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 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
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	9–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (12th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

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

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 Louis Menze Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.