1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–7 (4–6 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (1st season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

1928–29 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	10	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	11	–	7	.611
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	11	–	5	.688
Iowa State	4	–	6	.400	8	–	7	.533
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	6	–	10	.375
Kansas	2	–	8	.200	3	–	15	.167

The 1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–7, 4–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Ayres	—	—		Sioux Falls, South Dakota
	M. Becker	—	—		Des Moines, Iowa
	Forrest Bennett	—	—		Marshall, Oklahoma
	F.C. Boxwell	—	—		Martelle, Iowa
	Melchior Brunner	—	—		Jefferson, Iowa
	Robert Burton	—	—		Waterloo, Iowa
	C.H. Carlson	—	—		Des Moines, Iowa
	Walter Clauson	—	—		Greeley, Iowa
	Phillip Gissal	—	—		Alton, Illinois
	R.O. Haas	—	—		Sioux City, Iowa
	Truman Hawkins	—	—		Dallas Center, Iowa
	Howard Hyland	—	—		Valley Junction, Iowa
	E.J. Jensen	—	—		West Branch, Iowa
	Glen Johnson	—	—		Grinnell, Iowa
F	Lester Lande (C)	—	—	So	Northwood, Iowa
	Elmer Larson	—	—		Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
F	Fred Ludwig	—	—	Sr	Lawton, Iowa
	Keith Marsh	—	—		Humboldt, Iowa
	A.E. Nelson	—	—		Des Moines, Iowa
	H Pohlman	—	—		Melvin, Iowa
	Joseph Ragland	—	—		Webb City, Missouri
	John Roudebush	—	—		Ames, Iowa
	Carl Rudi	—	—		Glidden, Iowa
	Ivan Sack	—	—		Sac City, Iowa
	R.A. Scott	—	—		Marcus, Iowa
	Lee Stillman	—	—		Gowrie, Iowa
G	Taylor	—	—		Montezuma, Iowa
	R.T. Tecklenburg	—	—		Keystone, Iowa
	Rudolph Tegland	—	—		Story City, Iowa
	Richard Wilcox	—	—		Stanhope, Iowa
	Donald Wilson	—	—		Hopkinton, Iowa
C	Glenn Woods	—	—	Jr	Irwin, Iowa
G	Burnett Zimmerman	—	—		Watertown, South Dakota

Head coach

Louis Menze

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 20, 1928*	Simpson	W 42–18	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 1, 1929*	at Simpson	W 35–16	2–0	Indianola, Iowa
January 5, 1929*	at State Teacher's (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 29–27	3–0	Cedar Falls, Iowa
January 11, 1929	Kansas State	W 41–30	4–0 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1929	at Oklahoma	L 22–35	4–1 (1–1)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 21, 1929	at Kansas	W 27–24	5–1 (2–1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
January 25, 1929 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 35–34	6–1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 29, 1929	Missouri	L 19–29	6–2 (2–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1929	Nebraska	L 39–45	6–3 (2–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 4, 1929*	at Creighton	L 26–32	6–4	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
February 9, 1929	Oklahoma	L 34–48	6–5 (2–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1929	at Missouri	L 29–49	6–6 (2–5)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
February 16, 1929	at Kansas State	W 44–35	7–6 (3–5)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 22, 1929	Nebraska	W 37–33	8–6 (4–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1929	Kansas	L 32–33	8–7 (4–6)	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

^ (1) December 2, 1928 (Page 23 of 89). Des Moines Register 1928 Dec 02(164):23.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) December 2, 1928 (Page 23 of 89). Des Moines Register 1928 Dec 02(164):23.

[2] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
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