1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record9–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1939–40 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 8 2   .800 19 6   .760
Missouri 8 2   .800 13 6   .684
Oklahoma 8 2   .800 12 7   .632
Iowa State 2 8   .200 9 9   .500
Kansas State 2 8   .200 6 12   .333
Nebraska 2 8   .200 6 12   .333

The 1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his twelfth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–9, 2–8 in Big Six play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster

1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G George Baker
So
F Don Beresford
F Al Budolfson
So Rolfe, Iowa
G Dale DeKoster
Spencer, Iowa
F Darrell Don Carlos
Fred Gordon
Decorah, Iowa
F Bob Harris
F Gene Lang
Sac City, Iowa
G Bob Menze (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Sr
C Gordon Nicholas (C)
Jr Lawton, Iowa
G Ed Petoskey
Burlington, Iowa
C Carol Schneider 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Rock Island, Illinois
G Jerry Speers
C Ed Smith
So Minburn, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1939*
Simpson W 67–40  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1939*
at Morningside W 57–34  2–0
 
Sioux City, Iowa
December 8, 1939*
Grinnell W 50–34  3–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1939*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 37–34  4–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
December 13, 1939*
Denver W 55–46  5–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 30, 1939*
7:30 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 29–33  5–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1940*
at Creighton W 35–32  6–1
University Gym 
Omaha, Nebraska
January 8, 1940
at Nebraska L 28–44  6–2
(0–1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 15, 1940
Missouri L 16–27  6–3
(0–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 20, 1940
at Oklahoma L 32–54  6–4
(0–3)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
January 22, 1940
at Kansas State L 28–29  6–5
(0–4)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 29, 1940*
Morningside W 58–36  7–5
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1940
7:30 pm
Kansas State W 45–32  8–5
(1–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1940
at Kansas L 34–36  8–6
(1–5)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 17, 1940
Nebraska W 40–33  9–6
(2–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1940
Missouri L 40–63  9–7
(2–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1940
Kansas L 29–42  9–8
(2–7)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1940
Oklahoma L 41–52  9–9
(2–8)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ^ (1) November 14, 1939 (Page 8 of 20). Des Moines Register 1939 Nov 14(146):8.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.