They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They defeated #17 Missouri and #2 Kansas but lost to #19 Oklahoma State in the 1995 Big Eight conference tournament championship.

In the tournament they defeated Florida and lost to North Carolina in the second round who would advance onto the Final Four.

[5] The Cyclones then hired University of New Orleans head coach, Tim Floyd.

Floyd had gone 127–58 over six season with the Privateers including two NCAA tournament appearances.