They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Big 12 Play to have a two-way tie for 5th place.

They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Pittsburgh.

[1] 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,[2] ultimately winning his first 12 games before losing at home to No.