1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1959–60 record15–9 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach
  • Glen Anderson (1st season)
Home arenaIowa State Armory
1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas104 .714  199  .679
Kansas State104 .714  1610  .615
Oklahoma95 .643  1411  .560
Colorado77 .500  1311  .542
Iowa State77 .500  159  .625
Missouri59 .357  1213  .480
Oklahoma State410 .286  1015  .400
Nebraska410 .286  717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 15–9, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place. They were Big Eight Holiday Tournament champions, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas in the December tournament.

Roster

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Sam Barnard
Oshkosh, WI
F Vince Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So New York, NY
G Nick Bruno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Staten Island, NY
F Ted Ecker
G Larry Fie (C)
Sr Spencer, IA
G Glen Mente
Jr Wheatland, IA
F Jay Murrell
Omaha, NE
F John O'Keefe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G John Ptacek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Webster City, IA
C Terry Roberts
Jr Webster City, IA
C Bob Stoy
So Waterloo, IA
G Gary Wheeler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Tama, IA
F Henry Whitney
Jr Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
  • Glen Anderson
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, 1959*
7:35 pm
South Dakota W 66–47  1–0
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 5, 1959*
1:30 pm
at Wisconsin W 71–53  2–0
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 10, 1959*
7:35 pm
Utah State L 66–71  2–1
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 18, 1959*
10:00 pm
at Washington W 60–56  3–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
December 19, 1959*
10:00 pm
at Washington L 59–69  3–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
December 23, 1959*
8:30 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 58–54  4–2
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
December 26, 1959*
7:30 pm
vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
W 74–73 OT 5–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1959*
7:30 pm
vs. Colorado
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals
W 55–41  6–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1959*
9:30 pm
vs. Kansas
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship
W 83–70  7–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1960
7:35 pm
Nebraska W 57–53  8–2
(1–0)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 9, 1960
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma State W 49–48  9–2
(2–0)
Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
January 11, 1960
7:30 pm
at Oklahoma L 47–65  9–3
(2–1)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
January 16, 1960
7:35 pm
Oklahoma State W 48–40  10–3
(3–1)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
January 18, 1960
7:35 pm
at Kansas State L 66–68  10–4
(3–2)
Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, KS
January 23, 1960
2:50 pm, Big Eight
Kansas W 72–60  11–4
(4–2)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 1, 1960
7:30 pm
Colorado
forfeit by Colorado
L 55–70  12–4
(5–2)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 6, 1960
7:35 pm
at Kansas L 64–70  12–5
(5–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 13, 1960
8:05 pm
at Nebraska L 49–69  12–6
(5–4)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 15, 1960
7:35 pm
Kansas State L 70–72  12–7
(5–5)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 20, 1960
2:50 pm, Big Eight
Oklahoma L 47–58  12–8
(5–6)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 27, 1960
9:05 pm
at Colorado W 83–80 5OT 13–8
(6–6)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
February 29, 1960
7:35 pm
Missouri W 92–69  14–8
(7–6)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
March 2, 1960*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 61–57  15–8
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
March 7, 1960
8:00 pm
at Missouri L 57–59  15–9
(7–7)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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