1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Kansas
10
–
0
1.000
22
–
6
.786
Missouri
7
–
3
.700
18
–
9
.667
Oklahoma
5
–
5
.500
7
–
10
.412
Nebraska
5
–
5
.500
6
–
10
.375
Iowa State
2
–
8
.200
7
–
9
.438
Kansas State
1
–
9
.100
6
–
14
.300
Roster
1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Milt Andrews
—
—
Oelwein, Iowa
Dick Billes
—
—
Ames, Iowa
Dean Driscoll
—
—
Aberdeen, South Dakota
F
Orlyn Fuerbach
—
—
Keystone, Iowa
G
Charles Gradoville
—
—
Des Moines, Iowa
F
Bob Hayes
—
—
Sr
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Bill Husted
—
—
Ames, Iowa
Earl Kelso
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Rochester, New York
C
Rollin Kuebler
—
—
Jr
Carroll, Iowa
Bob Lindauer
—
—
Fairfield, Iowa
G
Royal Lohry
—
—
F
Mark Meis
—
—
Le Mars, Iowa
G
Reuben Mickelson
—
—
Jr
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Ron Norman
—
—
Fairfield, Iowa
Gene Oulman
—
—
Mason City, Iowa
Gene Phelps
—
—
Wells, Minnesota
Keith Spiker
—
—
Philadelphia
F
Ray Wehde
—
—
Holstein, Iowa
F
Roy Wehde
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Holstein, Iowa
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, Iowa
December 7, 1942 *
at Grinnell
L 30–37
1–1
Grinnell, Iowa
December 11, 1942 *
Drake Iowa Big Four
W 46–34
2–1
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 1, 1943 *
Iowa Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four
W 34–33
3–1
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1943
Kansas State
W 34–24
4–1 (1–0)
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1943 7:15 pm
Nebraska
W 50–38
5–1 (2–0)
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 23, 1943
at Missouri
L 34–52
5–2 (2–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1943 *8:15 pm
at Drake Iowa Big Four
W 32–30
6–2
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
February 1, 1943
Oklahoma
L 37–46
6–3 (2–2)
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1943
at Kansas
L 20–44
6–4 (2–3)
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 8, 1943
at Oklahoma
L 20–47
6–5 (2–4)
OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 15, 1943
Kansas
L 29–37
6–6 (2–5)
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1943
Missouri
L 28–31
6–7 (2–6)
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1943
at Nebraska
L 36–51
6–8 (2–7)
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
March 1, 1943
at Kansas State
L 36–43
6–9 (2–8)
Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics