What is Iowa state best 5 year stretch

[cyclones12321]

I am just still pumped about basketball and where we are as a program so I went and checked out the best of 5 year stretches with us and this is what I came up with. Was going to add home records and records vs top 25 by season but couldn’t find the stats. I can plug in any interesting stats you add as well


1985-1989’

93-63

• 4 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 1 Sweet 16
• 5 NBA draft picks
• 1 Second team All-American
• 8 weeks in AP top 25
• 1 week in AP top 10
• #10 highest AP ranking

1993-1997’

103-53

• 1 regular season conference championship
• 4 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 1 Sweet 16
• 3 NBA draft picks
• 22 weeks in AP top 25
• 0 weeks in AP top 10
• #11 highest AP ranking

2000-2004’

106-57

• 2 regular season conference championships
• 1 conference tournament championship
• 2 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 1 Elite 8
• 3 NBA draft picks
• 1 First team All-American
• 1 Second team All-American
• 21 weeks in AP top 25
• 8 weeks in AP top 10
• #6 highest AP ranking

2012-2016’

122-52

• 2 conference tournament championships
• 5 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 2 Sweet 16 appearances
• 3 NBA draft picks
• 2 Second team All-American
• 2 Third team All-American
• 59 weeks in AP top 25
• 12 weeks in AP top 10
• #4 highest AP ranking

2017-2021’

74-83

• 2 conference tournament championships
• 2 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 4 NBA draft picks
• 1 Third team All-American
• 15 weeks in AP top 25
• 0 weeks in AP top 10
• #16 highest AP ranking

2022-2026’

124-52

• 1 conference tournament championship
• 5 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 3 Sweet 16 appearances
• 0 NBA draft picks (TBD)
• 1 Second team All-American
• 73 weeks in AP top 25
• 43 weeks in AP top 10
• #2 highest AP ranking

 

[Die4Cy]

Best five year stretch about to become best six year stretch is all I know

 

[clone52]

It's not even close, which is amazing.

97-01 should probably be in this list. 3 amazing years and 2 awful years.

Fantastic debate for 2nd best 5 year stretch.

 

[cyclones12321]

IMO 22-26’ is overall best especially as a team as a whole and coaching and consistency.

12-16’ had the most nba guys and would be the closest to 22-26’ groups. Very talented offensive teams and exact opposite defensively.

00-04’ deepest run in the tournament and a couple b12 championships and obviously talented but only a couple years in there

 

[Erik4Cy]

IMO 22-26’ is overall best especially as a team as a whole and coaching and consistency.

12-16’ had the most nba guys and would be the closest to 22-26’ groups. Very talented offensive teams and exact opposite defensively.

00-04’ deepest run in the tournament and a couple b12 championships and obviously talented but only a couple years in there

It's the consistency for me. Staying in the Top 25 (and Top 10 for that matter) for that long is seriously impressive in an era where you can blink and entire rosters for contenders and non contenders alike are completely unrecognizable from the previous season.

 

[cyclones12321]

It's the consistency for me. Staying in the Top 25 (and Top 10 for that matter) for that long is seriously impressive in an era where you can blink and entire rosters for contenders and non contenders alike are completely unrecognizable from the previous season.

Absolutely agree. That’s the big thing that separates TJ era. It starts with TJ establishing that he is a cyclone and only a cyclone. Loved Hoiball but can you imagine him trying to retain players when we never even knew if he would be back himself

 

[spitfyr36]

As far as the modern era, I would say 11-15 (12-16?). Coming off the McDermott era and bringing the program back to relevancy. Established the NBA ‘pipeline’, bring the Magic back to Hilton, and even setting up Steve Prohm to have initial success.

 

[BCClone]

1990-1994 because I was there at that time. Been downhill ever since.