1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1940–41 college basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1939–40, the Cyclones finished 9-9 overall (2-8 in the Big Six Conference). The team's captains were Al Budolfson and Gordon Nicholas. The Cyclones shared the Big Six conference championship with the Kansas Jayhawks. This marked the first time that Iowa State had ever qualified for the postseason; they would face Creighton in a district qualifying game for the 1941 NCAA Tournament, where they would fall, 57-48.[1]

1940–41 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa State73 .700  154  .789
Kansas73 .700  126  .667
Nebraska64 .600  810  .444
Oklahoma55 .500  612  .333
Kansas State37 .300  612  .333
Missouri28 .200  610  .375
1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Six Regular Season Champion
Fifth District NCAA Qualifying Game
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1940–41 record15–4 (7–3 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium

Roster

1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Al Budolfson (C)
Jr Rolfe, IA
G Dale DeKoster
Sr Spencer, IA
F Jerry Deneckere
Rock Island, IL
Fred Gordon
Decorah, IA
C Gordon Nicholas (C)
Sr Lawton, IA
G Grover Miehe
Maynard, IA
G Larry Owens
Ames, IA
F Carol Schneider 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Rock Island, IL
F Ed Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Minburn, IA
F Leon Uknes
Sioux City, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Player stats

Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player Class Pos PPG
Gordon Nicholas Sr C 9.7
Al Budolfson Jr F 8.1
Dale DeKoster Sr G 7.3
Carol Schneider Jr G 7.0

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1940*
7:15 pm
Cornell W 37–22  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 7, 1940*
Coe W 28–23  2–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 9, 1940*
at Minnesota W 37–36  3–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 14, 1940*
at Bradley Tech W 31–28  4–0
Peoria Armory 
Peoria, IL
December 21, 1940*
Grinnell W 43–37  5–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 31, 1940*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 45–26  6–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 4, 1941*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 36–30  7–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 1941*
7:15 pm
Montana W 41–27  8–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 13, 1941
at Kansas L 41–44  8–1
(0–1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 18, 1941
Missouri W 40–37  9–1
(1–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 25, 1941
7:30 pm
Nebraska L 35–38  9–2
(1–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 1, 1941
at Nebraska L 36–41  9–3
(1–3)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 8, 1941
at Oklahoma W 35–33  10–3
(2–3)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
February 10, 1941
at Kansas State W 50–41  11–3
(3–3)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 17, 1941
Oklahoma W 44–30  12–3
(4–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 24, 1941
at Missouri W 49–29  13–3
(5–3)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 1, 1941
Kansas State W 36–33  14–3
(6–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
March 3, 1941
Kansas W 41–29  15–3
(7–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
Postseason
March 18, 1941*
9:00 pm
vs. Creighton
Fifth District NCAA Qualifying Game
L 48–57  15–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. Green, Mike (2017-08-08). "Cyclone Stars From The 1940s Highlight Reunion". Cyclone Sidebar. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. (1) December 4, 1940 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1940 Dec 04(166):16.
  3. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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