1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1951-52 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
1951–52 record10–11 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland (5th season)
Home arenaIowa State Armory
1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Kansas111 .917  283  .903
No. 3 Kansas State102 .833  195  .792
Missouri66 .500  1410  .583
Iowa State48 .333  1011  .476
Colorado48 .333  816  .333
Oklahoma48 .333  717  .292
Nebraska39 .250  717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 10–11, 4–8 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

The February 11 home game against Kansas marked the first ever live telecast of an Iowa State basketball home game. WOI-TV broadcast the game in central Iowa. [2]

Roster

1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Barney Alleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Ankeny, IA
G Virg Byerly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Boone, IA
F Jerry Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Ottumwa, IA
C Delmar Diercks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Mason City, IA
C Chuck Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Atlantic, IA
F Howie Franks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fort Dodge, IA
F George Hess 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F Howie Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Shenandoah, IA
F Paul Koch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G Sam Long 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Ottumwa, IA
G Jack Luhrig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F Clare Russie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Marshalltown, IA
F Jim Stange (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
G Carl VanCleave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Montezuma, IA
G Dan Youngblade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland
Assistant coach(es)

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 1, 1951*
7:30 PM
South Dakota W 54–50  1–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 3, 1951*
7:30 PM
at Morningside W 65–63  2–0
Allee Gymnasium 
Sioux City, IA
December 7, 1951*
7:30 PM
at Creighton W 57–49  3–0
University Gym 
Omaha, NE
December 10, 1951*
7:30 PM
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 51–46  4–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 22, 1951*
8:15 PM
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 57–68  4–1
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
December 27, 1951*
9:45 PM
vs. Missouri
Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
L 42–49  4–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1951*
4:00 PM
vs. No. 13 Stanford
Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals
L 102–103  4–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1951*
2:00 PM
vs. Nebraska
Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place
W 75–66  5–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1952
7:30 PM
Missouri W 57–55  6–3
(1–0)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 12, 1952
9:00 PM
at Colorado L 52–67  6–4
(1–1)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
January 19, 1952
7:30 PM
at No. 9 Kansas State L 58–76  6–5
(1–2)
Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, KS
January 28, 1952
7:30 PM
Nebraska W 78–72  7–5
(2–2)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 2, 1952
8:00 PM
at No. 4 Kansas L 68–86  7–6
(2–3)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 4, 1952
7:30 PM
at Oklahoma L 45–49  7–7
(2–4)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
February 11, 1952
7:20 PM, WOI
No. 6 Kansas L 50–55  7–8
(2–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 16, 1952*
7:30 PM
Creighton W 59–58 OT 8–8
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 23, 1952
7:30 PM, WOI
Oklahoma W 59–48  9–8
(3–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 25, 1952
8:00 PM
at Nebraska L 53–75  9–9
(3–6)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 29, 1952
at Missouri L 49–53  9–10
(3–7)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 3, 1952
7:30 PM
No. 3 Kansas State L 66–88  9–11
(3–8)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
March 8, 1952
7:30 PM
Colorado W 69–62  10–11
(4–8)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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