1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–9 (7–8 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (6th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1925–26 1927–28 →

1926–27 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Oklahoma	8	–	4	.667	12	–	5	.706
Missouri	6	–	4	.600	9	–	8	.529
Nebraska	7	–	5	.583	12	–	6	.667
Kansas State	6	–	6	.500	10	–	8	.556
Oklahoma A&M	6	–	6	.500	8	–	9	.471
Drake	6	–	6	.500	8	–	10	.444
Iowa State	7	–	8	.467	9	–	9	.500
Washington University	2	–	8	.200	5	–	10	.333
Grinnell	2	–	10	.167	2	–	15	.118

The 1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–9, 7–8 in Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association play to finish in eighth place.

Roster

1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Brown	—	—
	Laurence Coomer	—	—	Jr
F	Earl Elliott	—	—	Sr	Ames, Iowa
C	Herman Fennema	—	—	Sr	Monroe, Iowa
	L.W. Grimes	—	—	Jr
	V.S. Hall	—	—	Jr
	G.B. Hay	—	—	Jr
G	Freddy Kling	—	—	Jr
	Harold Klingaman	—	—	Sr	Waterloo, Iowa
	Lester Lande	—	—	Jr	Northwood, Iowa
	Fred Ludwig	—	—	So	Lawton, Iowa
	C.J. McMurrin	—	—	Jr
	Aaron Miller (C)	—	—	Sr	Waterloo, Iowa
	Max Stayer	—	—	Jr
C	Joe Wagner	—	—	So

Head coach

Bill Chandler

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 22, 1926*	Simpson	W 24–19	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1927*	at Chicago	W 28–18	2–0	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago
January 7, 1927	Oklahoma	L 29–32	2–1 (0–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1927	Oklahoma A&M	W 40–21	3–1 (1–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1927	at Kansas State	L 24–31	3–2 (1–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 15, 1927	at Kansas	W 15–12	4–2 (2–2)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1927	at Grinnell	W 22–19	5–2 (3–2)	Grinnell, Iowa
January 21, 1927	at Oklahoma A&M	L 19–42	5–3 (3–3)	Armory-Gymnasium Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 22, 1927	at Oklahoma	L 21–36	5–4 (3–4)	Norman, Oklahoma
January 26, 1927 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 29–43	5–5 (3–5)	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 29, 1927	at Nebraska	L 19–35	5–6 (3–6)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 31, 1927*	at Creighton	L 21–25	5–7	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
February 3, 1927	Grinnell	W 33–29	6–7 (4–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1927	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 26–21	7–7 (5–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1927	Kansas	L 16–27	7–8 (5–7)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1927 8:30 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 20–23	7–9 (5–8)	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
February 25, 1927	Kansas State	W 36–23	8–9 (6–8)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1927	Nebraska	W 26–24	9–9 (7–8)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ (1) IOWA STATE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK: FOUR LETTERMEN REPORTED TO COACH CHANDLER OF BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor 1927 Jan 05:14.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) IOWA STATE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK: FOUR LETTERMEN REPORTED TO COACH CHANDLER OF BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor 1927 Jan 05:14.

[2] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics