1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1967–68 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his ninth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	12–13 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (9th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1967–68 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas State	11	–	3		.786			19	–	9		.679
Kansas	10	–	4		.714			22	–	8		.733
Nebraska	8	–	6		.571			15	–	10		.600
Oklahoma	8	–	6		.571			13	–	13		.500
Iowa State	8	–	6		.571			12	–	13		.480
Missouri	5	–	9		.357			10	–	16		.385
Oklahoma State	3	–	11		.214			10	–	16		.385
Colorado	3	–	11		.214			9	–	16		.360
Rankings from AP Poll

Don Smith (later known as Zaid Abdul-Aziz) won Big Eight Conference Player of the Year.

They finished the season 12–13, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for third place.

Roster

1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Jim Abrahamson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So F Bill Cain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F Dave Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Steve Cooper — — G Tom Goodman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr Jim Hamberlin — — F Bob Hannan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — G Dave Hartman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Cole Johansen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr F Ron Kaufman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F Tom Kreamer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G John McGonigle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Mike Murray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So F Tom Pyle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Don Smith (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Brooklyn, New York Wayne Tjernagel — —	Head coach Glen Anderson 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, 1967* 7:35 pm		South Dakota	W 101–54	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1967* 7:35 pm		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 99–73	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1967* 9:55 pm		at San Fernando State	L 72–87	2–1	Matador Gymnasium (1,800) Northridge, California
December 9, 1967* 10:00 pm, KTLA (delay)		at No. 1 UCLA	L 80–121	2–2	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles
December 12, 1967* 7:35 pm		Northern Illinois	W 77–69	3–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1967* 7:35 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 88–83	4–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1967* 8:00 pm		at DePaul	L 63–67	4–3	Alumni Hall  Chicago
December 27, 1967* 7:00 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 62–80	4–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1967* 1:00 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 63–65	4–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1967* 1:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	L 61–76	4–6	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1968 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 85–70	5–6 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Kansas	L 67–68	5–7 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1968 7:30 pm		at Kansas State	W 79–74	6–7 (2–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
January 17, 1968* 8:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 67–72	6–8	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
January 20, 1968 1:10 pm, Big Eight		at Missouri	L 67–72	6–9 (2–2)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 25, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Oklahoma	W 80–70	7–9 (3–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1968 1:10 pm, Big Eight		Oklahoma State	W 61–53	8–9 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Colorado	W 84–66	9–9 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1968 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	L 68–87	9–10 (5–3)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 12, 1968 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 49–48	10–10 (6–3)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 17, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Missouri	W 73–70 OT	11–10 (7–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1968 9:05 pm		at Colorado	L 76–91	11–11 (7–4)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
March 1, 1968 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	W 93–92 OT	12–11 (8–4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
March 4, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Kansas State	L 61–63	12–12 (8–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 9, 1968 1:00 pm, Big Eight		at Kansas	L 58–91	12–13 (8–6)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.