1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	9–16 (4–10 Big Eight)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (5th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas State	14	–	0	1.000	25	–	2	.926
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
Colorado	8	–	6	.571	14	–	10	.583
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	11	–	14	.440
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	12	–	13	.480
Oklahoma State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	14	.440
Iowa State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	16	.360
Missouri	3	–	11	.214	6	–	19	.240

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fifth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place.

Roster

1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Frank Baber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Ronald Baukol (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	Bud Bergman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	Nick Bruno	—	—	So	Staten Island, New York
F	Gary Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
F	Ted Ecker	—	—
G	Larry Fie	—	—	Jr	Spencer, Iowa
C	John Krocheski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	Maynard Lang	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C	Frank Baber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Roger Lowe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
G	Glen Mente	—	—	So	Wheatland, Iowa
F	John O'Keefe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
C	Terry Roberts	—	—	So	Webster City, Iowa
G	Bill Stuart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
F	Henry Whitney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Bill Strannigan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1958* 7:35 pm	South Dakota State	W 63–56	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1958* 7:35 pm	Minnesota	W 81–75	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1958* 9:30 pm, KTTV (delay)	at USC	L 62–71	2–1	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles
December 13, 1958* 9:30 pm, KTTV (delay)	at UCLA	L 53–65	2–2	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles
December 15, 1958* 8:00 pm	at Illinois	L 46–68	2–3	Huff Hall (6,328) Champaign, Illinois
December 19, 1958* 9:35 pm	Colorado State	W 79–55	3–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1958* 7:30 pm	vs. Oklahoma City	L 56–63	3–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
December 26, 1958* 9:30 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 65–68	3–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1958* 2:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 72–70 ^OT	4–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1958* 4:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	W 64–62	5–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1959 7:35 pm	No. 3 Kansas State	L 56–59	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1959 7:35 pm	Oklahoma	L 43–56	5–7 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1959 7:35 pm	Kansas	L 48–69	5–8 (0–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1959 8:05 pm	at Nebraska	L 49–52	5–9 (0–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 19, 1959 9:05 pm	at Colorado	L 64–73	5–10 (0–5)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 26, 1959 7:35 pm	at No. 3 Kansas State	L 55–78	5–11 (0–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
January 31, 1959 7:35 pm	Oklahoma State	W 48–47	6–11 (1–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1959 7:35 pm	Missouri	W 61–53	7–11 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1959* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 57–58	7–12	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
February 14, 1959 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma	L 50–65	7–13 (2–7)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma
February 16, 1959 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	L 54–59	7–14 (2–8)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 21, 1959 7:35 pm	Colorado	L 63–75	7–15 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1959 7:35 pm	Nebraska	W 59–56	8–15 (3–9)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1959 7:30 pm	at Kansas	W 67–62	9–15 (4–9)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
March 9, 1959 8:00 pm	at Missouri	L 67–68	9–16 (4–10)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1958-59 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1958-59 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1958-59 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1958-59 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[3] "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
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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