1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1971–72 12–14 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Maury John 5–9 1st Hilton Coliseum The 1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Hilton Coliseum hosted its first Iowa State men's basketball game on December 2, a 71–54 win over Arizona. They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth place. Roster 1971 Iowa State Cyclones y Gregg Barcus 6 7 Jr Sam Brown F 6 6 Mike Capobianco G So Jerry Cutshall Martinez Denmon G 6 2 Rick Engel F 6 4 Sr Larry Gibson 6 6 Clint Harris F 6 7 Jim Heck F 6 6 Eric Heft G 6 1 So Gene Mack G 6 1 Sr Jim Miller G 5 9 Sr Tom O'Connor C 7 0 Jim Reinebach Jr Robbie Robinson Jr Wayne Williams F 6 6 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1972.html 1971-72 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Maury John Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 2, 1971 7:35 pm yes Arizona Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 71–54 WOI 14,350 1–0 December 4, 1971 7:35 pm yes Minnesota Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 58–72 WOI (delay) 13,500 1–1 December 7, 1971 7:35 pm yes yes Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 83–80 WHO/KWWL/KVFD 12,000 2–1 December 10, 1971 10:00 pm yes yes UCLA 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles 81–110 KTLA (delay) 12,565 2–2 December 11, 1971 10:05 pm yes yes UC-Santa Barbara Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, California 70–85 2,100 2–3 December 14, 1971 7:35 pm yes Illinois State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 106–85 WOI (delay) 7,000 3–3 December 18, 1971 7:35 pm yes Iowa Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 97–94 WOI 14,600 4–3 December 20, 1971 7:35 pm yes USC 10 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 86–89 WOI (delay) 13,000 4–4 December 23, 1971 7:30 pm yes yes Arkansas Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 96–93 3,500 5–4 December 28, 1971 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals 91–88 10,500 6–4 December 29, 1971 9:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals 75–92 6–5 December 30, 1971 3:00 pm yes yes Colorado Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place 87–82 7–5 January 8, 1972 7:35 pm Oklahoma Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 72–77 14,000 7–6 0–1 January 15, 1972 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas 53–69 12,100 7–7 0–2 January 17, 1972 7:35 pm Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–59 WOI (delay) 12,000 8–7 1–2 January 22, 1972 7:35 pm yes Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri 75–89 5,800 8–8 1–3 January 24, 1972 8:05 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 71–74 12,200 8–9 1–4 January 29, 1972 2:15 pm Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 75–72 Big Eight 10,000 9–9 2–4 February 5, 1972 7:35 pm Kansas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 84–83 13,000 10–9 3–4 February 7, 1972 7:35 pm Missouri 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 72–77 WOI (delay) 12,000 10–10 3–5 February 12, 1972 2:15 pm yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 71–76 Big Eight 4,500 10–11 3–6 February 14, 1972 8:05 pm yes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 75–82 1,545 10–12 3–7 February 19, 1972 7:35 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 54–68 WOI (delay) 12,500 10–13 3–8 March 1, 1972 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 64–62 2,200 11–13 4–8 March 3, 1972 7:35 pm yes Oklahoma OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma 77–82 3,200 11–14 4–9 March 6, 1972 7:35 pm Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–67 WOI (delay) 13,000 12–14 5–9 |- 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