1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record14–9 (6–6 Big Six)
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland (1st season)
Assistant coachCap Timm
Home arenaIowa State Armory
Seasons
1947–48 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 9 3   .750 22 6   .786
Oklahoma 7 5   .583 13 9   .591
Missouri 7 5   .583 14 10   .583
Iowa State 6 6   .500 15 8   .652
Nebraska 5 7   .417 11 13   .458
Kansas 4 8   .333 9 15   .375
Colorado 4 8   .333 7 14   .333

The 1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 14–9, 6–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 21 Gay Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Council Bluffs, Iowa
G Bill Block
Sr Muscatine, Iowa
G Don Ferguson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Ottumwa, Iowa
G Clayton Johnson
F Lloyd Kester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Ames, Iowa
F Jim Kilgariff
F Bob McLuen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Ashton, Iowa
G Ron Norman (C)
Fairfield, Iowa
G Gene Oulman
F Don Paulsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Huxley, Iowa
G Bob Petersen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Harlan, Iowa
F Therol Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Clinton, Iowa
G Dudley Ruisch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sioux City, Iowa
F Leo Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Rock Island, Illinois
G John Sheperd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Gary, Indiana
F Ray Wehde
Holstein, Iowa
F Roy Wehde
Holstein, Iowa
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland
Assistant coach(es)

Cap Timm


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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 8, 1947*
7:30 pm
Simpson W 43–29  1–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1947*
7:30 pm
Morningside W 68–50  2–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1947*
8:00 pm
vs. Oklahoma State
Big Six Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
L 33–44  2–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
December 19, 1947*
2:00 pm
vs. Missouri
Big Six Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals
L 40–48  2–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
December 20, 1947*
2:00 pm
vs. Colorado
Big Six Holiday Tournament Seventh Place
W 49–40  3–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1947*
8:30 pm
Michigan W 53–51  4–2
Iowa State Armory (6,500)
Ames, Iowa
December 30, 1947*
8:30 pm
Michigan W 47–41  5–2
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1948*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 49–47  6–2
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 6, 1948
7:30 pm
Nebraska W 55–44  7–2
(1–0)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1948
7:30 pm
Missouri W 53–45  8–2
(2–0)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1948*
7:00 pm
at Iowa State Teacher's College
Iowa Big Four
W 52–47  9–2
Men's Gym 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
January 17, 1948
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 39–66  9–3
(2–1)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
January 19, 1948
at Kansas State L 42–61  9–4
(2–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 22, 1948*
7:30 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 49–60  9–5
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1948
at Colorado W 39–38  10–5
(3–2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, Colorado
February 7, 1948
7:30 pm
Colorado L 32–33  10–6
(3–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1948
7:30 pm
Kansas W 52–50  11–6
(4–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1948
8:00 pm
at Missouri W 48–47  12–6
(5–3)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
February 21, 1948
at Nebraska L 57–62  12–7
(5–4)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 24, 1948
7:30 pm
Kansas State L 48–54  12–8
(5–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1948
7:30 pm
Oklahoma W 55–35  13–8
(6–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1948*
7:30 pm
South Dakota W 72–50  14–8
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
March 12, 1948
7:30 pm
at Kansas L 54–61  14–9
(6–6)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ^ "1947-48 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.