1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eighteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the last time at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–8 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (18th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1945–46 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	10	–	0		1.000			19	–	2		.905
Oklahoma	7	–	3		.700			11	–	10		.524
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	8		.500
Missouri	3	–	7		.300			6	–	11		.353
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			7	–	13		.350
Kansas State	2	–	8		.200			4	–	20		.167

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

Roster

1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Bernie Bobbitt — — F Jim Buck — — Fr Ames, Iowa F Norb Dahlke — — Princeton, Wisconsin C Sam Deal — — Amarillo, Texas George Duvall — — Ames, Iowa Ev Faunce — — C Don Halverson — — G Joe Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Wilmington, California G Jim Itrandles — — F Jim Jessin — — F Bob Johnson — — F Jim Kilgariff — — G Jim Miller — — C Darrell Momberg — — G Ron Norman (C) — — Jr Fairfield, Iowa F Norman Pedersen — — G Bob Peterson — — So G John Pflunn — — Chicago G Al Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — C Don Ricketts — — Ames, Iowa C Dudley Ruisch — — Sioux City, Iowa F Don Silkman — — F Jim Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Minneapolis G R.L. Still — — Newton, Iowa F Leon Uknes — — Sioux City, Iowa Bob Worthman — — Madison, Wisconsin	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 8, 1945* 7:30 pm		Loras	W 51–35	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1945* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–42	2–0	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
December 15, 1945*		at Minnesota	L 33–65	2–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
December 20, 1945*		at Ottumwa Naval(Iowa Pre-Flight)	L 34–51	2–2	Ottumwa, Iowa
December 31, 1945*		Ottumwa Naval (Iowa Pre-Flight)	L 35–48	2–3	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 5, 1946		at Kansas State	L 46–52 OT	2–4 (0–1)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
January 11, 1946		at Missouri	W 45–33	3–4 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 14, 1946 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 57–39	4–4 (2–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1946* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 58–45	5–4	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1946 7:30 pm		Kansas	L 47–50 OT	5–5 (2–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1946		at Oklahoma	L 43–44	5–6 (2–3)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 8, 1946		at Nebraska	W 57–45	6–6 (3–3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 15, 1946 7:30 pm		Missouri	L 36–38	6–7 (3–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1946 7:15 pm		Kansas State	W 74–39	7–7 (4–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1946 7:30 pm		Oklahoma	W 56–54	8–7 (5–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1946		at Kansas	L 41–69	8–8 (5–5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.