It’s abundantly clear Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has accomplished plenty in his first two seasons — and now he’ll have at least six more seasons to potentially add to his list of plaudits.
Prognosticators vary, but the general consensus has the Iowa State men’s basketball team anywhere from a No. 5 seed to a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament going into Selection Sunday.
Gabe Kalscheur wasn’t surprised the revamped Iowa State men’s basketball team — which starts Big 12 tournament play at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against No. 10 Baylor — could come together and have success on a scale few viewed as possible.
No. 13 Cyclones beat No. 8 Jayhawks, 68-53, snapping a 7-game losing streak in the series
There’s never an easy night for No. 12 Cyclone men, or any other team in the league. Cyclones host No. 5 Kansas State on Tuesday
The Iowa State men’s basketball team forced 15 turnovers in the first half and 27 overall in a 68-53 win over Milwaukee.
T.J. Otzelberger rebuilt the Iowa State men’s basketball roster and led the Cyclones to 22 wins as well as an unlikely NCAA tournament Sweet 16 berth in his first season. His contract now runs through June 30, 2027 and his annual guaranteed compensation has climbed from $700,000 to $1.2 million.
Iowa State’s turnaround men’s basketball season is over, but the program’s foundation was set in T.J. Otzelberger’s first year as head coach.
Iowa State ran into a Miami team rippling with speed, length and athleticism in the Sweet 16 late Friday, and saw its remarkable season end in a 70-56 setback.
Iowa State men’s basketball notes: First-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was an assistant coach for the 2016 Sweet 16 run to Chicago — and the irony of being back in a program-leading role, albeit with a very different team, isn’t lost on him.
Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says he didn’t sell ISU to transfers, he challenged them.
Iowa State has turned scoffs and slights into this turnaround season’s lifeblood. Now the Cyclones are one win from reaching the Elite Eight for just the second time in the modern era.
After going 2-22 in the 2020-21 season, the Iowa State men’s basketball team has embraced the defense-first identity that led it to the Sweet 16 in 2022.
The No. 11-seed Iowa State Cyclones, with some well-timed 3-pointers from Tyrese Hunter and exceptional defensive contributions, upset No. 6-seed LSU.
Iowa State’s roster and coaching staff have some roots with the site for their NCAA men’s basketball tournament game Friday against No. 6-seed LSU.
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