1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1942–43 college basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1941–42, the Cyclones finished 11–6 overall (5–5 in the Big Six Conference). There were no captains for the season.

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas100 1.000226  .786
Missouri73 .700189  .667
Oklahoma55 .500710  .412
Nebraska55 .500610  .375
Iowa State28 .20079  .438
Kansas State19 .100614  .300

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record7–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium

Roster

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Milt Andrews
Oelwein, IA
Dick Billes
Ames, IA
Dean Driscoll
Aberdeen, SD
F Orlyn Fuerbach
Keystone, IA
G Charles Gradoville
Des Moines, IA
F Bob Hayes
Sr Plattsmouth, NE
Bill Husted
Ames, IA
Earl Kelso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Rochester, NY
C Rollin Kuebler
Jr Carroll, IA
Bob Lindauer
Fairfield, IA
G Royal Lohry
F Mark Meis
Le Mars, IA
G Reuben Mickelson
Jr Thief River Falls, MN
Ron Norman
Fairfield, IA
Gene Oulman
Mason City, IA
Gene Phelps
Wells, MN
Keith Spiker
Philadelphia, PA
F Ray Wehde
Holstein, IA
F Roy Wehde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Holstein, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Player stats

Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player Class Pos PPG
Ray Wehde Fr F 7.8
Ron Norman So G 6.5
Bob Hayes Sr F 5.8
Gene Phelps So G 5.7

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1942*
7:15 pm
Simpson W 42–30  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 7, 1942*
at Grinnell L 30–37  1–1
 
Grinnell, IA
December 11, 1942*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 46–34  2–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 1, 1943*
Iowa Teachers (Northern Iowa)
Iowa Big Four
W 34–33  3–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 9, 1943
Kansas State W 34–24  4–1
(1–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 18, 1943
7:15 pm
Nebraska W 50–38  5–1
(2–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 23, 1943
at Missouri L 34–52  5–2
(2–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 29, 1943*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 32–30  6–2
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
February 1, 1943
Oklahoma L 37–46  6–3
(2–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 6, 1943
at Kansas L 20–44  6–4
(2–3)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 8, 1943
at Oklahoma L 20–47  6–5
(2–4)
OU Field House 
Norman, OK
February 15, 1943
Kansas L 29–37  6–6
(2–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 22, 1943
Missouri L 28–31  6–7
(2–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 27, 1943
at Nebraska L 36–51  6–8
(2–7)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 1, 1943
at Kansas State L 36–43  6–9
(2–8)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
March 18, 1943*
at Iowa Pre-Flight W 53–32  7–9
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "Weak K.S. clubs beats Cyclones". Ames Daily Tribune. Ames, Iowa. November 23, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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