1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	6–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (10th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1937–38 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	9	–	1		.900			18	–	2		.900
Oklahoma	8	–	2		.800			14	–	4		.778
Missouri	4	–	6		.400			9	–	9		.500
Nebraska	4	–	6		.400			9	–	11		.450
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			7	–	11		.389
Iowa State	2	–	8		.200			6	–	9		.400

The 1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his tenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 6–9, 2–8 in Big Six play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Wendell Allan — — So Ames, Iowa F Harlan Anderson — — F Don Beresford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — G Bob Blahnik (C) — — Sr G Bill Bliss — 190 lb (86 kg) So Ames, Iowa G Chuck Heileman — — C Alan Kilborn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Everett Kischer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) G Bob Kliebenstein — — F Warren Maxon — — So Webster City, Iowa F Bob Menze — — So F Harry Roschlau — — Jr Rowland Rushmore — — C Hilary Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Ames, Iowa Hugh Vickerstaff — —	Head coach Louis Menze Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 3, 1937* 7:30 pm		Simpson	W 41–37	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1937*		at Iowa State Teachers Iowa Big Four	W 30–26	2–0	Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 10, 1937*		Cornell	L 26–28 ^OT	2–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1937*		Grinnell	W 28–26	3–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1937*		Iowa State Teachers Iowa Big Four	W 35–28	4–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1938		Kansas State	W 41–30	5–1 (1–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1938		at Kansas	L 17–31	5–2 (1–1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1938		at Oklahoma	L 29–46	5–3 (1–2)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
January 21, 1938		at Missouri	L 34–43	5–4 (1–3)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1938		Nebraska	L 32–35	5–5 (1–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1938		Missouri	W 38–35	6–5 (2–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1938		at Kansas State	L 29–51	6–6 (2–5)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
February 14, 1938		at Nebraska	L 23–50	6–7 (2–6)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 21, 1938		Kansas	L 23–31	6–8 (2–7)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1938		Oklahoma	L 32–35	6–9 (2–8)	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

1. (1) November 28, 1937 (Page 17 of 75). Des Moines Register 1937 Nov 28(160):17.
2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.