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1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–11 (3–8 MVIAA)
Head coach
  • Harter Walter (4th season)
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1918–19 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 10 2   .833 16 2   .889
Missouri 11 3   .786 14 3   .824
Nebraska 10 6   .625 10 6   .625
Grinnell 5 3   .625 6 5   .545
Kansas 5 9   .357 7 9   .438
Iowa State 3 8   .273 5 11   .313
Washington University 2 8   .200 9 9   .500
Drake 2 9   .182 10 18   .357

The 1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Harter Walter, who was in his fourth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. They defeated the 219th Signal Battalion of Camp Dodge on December 28, 1918, in a "practice game" by the score of 19 to 7.[1] They were originally scheduled to host Coe on January 2, 1919, but it was postponed due to the influenza pandemic.[2] Iowa State was originally scheduled to play Nebraska, but could not come to an agreement, claiming the Nebraska gymnasium was too small.[3]

They finished the season 5–11, 3–8 in Missouri Valley play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

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1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F E.H. Levsen
Sr
Mackay
G Bob Miller
So Waterloo, Iowa
F R.W. "Boob" Miller
So Waterloo, Iowa
G Allen Robinson
Sr
F Harry Shepard
So Council Bluffs, Iowa
W.F. Stecker
Templeton
Walpole
G Stewart White
So
F F.E. Willimack
So
Young
Head coach
  • Harter Walter
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
Exhibition
December 28, 1918*
Camp Dodge 219th Signal Battalion
Exhibition
W 19–7 
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
January 7, 1919*
at Simpson W 21–15  1–0
 
Indianola, Iowa
January 10, 1919
at Missouri L 16–34  1–1
(0–1)
Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia, Missouri
January 11, 1919
at Missouri L 22–35  1–2
(0–2)
Rothwell Gymnasium 
Columbia, Missouri
January 17, 1919
7:30 pm
Kansas L 17–50  1–3
(0–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1919
2:30 pm
Kansas W 29–28  2–3
(1–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1919*
Camp Dodge W 31–30  3–3
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1919
4:15 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 24–11  4–3
(2–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1919*
Coe L 20–31  4–4
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 4, 1919
4:30 pm
Washington University (MO) L 19–25  4–5
(2–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1919
Kansas State L 18–22  4–6
(2–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1919
Kansas State L 17–27  4–7
(2–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1919*
at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
L 17–27  4–8
First Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, Iowa
February 18, 1919
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 21–27  4–9
(2–7)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Des Moines, Iowa
February 22, 1919
at Grinnell L 20–25  4–10
(2–8)
 
Grinnell, Iowa
March 1, 1919*
Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
L 20–28  4–11
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 7, 1919
Grinnell W 25–22  5–11
(3–8)
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) December 29, 1918 (Page 23 of 36). Des Moines Register 1918 Dec 29(191):23.
  2. ^ (1) January 3, 1919 (Page 7 of 10). Des Moines Register 1919 Jan 03(196):7.
  3. ^ (1) January 22, 1919 (Page 6 of 10). Des Moines Register 1919 Jan 22(215):6.
  4. ^ (1) Special to The Christian Science Monitor from its Western,News Office. IOWA STATE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK: IN SPITE OF DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AMES EXPECTS TO DO WELL AT BASKETBALL. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file) 1919 Jan 18:8.
  5. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.