1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	9–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (12th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

1939–40 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	8	–	2	.800	19	–	6	.760
Missouri	8	–	2	.800	13	–	6	.684
Oklahoma	8	–	2	.800	12	–	7	.632
Iowa State	2	–	8	.200	9	–	9	.500
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	6	–	12	.333
Nebraska	2	–	8	.200	6	–	12	.333

The 1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his twelfth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–9, 2–8 in Big Six play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster

1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	George Baker	—	—	So
F	Don Beresford	—	—
F	Al Budolfson	—	—	So	Rolfe, Iowa
G	Dale DeKoster	—	—		Spencer, Iowa
F	Darrell Don Carlos	—	—
	Fred Gordon	—	—		Decorah, Iowa
F	Bob Harris	—	—
F	Gene Lang	—	—		Sac City, Iowa
G	Bob Menze (C)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	130 lb (59 kg)	Sr
C	Gordon Nicholas (C)	—	—	Jr	Lawton, Iowa
G	Ed Petoskey	—	—		Burlington, Iowa
C	Carol Schneider	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Rock Island, Illinois
G	Jerry Speers	—	—
C	Ed Smith	—	—	So	Minburn, Iowa

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 1, 1939*	Simpson	W 67–40	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1939*	at Morningside	W 57–34	2–0	Sioux City, Iowa
December 8, 1939*	Grinnell	W 50–34	3–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1939* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 37–34	4–0	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
December 13, 1939*	Denver	W 55–46	5–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 30, 1939* 7:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 29–33	5–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1940*	at Creighton	W 35–32	6–1	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
January 8, 1940	at Nebraska	L 28–44	6–2 (0–1)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 15, 1940	Missouri	L 16–27	6–3 (0–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 20, 1940	at Oklahoma	L 32–54	6–4 (0–3)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 22, 1940	at Kansas State	L 28–29	6–5 (0–4)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 29, 1940*	Morningside	W 58–36	7–5	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1940 7:30 pm	Kansas State	W 45–32	8–5 (1–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1940	at Kansas	L 34–36	8–6 (1–5)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 17, 1940	Nebraska	W 40–33	9–6 (2–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1940	Missouri	L 40–63	9–7 (2–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1940	Kansas	L 29–42	9–8 (2–7)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1940	Oklahoma	L 41–52	9–9 (2–8)	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

^ (1) November 14, 1939 (Page 8 of 20). Des Moines Register 1939 Nov 14(146):8.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) November 14, 1939 (Page 8 of 20). Des Moines Register 1939 Nov 14(146):8.

[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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