This one stung for a 10-year old boy who found his love for Iowa State Basketball for the first time. It was 1997, and while Iowa State had some pitiful jerseys, they were 22-8 and had just beaten #3 seed Cincinnati in a thriller a few days before on their way to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1986.
Led by tough coach Tim Floyd and sharp-shooting First Team All-Big 8 guard Dedric Willoughby, this Cyclone squad was relentless. In all, they had five seniors (four of them transfers), and only went six deep, but they were fun to watch.