1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1973–74 15–11 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Maury John Gus Guydon (interim) 6–8 3rd Gus Guydon Tom Smith Hilton Coliseum The 1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. John was diagnosed with cancer early in the season and stepped away, with Gus Guydon taking over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 15–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place. Roster 1973 Iowa State Cyclones y Mike Benjamin 31 F 6 6 So LaPorte, Indiana Bill Benson 54 G 6 2 Jeff Branstetter 10 G 6 0 170 So Harlan, Iowa Steve Burgason 42 F 6 7 Fr Ames, Iowa Mike Capobianco 24 G Sr Craig DeLoss 44 C 6 10 Jr Spencer, Iowa Fred Frommelt 12 Wes Harris 32 F 6 8 C Eric Heft 14 G 6 1 Sr C Hercle Ivy 34 G 6 3 So St. Louis, Missouri John John 42 Jr Des Moines, Iowa Larry Loots 52 C 6 9 Jr Ames, Iowa Alex Mazeika 50 C 6 10 Fr Clinton, Iowa Jim Thorup 33 Fr Des Moines, Iowa Robert Wilson 40 F 6 6 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1974.html 1973-74 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Maury John Gus GuydonTom Smith Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 16, 1973 7:35 pm yes Yugoslavian National Team Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Exhibition 96–97 2OT 5,000 |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 1, 1973 7:35 pm yes Western Illinois Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 84–81 OT 10,200 1–0 December 4, 1973 7:35 pm yes South Dakota Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 103–67 7,680 2–0 December 8, 1973 7:35 pm yes Bradley Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 81–62 10,600 3–0 December 11, 1973 7:35 pm yes San Jose State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 83–60 WOI (delay) 9,100 4–0 December 15, 1973 7:35 pm yes yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Iowa's Big Four 60–61 11,200 4–1 December 18, 1973 7:35 pm yes San Francisco State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 77–65 WOI (delay) 8,100 5–1 December 21, 1973 7:30 pm yes yes Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma 69–79 3,378 5–2 December 27, 1973 9:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals 73–50 6,826 6–2 December 28, 1973 9:00 pm yes yes Kansas State 18 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals 61–55 10,200 7–2 December 29, 1973 9:00 pm yes yes Missouri Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship 78–80 10,200 7–3 January 5, 1974 7:35 pm yes UW-River Falls Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 107–61 WOI (delay) 5,800 8–3 January 7, 1974 7:35 pm yes Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 94–77 WOI (delay) 14,800 9–3 January 12, 1974 2:00 pm yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 83–91 7,378 9–4 0–1 January 15, 1974 7:35 pm Kansas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 69–73 WOI (delay) 10,200 9–5 0–2 January 19, 1974 8:35 pm yes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 81–66 2,242 10–5 1–2 January 21, 1974 7:35 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 69–71 WOI (delay) OT 10,100 10–6 1–3 January 26, 1974 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 66–92 11,700 10–7 1–4 February 2, 1974 7:35 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 78–75 WOI (delay) 10,500 11–7 2–4 February 5, 1974 7:35 pm yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 88–91 3OT 4,100 11–8 2–5 February 9, 1974 2:00 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 56–72 WOI 11,000 11–9 2–6 February 11, 1974 7:35 pm Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 79–75 WOI (delay) 9,200 12–9 3–6 February 16, 1974 2:00 pm yes Kansas 16 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 57–72 Big Eight 11,500 12–10 3–7 February 25, 1974 7:35 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 69–61 WOI (delay) 6,200 13–10 4–7 March 4, 1974 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 70–68 2,600 14–10 5–7 March 6, 1974 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma 70–88 3,600 14–11 5–8 March 9, 1974 1:00 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–58 TVS – Big Eight 7,100 15–11 6–8 |- 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