1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record8–9 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1938–39 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 7 3   .700 12 6   .667
Oklahoma 7 3   .700 12 6   .667
Kansas 6 4   .600 13 7   .650
Iowa State 5 5   .500 8 9   .471
Nebraska 3 7   .300 7 13   .350
Kansas State 2 8   .200 5 13   .278

They finished the season 8–9, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

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1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Wendell Allan
Ames, Iowa
F Don Beresford
Jr Ames, Iowa
G Bill Bliss
Ames, Iowa
F Darrell Don Carlos
So Perry, Iowa
F Fred Gordon
Jr St. Ansgar, Iowa
F Bob Harris
So
G Chuck Heileman
C Ernest Herbertschmeier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Hubbard, Iowa
C Bob Hunt
So Marshalltown, Iowa
C Ed Jones
So Conrad, Iowa
G Bob Menze (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Ames, Iowa
C Gordon Nicholas
So Lawton, Iowa
C Hilary Ryan
Ames, Iowa
F Darryl Wagoner
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 5, 1938*
Cornell W 35–25  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1938*
at Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa)
Iowa Big Four
L 29–38  1–1
 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 12, 1938*
7:15 pm
Grinnell W 43–36  2–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1938*
7:30 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 30–32  2–2
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1938*
Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa)
Iowa Big Four
W 43–32  3–2
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1939
Kansas State W 47–36  4–2
(1–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1939
at Missouri L 35–56  4–3
(1–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
January 16, 1939
Oklahoma W 51–42  5–3
(2–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1939*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 33–35  5–4
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 23, 1939
Kansas W 40–37  6–4
(3–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1939*
at Creighton L 29–35  6–5
 
Omaha, Nebraska
January 30, 1939
at Nebraska L 44–51  6–6
(3–2)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 4, 1939
Missouri W 51–45  7–6
(4–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1939
at Kansas State L 40–44  7–7
(4–3)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 18, 1939
at Oklahoma L 41–60  7–8
(4–4)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 20, 1939
at Kansas L 37–46  7–9
(4–5)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 27, 1939
Nebraska W 41–28  8–9
(5–5)
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

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  1. ^ (1) November 26, 1938 (Page 9 of 16). Des Moines Register 1938 Nov 26(158):9.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.