1955–56 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1955–56 18–5 Basketball Big Seven Conference Big Eight Conference Big Seven Iowa State Cyclones Bill Strannigan 8–4 2nd Bob Lamson Iowa State Armory Big Seven Holiday Tournament Champions The 1955–56 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 18–5, 8–4 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Big Seven Holiday Tournament, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas. Roster 1955 Iowa State Cyclones y Bud Bergman 25 F 6 4 Fr Grundy Center, Iowa John Crawford 40 F 6 5 So New York City Bill Dale 31 C 6 5 Sr Lehigh, Iowa Dick Farwell 23 G 6 1 So Clinton, Iowa Lyle Frahm 33 G 6 2 So Manning, Iowa Arnie Gaarde 22 G 5 10 Sr Armstrong, Iowa C Al Lowery G 5 10 So Homewood, Illinois Don Medsker 30 C 6 8 So Englewood, Colorado Bill Meyer 35 6 4 Davenport, Iowa Jack Peterson 24 F 6 2 Des Moines, Iowa Jerry Sandbulte 32 G 6 0 Sioux Center, Iowa C Larry Swanson 21 G 6 0 Oshkosh, Wisconsin Gary Thompson 20 G 5 10 Jr yes Roland, Iowa Chuck Vogt 41 F 6 6 Jr Clinton, Iowa Dave Young 6 2 Ottumwa, Iowa https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1956.html 1955-56 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Bill Strannigan Bob Lamson Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season December 3, 1955 7:35 pm yes North Dakota State Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 86–60 1–0 December 8, 1955 7:35 pm yes Texas Tech Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 72–52 2–0 December 10, 1955 7:35 pm yes Tulsa Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 62–50 3–0 December 19, 1955 9:00 pm yes yes Colorado A&M (Colorado State) South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado 72–60 4–0 December 21, 1955 9:45 pm yes yes Denver DU Fieldhouse Denver, Colorado 62–65 4–1 December 23, 1955 8:45 pm yes Vanderbilt 8 Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 87–76 5–1 December 27, 1955 9:30 pm yes yes Kansas State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals 79–71 6–1 December 29, 1955 7:30 pm yes yes Colorado Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Semifinals 55–52 7–1 December 30, 1955 9:45 pm yes yes Kansas Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Championship 67–56 8–1 January 7, 1956 7:35 pm 8 Kansas State Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 64–68 WOI 8–2 0–1 January 14, 1956 7:30 pm yes 15 Oklahoma OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma 58–55 9–2 1–1 January 16, 1956 7:35 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 63–68 9–3 1–2 January 20, 1956 8:05 pm yes Drake Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four 81–60 WOI 10–3 January 23, 1956 7:35 pm Colorado Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 70–68 WOI 11–3 2–2 January 28, 1956 7:35 pm Oklahoma Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 71–59 WOI 12–3 3–2 February 4, 1956 7:35 pm Kansas Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 79–63 WOI 13–3 4–2 February 7, 1956 8:15 pm yes yes Drake Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 87–70 14–3 February 11, 1956 8:00 pm yes Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri 88–85 OT 15–3 5–2 February 18, 1956 8:05 pm yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 71–69 OT 16–3 6–2 February 20, 1956 7:35 pm Missouri Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 66–73 WOI 16–4 6–3 February 25, 1956 7:35 pm yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 62–82 16–5 6–4 February 27, 1956 9:05 pm yes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 79–62 17–5 7–4 March 8, 1956 7:35 pm Nebraska Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 94–74 WOI 18–5 8–4 |- 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 Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc