1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1947-48 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1947–48 record14–9 (6–6 Big Six)
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland (1st season)
Assistant coachCap Timm
Home arenaIowa State Armory
1947–48 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas State93 .750  226  .786
Oklahoma75 .583  139  .591
Missouri75 .583  1410  .583
Iowa State66 .500  158  .652
Nebraska57 .417  1113  .458
Kansas48 .333  915  .375
Colorado48 .333  714  .333

They finished the season 14–9, 6–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 21 Gay Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Council Bluffs, IA
G Bill Block
Sr Muscatine, IA
G Don Ferguson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Ottumwa, IA
G Clayton Johnson
F Lloyd Kester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Ames, IA
F Jim Kilgariff
F Bob McLuen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Ashton, IA
G Ron Norman (C)
Fairfield, IA
G Gene Oulman
F Don Paulsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Huxley, IA
G Bob Petersen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Harlan, IA
F Therol Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Clinton, IA
G Dudley Ruisch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sioux City, IA
F Leo Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Rock Island, IL
G John Sheperd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Gary, IN
F Ray Wehde
Holstein, IA
F Roy Wehde
Holstein, IA
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland
Assistant coach(es)

Cap Timm


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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 8, 1947*
7:30 PM
Simpson W 43–29  1–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 13, 1947*
7:30 PM
Morningside W 68–50  2–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 18, 1947*
8:00 PM
vs. Oklahoma State
Big Six Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
L 33–44  2–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 19, 1947*
2:00 PM
vs. Missouri
Big Six Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals
L 40–48  2–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 20, 1947*
2:00 PM
vs. Colorado
Big Six Holiday Tournament Seventh Place
W 49–40  3–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1947*
8:30 PM
Michigan W 53–51  4–2
Iowa State Armory (6,500)
Ames, IA
December 30, 1947*
8:30 PM
Michigan W 47–41  5–2
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 3, 1948*
8:15 PM
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 49–47  6–2
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 1948
7:30 PM
Nebraska W 55–44  7–2
(1–0)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 10, 1948
7:30 PM
Missouri W 53–45  8–2
(2–0)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 12, 1948*
7:00 PM
at Iowa State Teacher's College
Iowa Big Four
W 52–47  9–2
Men's Gym 
Cedar Falls, IA
January 17, 1948
8:00 PM
at Oklahoma L 39–66  9–3
(2–1)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
January 19, 1948
at Kansas State L 42–61  9–4
(2–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 1948*
7:30 PM
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 49–60  9–5
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 31, 1948
at Colorado W 39–38  10–5
(3–2)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 7, 1948
7:30 PM
Colorado L 32–33  10–6
(3–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 13, 1948
7:30 PM
Kansas W 52–50  11–6
(4–3)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 16, 1948
8:00 PM
at Missouri W 48–47  12–6
(5–3)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
February 21, 1948
at Nebraska L 57–62  12–7
(5–4)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 24, 1948
7:30 PM
Kansas State L 48–54  12–8
(5–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 28, 1948
7:30 PM
Oklahoma W 55–35  13–8
(6–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
March 5, 1948*
7:30 PM
South Dakota W 72–50  14–8
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
March 12, 1948
7:30 PM
at Kansas L 54–61  14–9
(6–6)
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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