Conference Big 12 Conference AP No. 22 Head coach Steve Prohm (1st year) | Coaches No. 15 2015–16 record 23-12 (10–8 Big 12) Assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger | |
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The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2015–16 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 23-12 10-8 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.
Previous season
They finished the season 25-9, 12-6 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.