▁defeated ▁Texas ▁Te ch ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Kansas ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Conference ▁Tournament . ▁They ▁received ▁an ▁at - large ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁and ▁a ▁# 6 ▁seed . ▁In ▁the ▁tournament ▁they ▁defeated ▁Illinois ▁State ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁S weet ▁Six teen ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁U CLA . ▁ ▁The ▁Cy cl ones ▁saw ▁individual ▁success ▁with ▁D ed ric ▁Will ough by ▁being ▁names ▁All - American ▁Second ▁Team , ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁All - Reg ional ▁Team , ▁and ▁first ▁team ▁All - Big ▁E ight . ▁ ▁Off season ▁depart ures ▁ ▁Pres esa on ▁ ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁Tim ▁F loyd ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sign ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁All - American ▁Marcus ▁F izer . ▁ ▁F izer ▁was ▁the ▁first , ▁and ▁to ▁date , ▁only ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁All - American ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁Iowa ▁State . ▁F loyd ▁first ▁started ▁rec ruit ing ▁F izer ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁co aching ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁F loyd ▁was ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁the ▁back - court ▁with ▁Junior ▁College ▁trans fers ▁Jerry ▁Cur ry , ▁Tim ▁Stevens , ▁and ▁Del vin ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁Pol l ▁ ▁In coming ▁Play ers ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁and ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 1 2 ▁style ="" | Reg ular ▁Season ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| -