1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1948-49 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
1948–49 record8–14 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland (2nd season)
Assistant coachL.C. (Cap) Timm
Home arenaIowa State Armory
1948–49 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nebraska93 .750  1610  .615
Oklahoma93 .750  1410  .583
Kansas State84 .667  1311  .542
Missouri66 .500  1113  .458
Colorado48 .333  612  .333
Kansas39 .250  1212  .500
Iowa State39 .250  814  .364
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 8–14, 3–9 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Roster

1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 43 Gay Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Council Bluffs, IA
C Bob Boyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G Gene Culman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Mason City, IA
G 4 Don Ferguson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Ottumwa, IA
G 14 Dale Foell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
G 40 Charles Herbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Macomb, IL
F Jim Hogue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 5 Lloyd Kester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Ames, IA
F 8 Bob McLuen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Ashton, IA
C Dean Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 50 Don Paulsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Huxley, IA
G 3 Bob Petersen (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Harlan, IA
F 45 Therol Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Clinton, IA
F Harlan Platte
G 7 Dudley Ruisch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sioux City, IA
F 42 Leo Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Rock Island, IL
G 41 John Sheperd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Gary, IN
G Jim Sutherland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
F Frank Voight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C 51 Sylvester Wilhelmi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Le Mars, IA
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland
Assistant coach(es)

L.C. (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 1, 1948*
7:30 PM
Cornell W 61–36  1–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 4, 1948*
7:30 PM
Coe W 75–35  2–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 6, 1948*
8:15 PM
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 38–53  2–1
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
December 11, 1948*
7:30 PM
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 51–43  3–1
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 18, 1948*
at Canisius L 45–58  3–2
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 1948*
7:00 PM, WCBS (delay)
at St. John's L 47–71  3–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 22, 1948*
at Syracuse L 46–67  3–4
State Fair Coliseum 
Syracuse, NY
December 27, 1948*
8:00 PM
vs. Harvard
Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
W 56–54  4–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1948*
9:30 PM
vs. Oklahoma
Big Seven Holiday Tournament Semifinals
L 45–55  4–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1948*
8:30 PM
vs. Kansas State
Big Seven Holiday Tournament Third Place
W 56–52  5–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 8, 1949
7:30 PM
Oklahoma L 42–43  5–6
(0–1)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 15, 1949
7:30 PM
at Nebraska L 50–71  5–7
(0–2)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 17, 1949
at Kansas State L 43–49  5–8
(0–3)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 1949
8:00 PM
at Missouri L 36–39  5–9
(0–4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 24, 1949
7:30 PM
Colorado W 40–31  6–9
(1–4)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 29, 1949
8:15 PM
at Oklahoma L 52–55 OT 6–10
(1–5)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
February 5, 1949
7:30 PM
Kansas L 57–62  6–11
(1–6)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 11, 1949
at Colorado L 48–63  6–12
(1–7)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 19, 1949
7:30 PM
Nebraska L 41–44  6–13
(1–8)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 28, 1949
7:30 PM
Missouri W 40–34  7–13
(2–8)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
March 5, 1949
7:30 PM
Kansas State L 39–54  7–14
(2–9)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
March 8, 1949
at Kansas W 49–45  8–14
(3–9)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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