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.
Some Iowa State players aren’t completely new to March Madness, but they have traveled circuitous paths to return to it.
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.
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