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1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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1997 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 18
1996–97 record 22-9 (10-6 Big 12)
Head coach Tim Floyd (3rd year)
Assistant coach Steve Krafcisin
Home arena Hilton Coliseum
Seasons
← 1995–96
1997–98 →
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 1 † Kansas 15 1   .938     34 2   .944
No. 24 Colorado 11 5   .688     22 10   .688
Texas 10 6   .625     18 12   .600
No. 18 Iowa State 10 6   .625     22 9   .710
Texas Tech 10 6   .625     19 9   .679
Oklahoma 9 7   .563     19 11   .633
Nebraska 7 9   .438     18 15   .545
Oklahoma State 7 9   .438     17 15   .531
Baylor 6 10   .375     18 12   .600
Missouri 5 11   .313     16 17   .485
Texas A&M 3 13   .188     9 18   .333
Kansas State 3 13   .188     10 17   .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and is an original member of the newly created Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference which had also dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year.

They finished the season 22-9 and 10-6 in conference play to finish tied for third place. They defeated Texas Tech and lost to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UCLA.


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