The 2026–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team will represent Iowa State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones will be led by T. J. Otzelberger in his sixth season as head coach. They will play their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season The Cyclones finished the 2025–26 season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated the No. 12 seed Arizona State and the No. 4 Texas Tech in the second and quarterfinal rounds before losing in the semifinals to No. 2 seed Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated 15 seed Tennessee State and 7 seed Kentucky before losing to No. 6 seed Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen.
Offseason Source Departures Iowa State departures Nate Heise 0 G 6'5" 212 Graduate student Lake City, MN Graduated Mason Williams 2 G 6'5" 200 Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to Seattle Eric Mulder 4 G 6'9" 218 Senior Oskaloosa, IA Graduated Joshua Jefferson 5 F 6'9" 240 Senior Las Vegas, NV Declared for the 2026 NBA Draft, selected 28th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Brooklyn Nets). Dominick Nelson 11 G 6'5" 175 Senior Miami, FL Graduated Milan Momcilovic 22 F 6'8" 225 Junior Pewaukee, WI Transferred to Kentucky
Incoming transfers Iowa State incoming transfers Tre Singleton 0 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Jefferson, IN Northwestern Ryan Prather Jr. 3 G 6'5" 205 Senior Clarksburg, MD Robert Morris Leon Bond III 7 G 6'5" 180 Senior Wauwatosa, WI Northern Iowa JaQuan Johnson 11 G 5'11" 195 Junior Milwaukee, WI Bradley Taj Manning 15 F 6'7" 230 Senior Grandview, MO Kansas State Source
Recruiting 2026 recruiting class
Roster
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