1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 8 Kansas
11
–
1
.917
28
–
3
.903
No. 3 Kansas State
10
–
2
.833
19
–
5
.792
Missouri
6
–
6
.500
14
–
10
.583
Iowa State
4
–
8
.333
10
–
11
.476
Colorado
4
–
8
.333
8
–
16
.333
Oklahoma
4
–
8
.333
7
–
17
.292
Nebraska
3
–
9
.250
7
–
17
.292
Rankings from AP Poll [ 1]
The 1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season . The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa .
They finished the season 10–11, 4–8 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
The February 11 home game against Kansas marked the first ever live telecast of an Iowa State basketball home game. WOI-TV broadcast the game in central Iowa.[ 2]
Roster
1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
[ 3]
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
Barney Alleman
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Fr
Ankeny, Iowa
G
Virg Byerly
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Boone, Iowa
F
Jerry Davis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Ottumwa, Iowa
C
Delmar Diercks
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Mason City, Iowa
C
Chuck Duncan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
Atlantic, Iowa
F
Howie Franks
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Fort Dodge, Iowa
F
George Hess
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
F
Howie Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Shenandoah, Iowa
F
Paul Koch
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
G
Sam Long
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Ottumwa, Iowa
G
Jack Luhrig
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
F
Clare Russie
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Marshalltown, Iowa
F
Jim Stange (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
G
Carl VanCleave
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Montezuma, Iowa
G
Dan Youngblade
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1951 *7:30 pm
South Dakota
W 54–50
1–0
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 3, 1951 *7:30 pm
at Morningside
W 65–63
2–0
Allee Gymnasium Sioux City, Iowa
December 7, 1951 *7:30 pm
at Creighton
W 57–49
3–0
University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
December 10, 1951 *7:30 pm
Drake Iowa Big Four
W 51–46
4–0
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 22, 1951 *8:15 pm
at Drake Iowa Big Four
L 57–68
4–1
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
December 27, 1951 *9:45 pm
vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals
L 42–49
4–2
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1951 *4:00 pm
vs. No. 13 Stanford Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals
L 102–103
4–3
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1951 *2:00 pm
vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place
W 75–66
5–3
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1952 7:30 pm
Missouri
W 57–55
6–3 (1–0)
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1952 9:00 pm
at Colorado
L 52–67
6–4 (1–1)
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 19, 1952 7:30 pm
at No. 9 Kansas State
L 58–76
6–5 (1–2)
Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
January 28, 1952 7:30 pm
Nebraska
W 78–72
7–5 (2–2)
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1952 8:00 pm
at No. 4 Kansas
L 68–86
7–6 (2–3)
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 4, 1952 7:30 pm
at Oklahoma
L 45–49
7–7 (2–4)
OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 11, 1952 7:20 pm, WOI
No. 6 Kansas
L 50–55
7–8 (2–5)
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1952 *7:30 pm
Creighton
W 59–58 OT
8–8
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1952 7:30 pm, WOI
Oklahoma
W 59–48
9–8 (3–5)
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1952 8:00 pm
at Nebraska
L 53–75
9–9 (3–6)
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 29, 1952
at Missouri
L 49–53
9–10 (3–7)
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
March 3, 1952 7:30 pm
No. 3 Kansas State
L 66–88
9–11 (3–8)
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 8, 1952 7:30 pm
Colorado
W 69–62
10–11 (4–8)
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics