Wes Eikmeier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Bergan	Fremont, Nebraska
F	15	Alex Thompson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Iowa	Ames, Iowa
F	21	Craig Brackins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Brewster Academy	Palmdale, California
G	22	Brian Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Kirkwood CC	Clinton, Iowa
F	23	Jamie Vanderbeken	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Tyler JC	Belleville, ON
G	24	Cameron Lee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Hillcrest	Country Club Hills, Illinois
F	33	Clinton Mann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas	Overland Park, Kansas
F	34	L.A. Pomlee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Davenport Central	Davenport, Iowa
C	41	Justin Hamilton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Lone Peak	Alpine, Utah

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2008* 3:30 pm	Nebraska-Omaha Exhibition	W 74-54		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 14, 2008* 7:00 pm, CloneZone	UC Davis World Vision Classic	W 61-58	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 15, 2008* 12:30 pm, CloneZone	Loyola Marymount World Vision Classic	W 67-55	2-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 16, 2008* 7:00 pm, CloneZone	Milwaukee World Vision Classic	W 79-61	3-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 24, 2008* 11:00 pm CT, KFVE	at Hawaii	L 59-60	3-1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2008* 12:30 pm, Mediacom	Mississippi Valley State	W 77-59	4-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 3, 2008* 8:00 pm, UNITV	at UNI	W 71-66 ^OT	5-1	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 6, 2008* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	Oregon State	W 63-50	6-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 9, 2008* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Drake	L 63-66	6-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 12, 2008* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk	L 57-73	6-3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
December 20, 2008* 8:00 pm, Mediacom	Jacksonville State	W 66-60	7-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 23, 2008* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	South Dakota State	L 58-65	7-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 28, 2008* 5:00 pm	at Houston	W 71-67	8-4	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston
December 31, 2008* 4:00 pm, CloneZone	Mercer	W 67-49	9-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 3, 2009* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	SIU Edwardsville	W 91-55	10-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 6, 2009* 7:00 pm, CloneZone	Houston Baptist	W 64-56	11-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 10, 2009 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network	at No. 7 Texas	L 67-75	11-5 (0-1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
January 14, 2009 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Nebraska	W 65-53	12-5 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 17, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	at Missouri	L 46-77	12-6 (1-2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
January 11, 2009 1:00 pm, ESPN	Kansas	L 67-82	12-7 (1-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 27, 2009 9:30 pm CT, FSNRM	at Colorado	L 49-55	12-8 (1-4)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
January 31, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 4 Oklahoma	L 68-78	12-9 (1-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 3, 2009 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Kansas State	L 50-65	12-10 (1-6)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 7, 2009 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Missouri	L 68-82	12-11 (1-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 11, 2009 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Colorado	W 70-42	13-11 (2-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 14, 2009 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network	at Oklahoma State	L 67-86	13-12 (2-8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 14, 2009 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network	at No. 15 Kansas	L 55-72	13-13 (2-9)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 21, 2006 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Kansas State	L 46-50	13-14 (2-10)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 24, 2009 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network	Baylor	W 71-62	14-14 (3-10)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 28, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	at Texas A&M	L 69-87	14-15 (3-11)	Reed Arena College Station
March 4, 2009 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Nebraska	L 61-77	14-16 (3-12)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
March 7, 2009 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	Texas Tech	W 78-76	15-16 (4-12)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2009 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network	vs. Oklahoma State	L 67-82	15-17 (4-12)	Ford Center Oklahoma City
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.