In 2005 the Cyclones made it to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed, and managed to make it to the second round, only to lose to the then No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels. The Iowa State Cyclones basketball team has high expectations for their ranking and tournament success in the next few years, and they hope that they can wrestle away a Conference Championship from traditional Big 12 powers like Texas and Kansas.
The best NCAA basketball tickets to a Cyclones game ever had to be part of the year 2000 NCAA Tournament. In 2000 Iowa State made it to the Elite Eight as a No. 2 seed, defeating UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. Every year the Ralph A. Olsen Award is given to a Cyclone MVP, and some of the famous athletes that have won it include Fred Hoiberg and Jamal Tinsley.
Iowa State Cyclones basketball tickets are always a big seller. Get your tickets to these exciting college hoops games before the fans in Ames, Iowa get the last of them. The Cyclones basketball team plays at the Hilton Coliseum, and will host superb Big 12 opponents all season long. Greg McDermott is heading into his second season as head coach, and he hopes to build on his team’s progress from last year.