1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1939-40 NCAA College 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.

1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1939–40 record9–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
1939–40 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas82 .800  196  .760
Missouri82 .800  136  .684
Oklahoma82 .800  127  .632
Iowa State28 .200  99  .500
Kansas State28 .200  612  .333
Nebraska28 .200  612  .333

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G George Baker
So
F Don Beresford
F Al Budolfson
So Rolfe, IA
G Dale DeKoster
Spencer, IA
F Darrell Don Carlos
Fred Gordon
Decorah, IA
F Bob Harris
F Gene Lang
Sac City, IA
G Bob Menze (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)130 lb (59 kg) Sr
C Gordon Nicholas (C)
Jr Lawton, IA
G Ed Petoskey
Burlington, IA
C Carol Schneider 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Rock Island, IL
G Jerry Speers
C Ed Smith
So Minburn, IA
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, IA
December 4, 1939*
at Morningside W 57–34  2–0
 
Sioux City, IA
December 8, 1939*
Grinnell W 50–34  3–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 11, 1939*
8:15 PM
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 37–34  4–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
December 13, 1939*
Denver W 55–46  5–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 30, 1939*
7:30 PM
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 29–33  5–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 6, 1940*
at Creighton W 35–32  6–1
University Gym 
Omaha, NE
January 8, 1940
at Nebraska L 28–44  6–2
(0–1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 15, 1940
Missouri L 16–27  6–3
(0–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 20, 1940
at Oklahoma L 32–54  6–4
(0–3)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
January 22, 1940
at Kansas State L 28–29  6–5
(0–4)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 29, 1940*
Morningside W 58–36  7–5
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 9, 1940
7:30 PM
Kansas State W 45–32  8–5
(1–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 12, 1940
at Kansas L 34–36  8–6
(1–5)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 17, 1940
Nebraska W 40–33  9–6
(2–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 22, 1940
Missouri L 40–63  9–7
(2–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 26, 1940
Kansas L 29–42  9–8
(2–7)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
March 2, 1940
Oklahoma L 41–52  9–9
(2–8)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
*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 (1871-2008) 1939 Nov 14(146):8.
  2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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