2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14-18 (4-12 Big 12)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	T.J. Otzelberger (2nd season); Jeff Rutter; Jean Prioleau;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

Record14-18 (4-12 Big 12)

Headcoach

Greg McDermott (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

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2007–08 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Texas	13	–	3	.813	31	–	7	.816
No. 4 Kansas †	13	–	3	.813	37	–	3	.925
Kansas State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Oklahoma	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Baylor	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	25	–	11	.694
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Texas Tech	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Oklahoma State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	16	.515
Missouri	6	–	10	.375	16	–	16	.500
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	14	–	18	.438
Colorado	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375

† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

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Name	Position	Reason
Mike Taylor	Guard	Dismissed from team/2008 NBA draft
Dodie Dunson	Guard	Transferred to Vincennes JC
Corey McIntosh	Guard	Transferred to Augustana
Tyler Norman	Guard	Transferred to UNLV
Chris Ceaser	Guard	Graduated
Jessan Gray	Forward	Graduated
Jeff Bergstrom	Forward	Graduated
Dustin Streff	Forward	Graduated
Ross Marsden	Center	Retired from basketball
Reference:^[3]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Diante Garrett PG	Milwaukee	Vincent High	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 22, 2006
Diante Garrett PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (80)
Lucca Staiger SG	Blaustein, GER	Decatur Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 18, 2006
Lucca Staiger SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (80)
Charles Boozer SG	Raleigh, North Carolina	Stoneridge Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2006
Charles Boozer SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Craig Brackins PF	Palmdale, California	Brewster Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 7, 2006
Craig Brackins PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (96)
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 50
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. Sources: "Iowa State 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2007 Iowa State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2007* 7:00 pm, CloneZone	Dubuque Exhibition	W 66-38		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 4, 2007* 6:00 pm, CloneZone	EA Sports Exhibition	W 74-63		Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 9, 2007* 8:00 pm, Mediacom	Winston-Salem State Cyclone Challenge	W 58-44	1-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 10, 2007* 8:00 pm, Mediacom	Centenary Cyclone Challenge	W 67-57	2-0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 14, 2007* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Bradley	L 56-65	2-1	Peoria Civic Center Peoria, Illinois
November 20, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	Minnesota	L 58-68	2-2	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 27, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	Northern Iowa	L 48-61	2-3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
November 30, 2007* 10:00 pm CT, FSN	at Oregon State	W 71-64 ^OT	3-3	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
December 5, 2007* 6:00 pm, DTV	at Drake	L 44-79	3-4	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
December 8, 2007* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	Iowa Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series	W 56-47	4-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 17, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	Bethune Cookman	W 80-57	5-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 19, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	Texas Southern	W 79-55	6-4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
December 22, 2007* 9:30 pm CT, JumpTV Webcast^[4]	vs. Purdue Las Vegas Classic	W 83-80	7-4	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
December 23, 2007* 9:30 pm CT, JumpTV Webcast	vs. Alabama Las Vegas Classic	L 68-83	7-5	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
December 30, 2007* 7:00 pm, Mediacom	Albany	W 76-64	8-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 2, 2008* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	USC-Upstate	W 72-48	9-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 5, 2008* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	North Dakota	W 77-51	10-5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 12, 2008 5:00 pm, ESPN Classic	at Baylor	L 67-74	10-6 (0-1)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
January 16, 2008 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Missouri	W 72-67	11-6 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 19, 2008 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	Oklahoma State	W 73-66	12-6 (2-1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 23, 2008 6:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 2 Kansas	L 59-83	12-7 (2-2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 26, 2008 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Kansas State	L 57-82	12-8 (2-3)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
January 29, 2008 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Colorado	W 57-41	13-8 (3-3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 2, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Nebraska	L 56-64	13-9 (3-4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 5, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 18 Texas A&M	L 51-69	13-10 (3-5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 9, 2008 2:30 pm, ABC	No. 12 Texas	L 64-71 ^OT	13-11 (3-6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 13, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Oklahoma	L 64-76	13-12 (3-7)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 16, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	Nebraska ISU Basketball Centennial Celebration	W 60-52	14-12 (4-7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
February 23, 2008 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	at Texas Tech	L 64-76	14-13 (4-8)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
February 27, 2008 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6 Kansas	L 64-75	14-14 (4-9)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
March 1, 2008 5:00 pm, ESPN Classic	at Colorado	L 55-67	14-15 (4-10)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
March 5, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	at Missouri	L 75-81 ^2OT	14-16 (4-11)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
March 8, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	Kansas State	L 69-73	14-17 (4-12)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2008 8:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Texas A&M Big 12 Tournament First round	L 47-60	14-18 (4-12)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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