1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1972–73 16–10 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Maury John 7–7 2nd 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 Iowa State Cyclones y Gregg Barcus 45 6 7 Sr Mike Benjamin 33 F 6 6 Fr LaPorte, Indiana Bill Benson 12 G 6 2 Mike Capobianco 24 G Jr Craig DeLoss 44 C 6 10 Spencer, Iowa Martinez Denmon 31 G 6 2 Clint Harris 43 F 6 7 Wes Harris 32 F 6 8 Eric Heft 14 G 6 1 Jr Hercle Ivy 54 G 6 3 Fr St. Louis, Missouri John John 42 Des Moines, Iowa Larry Loots 52 C 6 9 Ames, Iowa Tom O'Connor 40 C 7 0 Jim Reinebach 50 F Sr Robbie Robinson 10 Sr Clyde Winters 33 F 6 5 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1973.html 1972-73 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Maury John Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 2, 1972 7:30 pm yes Chicago State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 77–46 10,000 1–0 December 5, 1972 7:35 pm yes UC-Davis Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 86–60 8,300 2–0 December 9, 1972 7:30 pm yes Southern Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 88–71 10,000 3–0 December 13, 1972 8:00 pm yes yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 60–74 8,501 3–1 December 16, 1972 7:35 pm yes Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 88–84 WOI 14,255 4–1 December 19, 1972 7:35 pm yes North Dakota State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 96–67 8,000 5–1 December 22, 1972 7:35 pm yes UC-Santa Barbara Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 89–79 8,000 6–1 December 27, 1972 7:00 pm yes yes Nebraska Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals 75–64 8,106 7–1 December 29, 1972 9:00 pm yes yes Kansas State 16 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals 65–68 10,153 7–2 December 30, 1972 3:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma 19 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place 87–84 3,593 8–2 January 2, 1973 7:30 pm yes yes Iowa Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 57–66 13,211 8–3 January 6, 1973 7:30 pm yes UW-Oshkosh Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 92–67 WOI (delay) 13,000 9–3 January 8, 1973 7:35 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 73–59 WOI (delay) 10,000 10–3 1–0 January 13, 1973 2:00 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 94–91 Big Eight 10,000 11–3 2–0 January 20, 1973 7:30 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 86–74 3,500 12–3 3–0 January 22, 1973 7:30 pm yes Oklahoma Oklahoma Field House Norman, Oklahoma 84–86 5,000 12–4 3–1 January 27, 1973 7:35 pm Kansas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 78–90 WOI (delay) 12,500 12–5 3–2 January 30, 1973 7:35 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 81–60 WOI (delay) 10,000 13–5 4–2 February 3, 1973 2:00 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 81–83 Big Eight 12,300 13–6 4–3 February 6, 1973 7:35 pm yes Kansas State 18 Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 74–78 12,500 13–7 4–4 February 10, 1973 7:30 pm yes Missouri 8 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 79–86 12,400 13–8 4–5 February 17, 1973 7:35 pm Kansas State 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–89 WOI (delay) 13,000 13–9 4–6 February 27, 1973 7:35 pm yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 82–76 5,730 14–9 5–6 March 3, 1973 7:30 pm yes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 74–79 2,148 14–10 5–7 March 5, 1973 7:35 pm Missouri 13 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 90–80 WOI (delay) 13,000 15–10 6–7 March 10, 1973 1:10 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 89–65 Big Eight 7,500 16–10 7–7 |- 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