The 2015âÂÂ16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2015âÂÂ16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 23âÂÂ12 10âÂÂ8 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 5th place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona and Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.
Iowa State finished the season 25âÂÂ9, 12âÂÂ6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they were upset by UAB in the second round.
After months of speculation, it was announced on June 2, 2015, that Fred Hoiberg would be accepting the head coach position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.
On June 8, 2015, it was announced that Iowa State would be hiring Murray State head coach Steve Prohm for the same position.
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