The Iowa State Cyclones 2025-26 men’s basketball season came to a close with their loss to the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
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When Jimmy Rogers accepted the head coaching position with the Iowa State Cyclones, he knew there would be a lot of work to do in the early going. The entire roster was virtually gutted with the coaching change.
When Jimmy Rogers took over as head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones from Matt Campbell, he made it clear how he wanted to rebuild the roster in his vision.
The 2025-26 Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball season was one to remember. While their depth wasn’t elite, it was clear that their star trio of Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson, and Milan Momcilovic was one of, if not the best, trio in college basketball throughout the season.
In the short time that Jimmy Rogers has been head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones football program, a few things have become clear in how he wants to build this roster for the future.
In the new age of college basketball, a lot of team success comes from doing well in the transfer portal, something Iowa State has been good at. The national champion Michigan Wolverines had all five starters come from the transfer portal, proving that it’s a tool many teams must use to be successful in the new era of the sport.
The Iowa State Cyclones women’s basketball team is going to be virtually unrecognizable when the 2026-27 season rolls around. Out of the 12 women on the team this year, nine of them have entered the transfer portal and won’t be back.
The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team has a few clear needs to address this offseason with their roster. Head coach T.J. Otzelberger is losing a ton of experience in the backcourt.
The Iowa State Cyclones had a good idea of what needs they would have to address ahead of the transfer portal opening on April 7. Their backcourt depth took a hit with junior Cade Kelderman announcing he was entering the transfer portal.
The Iowa State Cyclones women’s basketball team is going to look drastically different for the 2026-27 season than it did at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
The Iowa State Cyclones have been hosting a lot of high school recruits during spring practice for unofficial visits to Ames. It has been a great opportunity for new head coach Jimmy Rogers to get to know players and sell the future of the program to them.
Throughout the 2025-26 season, the Iowa State Cyclones had one absolute certainty on their roster. And that’s the fact that they had star power. Tamin Lipsey was a playmaking and scoring guard who worked well around the rim while also having an outside game.
With the Iowa State Cyclones preparing for the upcoming season, the team has been working hard of late to get acclimated with all of the new faces on the team.
With the college basketball season officially coming to a close after the National Championship on Monday night, the Iowa State Cyclones will be starting to plan for next season. This year, the Cyclones exceeded all expectations for the program and were among the best teams in college basketball.
The Iowa State Cyclones have a lot of experience and production they need to replace on their men’s basketball roster this offseason. Five seniors, Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, Nate Heise, Dominick Nelson and Eric Mulder are not returning, along with guard Cade Kelderman, who will enter the transfer portal.
The Iowa State Cyclones are taking full advantage of catching up on the competition by hosting high school recruits at their spring practices. New head coach Jimmy Rogers missed out on a lot of the action over the winter as he got the 2026 roster in shape following the departure of Matt Campbell.
The Iowa State Cyclones know that they will have some work to do with their roster this offseason. There are five seniors who will not be returning: Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, Nate Heise, Dominick Nelson and Eric Mulder.
The Iowa State Cyclones might have seen their season come to an end a bit earlier than they would have liked, but the overall campaign was a very strong one for the program. Right from the start of the year, it was pretty clear that it was going to be a special season for the Cyclones.
With spring practices ongoing for the Iowa State Cyclones, the team is starting to try to figure out what the depth chart for a couple of key positions will look like. It is no secret that the Cyclones underwent a lot of changes this winter following their loss of Matt Campbell as their head coach.
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The Iowa State Cyclones knew that they would have some work to do with their roster this offseason with five seniors exhausting their eligibility. Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, Nate Heise, Eric Mulder and Dominick Nelson won’t be returning.
Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger knew that his program was in for a busy offseason. Before any moves were made with the roster, whether it be players entering the transfer portal or declaring for the NBA draft, Otzelberger knew that he would have five seniors who would have to be replaced on the roster.
One of the most prominent college stars in women’s basketball has entered the transfer portal. Audi Crooks is a physically dominant, elite-scoring center who was second in the nation in scoring last season (25.8 PTS), but is glaringly weak on defense.
Iowa State Cyclones head coach T.J. Otzelberger is going to be a name ot watch moving forward on the coaching carousel. Otzelberger, 48, is one of the best coaches in the country.
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