1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his ninth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record3–15 (0–10 Big Six)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoseph Truskowski
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1936–37 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 8 2   .800 15 4   .789
Nebraska 8 2   .800 13 7   .650
Oklahoma 7 3   .700 12 4   .750
Kansas State 5 5   .500 9 9   .500
Missouri 2 8   .200 7 9   .438
Iowa State 0 10   .000 3 15   .167

They finished the season 3–15, 0–10 in Big Six play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

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1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Don Atkinson
F Bob Blahnik
Jr
F Lavern Diekman
F Jack Flemming (C)
Sr Spirit Lake, Iowa
G George Gibson
G Chuck Heileman
190 lb (86 kg)
F Maurice Johnson
Sr LeGrand, Iowa
F Bob Kliebenstein
G Don Perkins
C Fred Poole
F Harry Roschlau
C Burton Thomson
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Joseph Truskowski


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 4, 1936*
Central W 37–30  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1936*
Grinnell W 39–26  2–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1936*
Denver L 31–36  2–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 30, 1936*
Utah W 40–27  3–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 2, 1937*
at Minnesota L 16–49  3–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 4, 1937*
at Creighton L 28–33  3–3
University Gym 
Omaha, Nebraska
January 9, 1937
Kansas State L 31–44  3–4
(0–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1937
Missouri L 28–31  3–5
(0–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1937
at Nebraska L 33–45  3–6
(0–3)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 20, 1937
at Missouri L 37–39  3–7
(0–4)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
January 23, 1937*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 20–35  3–8
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 30, 1937*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 32–36  3–9
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1937
Kansas L 26–36  3–10
(0–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1937
at Kansas L 26–36  3–11
(0–6)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 15, 1937
at Oklahoma L 22–28  3–12
(0–7)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 22, 1937
at Kansas State L 22–28  3–13
(0–8)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 27, 1937
Oklahoma L 42–48  3–14
(0–9)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1937
Nebraska L 31–48  3–15
(0–10)
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

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  1. ^ (1) December 18, 1936 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register 1936 Dec 18(180):16.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.