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1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Six Regular season Champion
Fifth District NCAA Qualifying Game
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record15–4 (7–3 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons

The 1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1940–41 college basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1939–40, the Cyclones finished 9–9 overall (2–8 in the Big Six Conference). The team's captains were Al Budolfson and Gordon Nicholas. The Cyclones shared the Big Six conference championship with the Kansas Jayhawks. This marked the first time that Iowa State had ever qualified for the postseason; they would face Creighton in a district qualifying game for the 1941 NCAA Tournament, where they would fall, 57–48.[1]

1940–41 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iowa State 7 3   .700 15 4   .789
Kansas 7 3   .700 12 6   .667
Nebraska 6 4   .600 8 10   .444
Oklahoma 5 5   .500 6 12   .333
Kansas State 3 7   .300 6 12   .333
Missouri 2 8   .200 6 10   .375

Roster

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1940–41 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Al Budolfson (C)
Jr Rolfe, Iowa
G Dale DeKoster
Sr Spencer, Iowa
F Jerry Deneckere
Rock Island, Illinois
Fred Gordon
Decorah, Iowa
C Gordon Nicholas (C)
Sr Lawton, Iowa
G Grover Miehe
Maynard, Iowa
G Larry Owens
Ames, Iowa
F Carol Schneider 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Rock Island, Illinois
F Ed Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Minburn, Iowa
F Leon Uknes
Sioux City, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Player stats

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Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player Class Pos PPG
Gordon Nicholas Sr C 9.7
Al Budolfson Jr F 8.1
Dale DeKoster Sr G 7.3
Carol Schneider Jr G 7.0

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 4, 1940*
7:15 pm
Cornell W 37–22  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1940*
Coe W 28–23  2–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1940*
at Minnesota W 37–36  3–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 14, 1940*
at Bradley Tech W 31–28  4–0
Peoria Armory 
Peoria, Illinois
December 21, 1940*
Grinnell W 43–37  5–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1940*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 45–26  6–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 4, 1941*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 36–30  7–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 6, 1941*
7:15 pm
Montana W 41–27  8–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1941
at Kansas L 41–44  8–1
(0–1)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 18, 1941
Missouri W 40–37  9–1
(1–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1941
7:30 pm
Nebraska L 35–38  9–2
(1–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1941
at Nebraska L 36–41  9–3
(1–3)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 8, 1941
at Oklahoma W 35–33  10–3
(2–3)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 10, 1941
at Kansas State W 50–41  11–3
(3–3)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 17, 1941
Oklahoma W 44–30  12–3
(4–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 24, 1941
at Missouri W 49–29  13–3
(5–3)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
March 1, 1941
Kansas State W 36–33  14–3
(6–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1941
Kansas W 41–29  15–3
(7–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
Postseason
March 18, 1941*
9:00 pm
vs. Creighton
Fifth District NCAA Qualifying Game
L 48–57  15–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ Green, Mike (August 8, 2017). "Cyclone Stars From The 1940s Highlight Reunion". Cyclone Sidebar. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ (1) December 4, 1940 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register 1940 Dec 04(166):16.
  3. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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