1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1972–73 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1972–73 record	16–10 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Maury John (2nd season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

The 1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 16–10, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

Roster

1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	45	Gregg Barcus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	33	Mike Benjamin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	LaPorte, IN
G	12	Bill Benson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	24	Mike Capobianco	—	—	Jr
C	44	Craig DeLoss	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—		Spencer, IA
G	31	Martinez Denmon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	43	Clint Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
F	32	Wes Harris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
G	14	Eric Heft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	54	Hercle Ivy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	St. Louis, MO
	42	John John	—	—		Des Moines, IA
C	52	Larry Loots	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—		Ames, IA
C	40	Tom O'Connor	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—
F	50	Jim Reinebach	—	—	Sr
	10	Robbie Robinson	—	—	Sr
F	33	Clyde Winters	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—

Head coach

Maury John

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1972* 7:30 pm	Chicago State	W 77–46	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
December 5, 1972* 7:35 pm	UC-Davis	W 86–60	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (8,300) Ames, IA
December 9, 1972* 7:30 pm	Southern Colorado	W 88–71	3–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
December 13, 1972* 8:00 pm	at Illinois	L 60–74	3–1	Assembly Hall (8,501) Champaign, IL
December 16, 1972* 7:35 pm, WOI	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 88–84	4–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,255) Ames, IA
December 19, 1972* 7:35 pm	North Dakota State	W 96–67	5–1	Hilton Coliseum (8,000) Ames, IA
December 22, 1972* 7:35 pm	UC-Santa Barbara	W 89–79	6–1	Hilton Coliseum (8,000) Ames, IA
December 27, 1972* 7:00 pm	vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 75–64	7–1	Municipal Auditorium (8,106) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1972* 9:00 pm	vs. No. 16 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 65–68	7–2	Municipal Auditorium (10,153) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1972* 3:00 pm	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–84	8–2	Municipal Auditorium (3,593) Kansas City, MO
January 2, 1973* 7:30 pm	at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 57–66	8–3	Iowa Fieldhouse (13,211) Iowa City, IA
January 6, 1973* 7:30 pm, WOI (delay)	UW-Oshkosh	W 92–67	9–3	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
January 8, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma State	W 73–59	10–3 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
January 13, 1973 2:00 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma	W 94–91	11–3 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
January 20, 1973 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 86–74	12–3 (3–0)	Gallagher Hall (3,500) Stillwater, OK
January 22, 1973 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma	L 84–86	12–4 (3–1)	Oklahoma Field House (5,000) Norman, OK
January 27, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas	L 78–90	12–5 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum (12,500) Ames, IA
January 30, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Nebraska	W 81–60	13–5 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
February 3, 1973 2:00 pm, Big Eight	Colorado	L 81–83	13–6 (4–3)	Hilton Coliseum (12,300) Ames, IA
February 6, 1973 7:35 pm	at No. 18 Kansas State	L 74–78	13–7 (4–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (12,500) Manhattan, KS
February 10, 1973 7:30 pm	at No. 8 Missouri	L 79–86	13–8 (4–5)	Hearnes Center (12,400) Columbia, MO
February 17, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 15 Kansas State	L 76–89	13–9 (4–6)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
February 27, 1973 7:35 pm	at Nebraska	W 82–76	14–9 (5–6)	Nebraska Coliseum (5,730) Lincoln, NE
March 3, 1973 7:30 pm	at Colorado	L 74–79	14–10 (5–7)	Balch Fieldhouse (2,148) Boulder, CO
March 5, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 13 Missouri	W 90–80	15–10 (6–7)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
March 10, 1973 1:10 pm, Big Eight	at Kansas	W 89–65	16–10 (7–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (7,500) Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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[1] sports-reference.com 1972-73 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1973.html

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1972–73 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	23	–	5	.821
No. 15 Missouri	9	–	5	.643	21	–	6	.778
Colorado	9	–	5	.643	13	–	13	.500
Oklahoma	8	–	6	.571	18	–	8	.692
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	9	–	17	.346
Kansas	4	–	10	.286	8	–	18	.308
Oklahoma State	3	–	11	.214	7	–	19	.269

Rankings from AP Poll[1]