#8 Iowa State Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Iowa State Cyclones
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #8
 
Conference Rank: #3 Big 12
 
 
2023-24 Record: 29-8, 13-5
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: T.J. Otzelberger
Coach Record: 70-35 at Iowa State, 169-98 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tre King, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Robert Jones, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.0 apg
Hason Ward, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Jackson Paveletzke, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Keshon Gilbert, Senior, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.0 spg
Tamin Lipsey, Junior, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.9 apg, 2.7 spg
Curtis Jones, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Milan Momcilovic, Sophomore, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Demarion Watson, Junior, Guard, 1.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Brandton Chatfield, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Seattle
Kayden Fish, Freshman, Forward
Nate Heise, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Northern Iowa
Nojus Indrusaitis, Freshman, Guard
Dishon Jackson, Senior, Center, Transfer from Charlotte
Joshua Jefferson, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Saint Mary’s
JT Rock, Freshman, Center
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (119th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (4, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.3 (75, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (13, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (249, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (79, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.2 (260, 10)
Rebound Margin: 0.7 (179, 11)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (38, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (64, 2)