1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1939–40 9–9 Basketball Big Six Conference Big Six Iowa State Cyclones Louis Menze 2–8 12th State Gymnasium The 1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his twelfth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 9–9, 2–8 in Big Six play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Roster 1939 Iowa State Cyclones y George Baker G So Don Beresford F Al Budolfson F So Rolfe, Iowa Dale DeKoster G Spencer, Iowa Darrell Don Carlos F Fred Gordon Decorah, Iowa Bob Harris F Gene Lang F Sac City, Iowa Bob Menze G 5 7 130 Sr C Gordon Nicholas C Jr Lawton, Iowa C Ed Petoskey G Burlington, Iowa Carol Schneider C 6 6 So Rock Island, Illinois Jerry Speers G Ed Smith C So Minburn, Iowa * Louis Menze (1) November 14, 1939 (Page 8 of 20). Des Moines Register 1939 Nov 14(146):8. Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 1, 1939 yes Simpson State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 67–40 1–0 December 4, 1939 yes yes Morningside Sioux City, Iowa 57–34 2–0 December 8, 1939 yes Grinnell State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 50–34 3–0 December 11, 1939 8:15 pm yes yes Drake Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 37–34 4–0 December 13, 1939 yes Denver State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 55–46 5–0 December 30, 1939 7:30 pm yes Drake State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 29–33 5–1 January 6, 1940 yes yes Creighton University Gym Omaha, Nebraska 35–32 6–1 January 8, 1940 yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 28–44 6–2 0–1 January 15, 1940 Missouri State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 16–27 6–3 0–2 January 20, 1940 yes Oklahoma OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma 32–54 6–4 0–3 January 22, 1940 yes Kansas State Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas 28–29 6–5 0–4 January 29, 1940 yes Morningside State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 58–36 7–5 February 9, 1940 7:30 pm Kansas State State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 45–32 8–5 1–4 February 12, 1940 yes Kansas Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas 34–36 8–6 1–5 February 17, 1940 Nebraska State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 40–33 9–6 2–5 February 22, 1940 Missouri State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 40–63 9–7 2–6 February 26, 1940 Kansas State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 29–42 9–8 2–7 March 2, 1940 Oklahoma State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa 41–52 9–9 2–8 |- 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 Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc