1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1945-46 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eighteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the last time at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1945–46 record8–8 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
1945–46 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas100 1.000  192  .905
Oklahoma73 .700  1110  .524
Iowa State55 .500  88  .500
Missouri37 .300  611  .353
Nebraska37 .300  713  .350
Kansas State28 .200  420  .167

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

Roster

1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Bernie Bobbitt
F Jim Buck
Fr Ames, IA
F Norb Dahlke
Princeton, WI
C Sam Deal
Amarillo, TX
George Duvall
Ames, IA
Ev Faunce
C Don Halverson
G Joe Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Wilmington, CA
G Jim Itrandles
F Jim Jessin
F Bob Johnson
F Jim Kilgariff
G Jim Miller
C Darrell Momberg
G Ron Norman (C)
Jr Fairfield, IA
F Norman Pedersen
G Bob Peterson
So
G John Pflunn
Chicago, IL
G Al Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C Don Ricketts
Ames, IA
C Dudley Ruisch
Sioux City, IA
F Don Silkman
F Jim Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Minneapolis, MN
G R.L. Still
Newton, IA
F Leon Uknes
Sioux City, IA
Bob Worthman
Madison, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 8, 1945*
7:30 PM
Loras W 51–35  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 10, 1945*
8:15 PM
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 46–42  2–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
December 15, 1945*
at Minnesota L 33–65  2–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 20, 1945*
at Ottumwa Naval(Iowa Pre-Flight) L 34–51  2–2
 
Ottumwa, IA
December 31, 1945*
Ottumwa Naval (Iowa Pre-Flight) L 35–48  2–3
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 5, 1946
at Kansas State L 46–52 OT 2–4
(0–1)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 11, 1946
at Missouri W 45–33  3–4
(1–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 14, 1946
7:30 PM
Nebraska W 57–39  4–4
(2–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 18, 1946*
7:30 PM
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 58–45  5–4
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 25, 1946
7:30 PM
Kansas L 47–50 OT 5–5
(2–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 2, 1946
at Oklahoma L 43–44  5–6
(2–3)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
February 8, 1946
at Nebraska W 57–45  6–6
(3–3)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 15, 1946
7:30 PM
Missouri L 36–38  6–7
(3–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 18, 1946
7:15 PM
Kansas State W 74–39  7–7
(4–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 23, 1946
7:30 PM
Oklahoma W 56–54  8–7
(5–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 25, 1946
at Kansas L 41–69  8–8
(5–5)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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