They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and is an original member of the newly created Big 12 Conference.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Illinois State and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to UCLA in overtime.

[5] It was the Cyclones final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.

The Cyclones saw individual success with Dedric Willoughby being names All-American honorable mention, first team All-Big Eight, and Big Eight tournament MVP.

This was also the first time in school history the Cyclones were ranked in the top 25 of both the AP and Coaches Poll every week of the season.