The 2013–14 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 4th season. They played their home games at

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and competed in the

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. They finished the season 28–8, 11–7 in

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play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated

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, and Baylor to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament to earn and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated North Carolina Central and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to eventual national champion

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without the Cyclones' third-leading scorer Georges Niang who suffered a season ending injury in the opening round game.

Previous season

The

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finished 23–12, and 11–7 in

play to finish 4th in the regular season conference standings. They defeated

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then lost to

in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame and lost to

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Offseason departures

Recruiting

Prep recruits

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

*All-Americans :

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(1st Team) :

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(2nd Team) *Academic All-American :

* All-Conference Selections :

(1st Team) :

(1st Team) : Georges Niang (3rd Team) * Academic All-Big 12 First Team :

:Percy Gibson :Alex-Javad Assadipour * Big 12 Newcomer of the Year :

* Big 12 All-Newcomer Team :

References

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