2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones are coached by T. J. Otzelberger, who is in his first season as head coach, and ninth season at Iowa State. They play their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record22–13 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
  • T. J. Otzelberger (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kansas144 .778346  .850
No. 4 Baylor144 .778277  .794
No. 12 Texas Tech126 .6672710  .730
No. 25 Texas108 .5562212  .647
TCU810 .4442113  .618
Oklahoma State*810 .4441515  .500
Iowa State711 .3892213  .629
Oklahoma711 .3891916  .543
Kansas State612 .3331417  .452
West Virginia414 .2221617  .485
*Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Cyclones started the season 12–0, good for one of the best starts in school history, including being crowned the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off with wins over 25th-ranked Xavier and 9th-ranked Memphis. In Otzelberger's first season as head coach he claimed the best start to an Iowa State coaching career by winning his first 10 games, ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to #1 Baylor to end his unbeaten start at Iowa State.

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