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1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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Conference Big 12 Conference
1997–98 record 12-18 (5-11 Big 12)
Head coach Tim Floyd (4th year)
Assistant coach Steve Krafcisin
Home arena Hilton Coliseum
Seasons
← 1996–97
1998–99 →
1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 2 † Kansas 15 1   .938     35 4   .897
Oklahoma State 11 5   .688     22 7   .759
Oklahoma 11 5   .688     22 11   .667
Nebraska 10 6   .625     20 12   .625
Baylor 8 8   .500     14 14   .500
Missouri 8 8   .500     17 15   .531
Texas Tech 7 9   .438     13 14   .481
Kansas State 7 9   .438     17 12   .586
Colorado 7 9   .438     13 14   .481
Texas 6 10   .375     14 17   .452
Iowa State 5 11   .313     12 18   .400
Texas A&M 1 15   .063     7 20   .259
1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Tim Floyd, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 12-18, 5-11 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.

At the conclusion of the season Head Coach Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.

The previous season was the Cyclones first year in the newly formed 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 dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year as well.

The Cyclones finished the season 22-9, 10-6 in Big 12 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 and a #6 seed. In the tournament they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UCLA.


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