1929–30 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1929–30 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1929–30 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	9–8 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (2nd season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1928–29 1930–31 →

1929–30 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Missouri	8	–	2	.800	15	–	3	.833
Kansas	7	–	3	.700	14	–	4	.778
Nebraska	6	–	4	.600	9	–	9	.500
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	9	–	8	.529
Kansas State	4	–	6	.400	9	–	7	.563
Oklahoma	0	–	10	.000	6	–	12	.333

The 1929–30 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1929–30 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–8, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1929–30 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Breke	—	—
G	Hanks	—	—
G	Dick Hawk	—	—	So	Kansas City, Missouri
C	Albert Heitman	—	—	So	Keystone, Iowa
G	Gilbert Hitch	—	—
F	Herman Holmes	—	—		Gilbert, Iowa
C	Gordon Nagel	—	—		Guthrie Center, Iowa
G	J.J. Peters	—	—		Wellsburg, Iowa
	Max Rieke	—	—	So	Blairstown, Iowa
F	Jack Roadcap	—	—	So	Kansas City, Missouri
F	Dale Weber	—	—		Dallas Center, Iowa
G	Weller	—	—
F	Glenn Woods (C)	—	—	Sr	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 17, 1929*	at Simpson	W 28–12	1–0	Indianola, Iowa
December 20, 1929*	Simpson	W 22–18	2–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1929*	at Central	W 41–39	3–0	Pella, Iowa
December 31, 1929*	at Wisconsin	L 17–34	3–1	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
January 3, 1930*	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 38–15	4–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1930	Missouri	L 24–31	4–2 (0–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1930	at Kansas	L 16–37	4–3 (0–2)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
January 18, 1930	at Oklahoma	W 34–33	5–3 (1–2)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 22, 1930	Nebraska	L 22–32	5–4 (1–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1930*	at Creighton	L 34–40	5–5	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
January 31, 1930	Kansas State	W 37–21	6–5 (2–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1930	Missouri	L 34–43	6–6 (2–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
February 12, 1930* 7:30 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 22–30	6–7	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
February 17, 1930	Oklahoma	W 39–23	7–7 (3–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1930	at Kansas State	W 25–24	8–7 (4–4)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 22, 1930	at Nebraska	L 50–52	8–8 (4–5)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 27, 1930	Kansas	W 30–27	9–8 (5–5)	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 4, 1929 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register 1929 Dec 04(166):16.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) December 4, 1929 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register 1929 Dec 04(166):16.

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

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Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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