Articles Tagged: T.J. Otzelberger

Iowa State men’s basketball is dancing for the first time in three years. The Cyclones, a No. 11 seed, will open tournament play Friday against sixth-seeded LSU in Milwaukee.

Taking it step by step to stay in the NCAA tournament hunt, Iowa State beat Oklahoma 75-54 on Saturday.

Iowa State, having lost five of its last six Big 12 men’s basketball games, finds itself in must-win mode entering Saturday’s game against Kansas State.

Iowa State men’s basketball has fallen out of the rankings, but still could find a road to an NCAA tournament run if it gets its “mentality” corrected.

Iowa State scored 23 points off 18 Missouri turnovers in a 67-50 win in Saturday’s Big 12/SEC Challenge game.

Iowa State dropped to 2-5 in Big 12 men’s basketball play with a humbling, 59-44 loss to TCU at home.

No. 15 Iowa State beat No. 21 Texas 79-70 using its bread-and-butter formula of turning stingy defense into easy offense.

As No. 15 Iowa State prepares to host No. 21 Texas, the Cyclones are staying optimistic despite a one-point loss at No. 9 Kansas earlier this week.

Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has a simple message for his team: React, don’t think too much.

Iowa State has ascended to fourth nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency according to KenPom — a trend that must continue to hold Saturday against Oklahoma and beyond.

No. 11 Iowa State had more turnovers than made field goals, but still snapped a 24-game losing streak against Big 12 men’s basketball foes with a 51-47 win over No. 25 Texas Tech.

George Conditt IV ‘took a different look’ at this year’s Iowa State-Iowa men’s basketball game. The 17th-ranked Cyclones are stressing habits over hype.

No. 19 Iowa State easily dispatched Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 83-64, but the postgame vibe settled somewhere between somber and ticked off.

A relatively short-term bond has wrought astonishing early-season success for Iowa State men’s basketball.

A strong defensive effort carried Iowa State to a 68-60 win over Alabama State on a cold shooting night.