1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	14–9 (6–6 Big Six)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (1st season)
Assistant coach	Cap Timm
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1947–48 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas State	9	–	3		.750			22	–	6		.786
Oklahoma	7	–	5		.583			13	–	9		.591
Missouri	7	–	5		.583			14	–	10		.583
Iowa State	6	–	6		.500			15	–	8		.652
Nebraska	5	–	7		.417			11	–	13		.458
Kansas	4	–	8		.333			9	–	15		.375
Colorado	4	–	8		.333			7	–	14		.333

They finished the season 14–9, 6–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 21 Gay Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Council Bluffs, Iowa G Bill Block — — Sr Muscatine, Iowa G Don Ferguson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) — Ottumwa, Iowa G Clayton Johnson — — F Lloyd Kester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Ames, Iowa F Jim Kilgariff — — F Bob McLuen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Ashton, Iowa G Ron Norman (C) — — Fairfield, Iowa G Gene Oulman — — F Don Paulsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Huxley, Iowa G Bob Petersen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Harlan, Iowa F Therol Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Clinton, Iowa G Dudley Ruisch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sioux City, Iowa F Leo Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Rock Island, Illinois G John Sheperd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Gary, Indiana F Ray Wehde — — Holstein, Iowa F Roy Wehde — — Holstein, Iowa	Head coach Clay Sutherland Assistant coach(es) Cap Timm 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, 1947* 7:30 pm		Simpson	W 43–29	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1947* 7:30 pm		Morningside	W 68–50	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1947* 8:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Big Six Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 33–44	2–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 19, 1947* 2:00 pm		vs. Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 40–48	2–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 20, 1947* 2:00 pm		vs. Colorado Big Six Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 49–40	3–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1947* 8:30 pm		Michigan	W 53–51	4–2	Iowa State Armory (6,500) Ames, Iowa
December 30, 1947* 8:30 pm		Michigan	W 47–41	5–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1948* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 49–47	6–2	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
January 6, 1948 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 55–44	7–2 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1948 7:30 pm		Missouri	W 53–45	8–2 (2–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1948* 7:00 pm		at Iowa State Teacher's College Iowa Big Four	W 52–47	9–2	Men's Gym  Cedar Falls, Iowa
January 17, 1948 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma	L 39–66	9–3 (2–1)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
January 19, 1948		at Kansas State	L 42–61	9–4 (2–2)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
January 22, 1948* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 49–60	9–5	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1948		at Colorado	W 39–38	10–5 (3–2)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 7, 1948 7:30 pm		Colorado	L 32–33	10–6 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1948 7:30 pm		Kansas	W 52–50	11–6 (4–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1948 8:00 pm		at Missouri	W 48–47	12–6 (5–3)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
February 21, 1948		at Nebraska	L 57–62	12–7 (5–4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 24, 1948 7:30 pm		Kansas State	L 48–54	12–8 (5–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1948 7:30 pm		Oklahoma	W 55–35	13–8 (6–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1948* 7:30 pm		South Dakota	W 72–50	14–8	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 12, 1948 7:30 pm		at Kansas	L 54–61	14–9 (6–6)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.