1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–9 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (11th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1938–39 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri	7	–	3		.700			12	–	6		.667
Oklahoma	7	–	3		.700			12	–	6		.667
Kansas	6	–	4		.600			13	–	7		.650
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	9		.471
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			7	–	13		.350
Kansas State	2	–	8		.200			5	–	13		.278

The 1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–9, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Wendell Allan — — Ames, Iowa F Don Beresford — — Jr Ames, Iowa G Bill Bliss — — Ames, Iowa F Darrell Don Carlos — — So Perry, Iowa F Fred Gordon — — Jr St. Ansgar, Iowa F Bob Harris — — So G Chuck Heileman — — C Ernest Herbertschmeier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Hubbard, Iowa C Bob Hunt — — So Marshalltown, Iowa C Ed Jones — — So Conrad, Iowa G Bob Menze (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Ames, Iowa C Gordon Nicholas — — So Lawton, Iowa C Hilary Ryan — — Ames, Iowa F Darryl Wagoner — — Sr	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 5, 1938*		Cornell	W 35–25	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1938*		at Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	L 29–38	1–1	Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 12, 1938* 7:15 pm		Grinnell	W 43–36	2–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1938* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 30–32	2–2	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1938*		Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 43–32	3–2	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1939		Kansas State	W 47–36	4–2 (1–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1939		at Missouri	L 35–56	4–3 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 16, 1939		Oklahoma	W 51–42	5–3 (2–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1939* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 33–35	5–4	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
January 23, 1939		Kansas	W 40–37	6–4 (3–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1939*		at Creighton	L 29–35	6–5	Omaha, Nebraska
January 30, 1939		at Nebraska	L 44–51	6–6 (3–2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 4, 1939		Missouri	W 51–45	7–6 (4–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1939		at Kansas State	L 40–44	7–7 (4–3)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
February 18, 1939		at Oklahoma	L 41–60	7–8 (4–4)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 20, 1939		at Kansas	L 37–46	7–9 (4–5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
February 27, 1939		Nebraska	W 41–28	8–9 (5–5)	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 26, 1938 (Page 9 of 16). Des Moines Register 1938 Nov 26(158):9.
2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.