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1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record8–8 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1945–46 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 0   1.000 19 2   .905
Oklahoma 7 3   .700 11 10   .524
Iowa State 5 5   .500 8 8   .500
Missouri 3 7   .300 6 11   .353
Nebraska 3 7   .300 7 13   .350
Kansas State 2 8   .200 4 20   .167

The 1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eighteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the last time at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–8, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish in third place.

Roster

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1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Bernie Bobbitt
F Jim Buck
Fr Ames, Iowa
F Norb Dahlke
Princeton, Wisconsin
C Sam Deal
Amarillo, Texas
George Duvall
Ames, Iowa
Ev Faunce
C Don Halverson
G Joe Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Wilmington, California
G Jim Itrandles
F Jim Jessin
F Bob Johnson
F Jim Kilgariff
G Jim Miller
C Darrell Momberg
G Ron Norman (C)
Jr Fairfield, Iowa
F Norman Pedersen
G Bob Peterson
So
G John Pflunn
Chicago
G Al Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C Don Ricketts
Ames, Iowa
C Dudley Ruisch
Sioux City, Iowa
F Don Silkman
F Jim Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Minneapolis
G R.L. Still
Newton, Iowa
F Leon Uknes
Sioux City, Iowa
Bob Worthman
Madison, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 8, 1945*
7:30 pm
Loras W 51–35  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1945*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 46–42  2–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
December 15, 1945*
at Minnesota L 33–65  2–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
December 20, 1945*
at Ottumwa Naval(Iowa Pre-Flight) L 34–51  2–2
 
Ottumwa, Iowa
December 31, 1945*
Ottumwa Naval (Iowa Pre-Flight) L 35–48  2–3
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 5, 1946
at Kansas State L 46–52 OT 2–4
(0–1)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 11, 1946
at Missouri W 45–33  3–4
(1–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
January 14, 1946
7:30 pm
Nebraska W 57–39  4–4
(2–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1946*
7:30 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 58–45  5–4
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1946
7:30 pm
Kansas L 47–50 OT 5–5
(2–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1946
at Oklahoma L 43–44  5–6
(2–3)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 8, 1946
at Nebraska W 57–45  6–6
(3–3)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 15, 1946
7:30 pm
Missouri L 36–38  6–7
(3–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1946
7:15 pm
Kansas State W 74–39  7–7
(4–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1946
7:30 pm
Oklahoma W 56–54  8–7
(5–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1946
at Kansas L 41–69  8–8
(5–5)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
*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. ^ (1) November 9, 1945 (Page 14 of 16). Des Moines Register 1945 Nov 09(141):14.
  2. ^ "Reference at ames.advantage-preservation.com".
  3. ^ "Reference at ames.advantage-preservation.com".
  4. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.