1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1930-31 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record8–8 (4–6 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
1930–31 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas73 .700153  .833
Nebraska64 .60099  .500
Kansas State55 .500116  .647
Missouri55 .50089  .471
Iowa State46 .40088  .500
Oklahoma37 .300108  .556

They finished the season 8–8, 4–6 in Big Six play to finish in fifth place.

Roster

1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Roger Bowen
So
F H.G. Bowes
Jr
G G.C. Brown
So
F Frank Burrell
So
G Clark Craghead
So
F R.L. Curtis
So
G Clyde Dills
So
G W.F. Ellgen
So
F W.L. Graves
So
G Dick Hawk (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
C Albert Heitman (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Keystone, IA
G Herman Holmes
Jr Gilbert, IA
G Wendell King
Jr
F Isadore Levine
So
F Adolph Ludwig
So Lawton, IA
G T.H. Manship
So
Gordon Nagel
Jr
G Max Rieke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Blairstown, IA
F Jack Roadcap
Jr
F C.A. Rogers
So
F C.A. Saddoris
Sr
F Ralph Thomson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Omaha, NE
G W.H. Walker
So
F R.A. Wilcox
So
F Burnett Zimmerman
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 19, 1930*
Simpson W 39–12  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 31, 1930*
7:30 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 17–16  2–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
January 5, 1931*
at Minnesota L 17–29  2–1
Minnesota Fieldhouse 
Minneapolis, MN
January 10, 1931
7:30 pm
Oklahoma W 35–25  3–1
(1–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 17, 1931
at Missouri L 18–20  3–2
(1–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 22, 1931
Kansas L 27–34  3–3
(1–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 24, 1931*
at Creighton L 16–44  3–4
University Gym 
Omaha, NE
January 30, 1931
at Kansas State W 41–36  4–4
(2–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
January 31, 1931
at Nebraska L 19–31  4–5
(2–3)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
February 5, 1931
Missouri W 29–19  5–5
(3–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 10, 1931*
7:45 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 23–20  6–5
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
February 13, 1931
Kansas State L 24–38  6–6
(3–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 16, 1931
Nebraska W 42–28  7–6
(4–4)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 21, 1931
at Oklahoma L 21–26  7–7
(4–5)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
February 23, 1931
at Kansas L 16–27  7–8
(4–6)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 26, 1931*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 39–21  8–8
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. (1) MONITOR,SPECIAL TO THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. IOWA STATE BASKETBALL: SUCCESSFUL SEASON ON COURT IS LOOKED FOR BY COACH LOUIS E. MENZE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS TWO REGULAR GUARDS. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file) 1930 Dec 09:16.
  2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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