#44 Iowa State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Iowa State Cyclones
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #44
 
Conference Rank: #7 Big 12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 19-14, 9-9
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: T.J. Otzelberger
Coach Record: 41-27 at Iowa State, 140-90 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jaren Holmes, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.3 apg
Gabe Kalscheur, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg
Caleb Grill, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.4 apg
Osun Osunniyi, Center, 8.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
Aljaz Kunc, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Tamin Lipsey, Sophomore, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.4 apg
Tre King, Senior, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.2 apg
Robert Jones, Senior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.9 apg
Hason Ward, Senior, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
Demarion Watson, Sophomore, Guard, 1.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Omaha Biliew, Freshman, Forward
Kayden Fish, Freshman, Forward
Keshon Gilbert, Junior, Guard, Transfer from UNLV
Jelani Hamilton, Freshman, Guard
Curtis Jones, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Buffalo
Cade Kelderman, Freshman, Guard
Milan Momcilovic, Freshman, Forward
Jackson Paveletzke, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Wofford
JT Rock, Freshman, Center
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.6 (276th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.6 (19, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.3 (187, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (69, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (277, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (228, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.0 (310, 10)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (76, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (114, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (233, 5)