2015-2016 Iowa State Cyclones

2015-2016 Iowa State Cyclones Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
23 Jordan Ashton Jr G 6-4 192 Jan 12, 1994 Mount Pleasant (IA) United States Mount Pleasant High School
30 Deonte Burton Jr F 6-4 240 Jan 31, 1994 Milwaukee (WI) United States Brewster Academy
00 Simeon Carter Fr PF 6-8 215 Apr 30, 1996 Charlotte (NC) United States West Charlotte High School
3 Hallice Cooke So G 6-3 190 Jan 5, 1995 Union City (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
33 Brady Ernst RS-Fr PF 6-10 230 Feb 14, 1997 Clinton (IA) United States Clinton High School
4 Wes Greder RS-Fr G 6-5 185 Nov 4, 1996 Ames (IA) United States Gilbert High School
15 Naz Long RS-Sr PG 6-4 218 Aug 3, 1993 Mississauga Canada / Greece Findlay College Prep
1 Jameel McKay Sr F 6-9 219 Sep 14, 1992 Milwaukee (WI) United States Pulaski High School
11 Monte Morris Jr G 6-2 183 Jun 27, 1995 Grand Rapids (MI) United States / Nigeria Flint Beecher High School
2 Abdel Nader Sr SF 6-6 225 Sep 25, 1993 Alexandria United States / Egypt Niles North High School
24 Stuart Nezlek Jr C 6-10 245 Oct 23, 1994 River Forest (IL) United States Fenwick High School
31 Georges Niang Sr F 6-7 230 Jun 17, 1993 Methuen (MA) United States Tilton School
21 Matt Thomas Jr G 6-4 190 Aug 4, 1994 Onalaska (WI) United States Onalaska High School

Iowa State Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Nick Weiler-Babb So F 6-5 205 Dec 12, 1995 Arlington (TX) United States / Germany Arkansas

Recent Iowa State Cyclones History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 27-7 (13-5) 2nd (Big 12) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 19-14 (9-9) 5th (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 22-13 (7-11) 7th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 2-22 10th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 12-20 (5-13) 9th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 23-12 (9-9) 5th (Big 12) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 13-18 (4-14) 10th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 24-11 (12-6) 2nd (Big 12) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 23-12 (10-8) 5th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2014-2015 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (Big 12) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 28-8 (11-7) 3rd (Big 12) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 23-12 (11-7) 4th (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 23-11 (12-6) 3rd (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 16-16 (3-13) 12th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-17 (4-12) 9th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 15-17 (4-12) 10th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 14-18 (4-12) 11th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 15-16 (6-10) 7th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-14 (6-10) 7th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 19-12 (9-7) 5th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 20-13 (7-9) 8th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2002-2003 17-14 (5-11) 9th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd

2015-2016 Iowa State Cyclones Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Georges Niang Karl Malone (Best PF) Award
Georges Niang Consensus All-American Second Team
Georges Niang NABC All-American Second Team
Monte Morris NABC All-District (8) First Team
Georges Niang NABC All-District (8) First Team
Georges Niang AP All-American Second Team
Georges Niang USBWA All-American Second Team
Georges Niang Sporting News All-American Third Team
Georges Niang All-Big 12 First Team
Monte Morris All-Big 12 Second Team
Jameel McKay All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Abdel Nader All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Matt Thomas All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Georges Niang Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
Deonte Burton Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
Deonte Burton Big 12 All-Rookie Team
Monte Morris Emerald Coast Classic MVP
Jameel McKay Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team
Monte Morris Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team

2015-2016 Iowa State Cyclones Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Morris M. Thomas A. Nader G. Niang J. McKay
Rotation   N. Long      
Rotation   D. Burton      
Rotation   H. Cooke      
Lim PT   J. Ashton   S. Carter S. Nezlek
Lim PT       B. Ernst  

2015-2016 Iowa State Cyclones Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Georges Niang 35 33.2 20.5 6.2 3.3 0.9 0.6 2.6
Monte Morris 35 38.0 13.8 3.9 6.9 1.8 0.3 1.6
Abdel Nader 35 31.1 12.9 5.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 2.3
Naz Long 8 31.6 12.0 2.9 1.9 0.6 0.2 2.1
Jameel McKay 32 30.5 11.1 8.8 0.9 0.5 1.7 1.5
Matt Thomas 35 33.6 11.0 4.4 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.2
Deonte Burton 26 18.8 9.7 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.2
Hallice Cooke 32 10.9 2.6 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6
Jordan Ashton 24 7.9 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Simeon Carter 15 2.7 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Brady Ernst 6 2.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Stuart Nezlek 7 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

2015-2016 Iowa State Cyclones Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Steve Prohm Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Murray State, 2011 to 2015)
Daniyal Robinson Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Associate Head Coach (Loyola (IL), 2014 to 2015)
T.J. Otzelberger Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Washington, 2013 to 2015)
William Small Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Murray State, 2011 to 2015)
Neill Berry Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (High Point, 2012 to 2015)
Jamie Pollard Athletic Director 2005-2006 N/A
Micah Byars Director of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Director of Player Development (Iowa State, 2011 to 2013)
Andrew Moser Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Vic Miller Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A