1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1940–41 15–4 Basketball Big Six Conference Big Six Iowa State Cyclones Louis Menze 7–3 13th State Gymnasium Big Six Regular season Champion Fifth District NCAA Qualifying Game The 1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1940–41 college basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1939–40, the Cyclones finished 9–9 overall (2–8 in the Big Six Conference). The team's captains were Al Budolfson and Gordon Nicholas. The Cyclones shared the Big Six conference championship with the Kansas Jayhawks. This marked the first time that Iowa State had ever qualified for the postseason; they would face Creighton in a district qualifying game for the 1941 NCAA Tournament, where they would fall, 57–48.Green Mike 2017-08-08 Cyclone Stars From The 1940s Highlight Reunion https://cyclonesidebar.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/cyclone-stars-from-the-1940s-highlight-reunion/ 2020-07-01 Cyclone Sidebar Roster 1940 Iowa State Cyclones y Al Budolfson F Jr Rolfe, Iowa C Dale DeKoster G Sr Spencer, Iowa Jerry Deneckere F Rock Island, Illinois Fred Gordon Decorah, Iowa Gordon Nicholas C Sr Lawton, Iowa C Grover Miehe G Maynard, Iowa Larry Owens G Ames, Iowa Carol Schneider F 6 6 Jr Rock Island, Illinois Ed Smith F 6 1 So Minburn, Iowa Leon Uknes F Sioux City, Iowa * Louis Menze(1) December 4, 1940 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register 1940 Dec 04(166):16. Player stats Note: PPG = Points per Game PlayerClassPosPPGGordon NicholasSrC9.7Al BudolfsonJrF8.1Dale DeKosterSrG7.3Carol SchneiderJrG7.0 Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 4, 1940 7:15 pm yes Cornell State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 37–22 1–0 December 7, 1940 yes Coe State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 28–23 2–0 December 9, 1940 yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 37–36 3–0 December 14, 1940 yes yes Bradley Tech Peoria Armory Peoria, Illinois 31–28 4–0 December 21, 1940 yes Grinnell State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 43–37 5–0 December 31, 1940 yes Drake State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 45–26 6–0 January 4, 1941 8:15 pm yes yes Drake Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 36–30 7–0 January 6, 1941 7:15 pm yes Montana State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 41–27 8–0 January 13, 1941 yes Kansas Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas 41–44 8–1 0–1 January 18, 1941 Missouri State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 40–37 9–1 1–1 January 25, 1941 7:30 pm Nebraska State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 35–38 9–2 1–2 February 1, 1941 yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 36–41 9–3 1–3 February 8, 1941 yes Oklahoma OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma 35–33 10–3 2–3 February 10, 1941 yes Kansas State Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas 50–41 11–3 3–3 February 17, 1941 Oklahoma State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 44–30 12–3 4–3 February 24, 1941 yes Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri 49–29 13–3 5–3 March 1, 1941 Kansas State State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 36–33 14–3 6–3 March 3, 1941 Kansas State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 41–29 15–3 7–3 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Postseason March 18, 1941 9:00 pm yes yes Creighton Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Fifth District NCAA Qualifying Game 48–57 15–4 |- AP poll Central Time Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf April 18, 2020 Iowa State University Athletic Department References https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2020/4/23/2020_21_Results2.pdf Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State