Basketball
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McKale Center
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Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball History
The Iowa State Cyclones played their first men’s basketball game in 1907. The team has been affiliated with an intercollegiate conference — currently the Big 12 — since the NCAA formed in 1910, when the Cyclones' conference was known as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
A total of 43 Cyclones have been drafted to the NBA, including 11 first-round picks. Olympic gold medalist Tyrese Haliburton, Olympic bronze medalist Jeff Grayer and Ames native Fred Hoiberg are among Iowa State’s alumni, and the latter returned after a 10-year career in the NBA as the Cyclones’ coach, winning the Big 12 twice and Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2012. Iowa State is currently coached by T.J. Otzelberger, who led the Cyclones to a conference tournament championship in 2024 and two Sweet Sixteen runs during March Madness in 2022 and 2024.
The Cyclones have a long-running in-state rivalry with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, which encompasses all sports and is known as the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The annual Hy-Vee Classic, named for the local supermarket chain, features Iowa State challenging Drake and Northern Iowa in alternate years. The Cyclones' closest Big 12 Conference rivals are the Kansas Jayhawks.
Iowa State Cyclones Team Info
Conference: Big 12
Team Colors: Cardinal and gold
Team Rivals: Kansas State, Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa
Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State plays in the Hilton Coliseum at the Iowa State Center in Ames, Iowa. It opened in 1971 and underwent major renovations in 2006 and ahead of the 2016-2017 season. In 2024, the arena received an upgraded centerhung Daktronics video board. The arena currently seats 14,267 and hosts other Iowa State sports, including women's basketball, gymnastics, volleyball and wrestling. The arena was named for late Iowa State President James H. Hilton.
Tickets for the 2025-26 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Iowa State Cyclones.
The Iowa State Cyclones play their basketball games in Hilton Coliseum at the Iowa State Center, located in Ames, Iowa. The seating map for Hilton Coliseum can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).
Great tickets only down side is no where did it say the Hilton coliseum has a clear bag policy. We parked a long walk away so I had to return my purse to the car. Otherwise great game... wish Texas would have won!
Best place in Iowa!!! Great team and university!!! Awesome Ames and Go Cyclones!
Hilton Coliseum is one of the best places to watch a college basketball game in the nation. The acoustics lend to crowd noise being amplified, and when Iowa State is winning it gets noisy. Be sure to try a walking taco and a Clone Cone.
Awesome!!! We had a great time! Would highly recommend.
great time at this arena, great atmosphere to watch college backetball
Great Basketball. Great Seats and a venue that went above and beyond to host. Absolutely loved the game!
The Pentagon was a really neat basketball experience. Small but very nice.
We had a wonderful time. Great seats with excellent service.
Enjoyed the game. Wish I could get tickets to more!
It was more than I could have ever imagined!!!! Hilton was ROCKIN!!!
It was an exciting, down-to-the-wire game tonight! Go Cyclones! Hilton is one of the best places to see a college basketball game in the entire nation.
Great win, Clones! Made heading out to the car afterwards not as terrible. Kudos to all of those helping direct traffic after the game in that weather.
Hilton is one of the funnest venues in the country.
Great seats, great game. Wonderful way to spend New Years Eve with the family!
Iowa State was a little flat in the first half. Made for a competitive game for Southern University. I really expected ISU to outscore them the whole game.
Always love Hilton Magic and am an avid Cyclone basketball fan. It doesn't really matter where you sit, the games are awesome.
Ames is a great town and the Iowa State Basketball are awesome to watch.
Iowa State men's basketball is so fun to watch. The atmosphere in Hilton Coliseum is incredible!! Go Cyclones!
Great time and a win!! Seats were at the top and made players look small, but we were at center court. Fun time.
The game was great and was able to see the whole court. I would buy the seats again.
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