Who was the best modern Iowa State Men's Basketball Team?

[BeastCY]

Who was the best team in the recent history? Who wins in a 4 team tournament?

1999-2000 - Record 32-5 Player: Marcus Fizer, Jamaal Tinsley, Kantrail Horton, Paul Shirley
2013-2014 - Record 28-8 Players: Korie Lucious, Chris Babb, Will Clyburn, Tyrus McGee
2015-2016 - Record 23-12 Players: Georges Niang, Monte Morris, Matt Thomas, Abdel Nader, Jameel McKay, Deonte Burton
2022-2023 - Record so far 14-4 Players: No Big stars. A complete team? Perhaps

I would say Marcus Fizer's team wins this showdown. But it would be fun watching some of the match-ups!

 

[cyclonenation5]

2013-14 would've been Kane and Ejim, sophomore Niang, freshman Morris and Thomas.

 

[exCYtement]

2013-14 would've been Kane and Ejim, sophomore Niang, freshman Morris and Thomas.

Yup. The 2012-13 Lucious/Clyburn team barely made it into the dance, and lost on the Craft shot to go to the Sweet 16.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Jury is still out on this year's team but the conference is so good this year. Also a matchup between this year's team and some of those Hoiberg teams would be really interesting

 

[chuckd4735]

For me, its easily the 13-14 team, especially the way they were playing at the end of the season. I think that team makes a final four if Niang didn't break his foot.

This season can be the best, but the jury is still out.

 

[cytor]

1999-2000 They would have been National Champs.... A little home cooking in Auburn Hills took care of that.

 

[bawbie]

the '00 Fizer team, and it's really not close

But next year is probably the best chance to compete with them

 

[cyfanatic]

Who was the best team in the recent history? Who wins in a 4 team tournament?

1999-2000 - Record 32-5 Player: Marcus Fizer, Jamaal Tinsley, Kantrail Horton, Paul Shirley
2013-2014 - Record 28-8 Players: Korie Lucious, Chris Babb, Will Clyburn, Tyrus McGee
2015-2016 - Record 23-12 Players: Georges Niang, Monte Morris, Matt Thomas, Abdel Nader, Jameel McKay, Deonte Burton
2022-2023 - Record so far 14-4 Players: No Big stars. A complete team? Perhaps

I would say Marcus Fizer's team wins this showdown. But it would be fun watching some of the match-ups!

I agree with you...but I would refer to that team as "Tinsley's team"! Just kidding...kind of! Both players were a presence that many opponents just could not account for!

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Yeah, there really isn't much to debate here. '99-'00 is the best season and best team in school history.

 

[CoachHines3]

2013-14 would've been Kane and Ejim, sophomore Niang, freshman Morris and Thomas.

this team was final 4 bound

 

[mynameisjonas]

this isn’t even really debatable. We all know who the best team was in Iowa State history. They should’ve won the national championship, they were the best team in the country that year.

 

[CyJack13]

Yeah, there really isn't much to debate here. '99-'00 is the best season and best team in school history.

Right even the 32-5 record doesn't tell the full story for that team. From Dec until the elite eight loss they went 29-2 with one of their losses being in OT and the other in double OT. Almost four full months of basketball without ending regulation being behind.

 

[KennyPratt42]

‘13-‘14 is certainly a ‘what if’ season, but if you compare what that team did in the whole season to the ‘99-‘00 team it’s not even debatable. Add on top of that the eye test of watching both teams compete and it’s clearly the ‘99-‘00 team.

 

[Thomasrickj]

I'm going with the 2014 team. Niang, our best player, breaks his foot in the first round of the tourney, but we still went on to beat a tough UNC team two days later. With Niang I think we would've beat UConn and had the roster to possibly have won the entire tourney. Thinking back on it, it still stings. The 2000 team is second.

 

[twincyties]

Agree with others here. Tinsley and Fizer and I don’t think it’s really a debate. Every national college fan and media member worth their weight knew that Elite 8 game was the national championship. MSU walked through the final four that year. We finished 3rd in the polls if I recall.

 

[BurgundyClone]

why does anyone say there isn't even a question -when clearly there is a question

 

[ruxCYtable]

The 2000 team is still the best for my money. But I think they will definitely be challenged in the Otz era.

 

[cymac2408]

If this was in a poll 99-00 would be at 95%.

 

[madguy30]

'13-14 would have struggled against UConn's defense even with Niang.

Either way 99-00 is the best. I wish there were more of their full games on YT.

 

[Halincandenza]

99-00 is the best and it isn't that close. If they win that MSU game, they likely win the Championship.