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2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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Conference Big 12 Conference
2006–07 record 15-16 (6-10 Big 12)
Head coach Greg McDermott (1st year)
Assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger
Assistant coach Jeff Rutter
Assistant coach Jean Prioleau
Home arena Hilton Coliseum
Seasons
← 2005–06
2007–08 →
2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Kansas† 14 2   .875     33 5   .868
Texas A&M 13 3   .813     27 7   .794
Texas 12 4   .750     25 10   .714
Kansas State 10 6   .625     23 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
Missouri 7 9   .438     18 12   .600
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375     22 13   .629
Nebraska 6 10   .375     17 14   .548
Oklahoma 6 10   .375     16 15   .516
Iowa State 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Baylor 4 12   .250     15 16   .484
Colorado 3 13   .188     7 20   .259
2007 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

The 2006–07 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

The Cyclones finished 16-14, 6-10 in Big 12 play to finish 8th the regular season conference standings. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.

On March 17, 2006 it was announced that Wayne Morgan and his staff would be fired by the university. While lack of results played into the decision there were other contributing factors. While Morgan was a high level recruiter, on the court success did not follow as it should have. In addition, Morgan and his staff had used a company called 'D1 Scheduling' to schedule games in the past seasons. There were allegations that money was being exchanged for recruits.

On March 21, 2006 it was announced that Greg McDermott, then head coach of the UNI Panthers, would be hired as head coach of the Cyclones.

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