The 2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cyclones were coached by

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, who was in his fourth season at Iowa State. They played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 23-12, finishing in 5th place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Baylor,

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, and

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to win the Big 12 tournament. They received an automatic bid as a 6th seed in the NCAA tournament where they were upset by 11th seed

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in the First Round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Future recruits

2019–20 team recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

* Big 12 Player of the Week :Marial Shayok (January 7) * Big 12 Newcomer of the Week :Talen Horton-Tucker (November 19) :Tyrese Haliburton (December 10) :Tyrese Haliburton (January 7) :Marial Shayok (January 21) * Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year :Lindell Wigginton

Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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