1939–40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1939â40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1939â40 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his twelfth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record9â9 (2â8 Big Six)
Headcoach
- Louis Menze (12th season)
HomearenaState Gymnasium
| 1939â40 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 9â9 (2â8 Big Six) |
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| Home arena | State Gymnasium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 8 | â | 2 | .800 | 19 | â | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 8 | â | 2 | .800 | 13 | â | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 8 | â | 2 | .800 | 12 | â | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 9 | â | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 6 | â | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 6 | â | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
They finished the season 9â9, 2â8 in Big Six play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 1, 1939* |
Simpson | W 67â40 | 1â0 |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| December 4, 1939* |
at Morningside | W 57â34 | 2â0 |
Sioux City, Iowa | |||||||
| December 8, 1939* |
Grinnell | W 50â34 | 3â0 |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| December 11, 1939* 8:15 pm |
at Drake Iowa Big Four |
W 37â34 | 4â0 |
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
| December 13, 1939* |
Denver | W 55â46 | 5â0 |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| December 30, 1939* 7:30 pm |
Drake Iowa Big Four |
L 29â33 | 5â1 |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| January 6, 1940* |
at Creighton | W 35â32 | 6â1 |
University Gym Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
| January 8, 1940 |
at Nebraska | L 28â44 | 6â2 (0â1) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
| January 15, 1940 |
Missouri | L 16â27 | 6â3 (0â2) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| January 20, 1940 |
at Oklahoma | L 32â54 | 6â4 (0â3) |
OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
| January 22, 1940 |
at Kansas State | L 28â29 | 6â5 (0â4) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
| January 29, 1940* |
Morningside | W 58â36 | 7â5 |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| February 9, 1940 7:30 pm |
Kansas State | W 45â32 | 8â5 (1â4) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| February 12, 1940 |
at Kansas | L 34â36 | 8â6 (1â5) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
| February 17, 1940 |
Nebraska | W 40â33 | 9â6 (2â5) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| February 22, 1940 |
Missouri | L 40â63 | 9â7 (2â6) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| February 26, 1940 |
Kansas | L 29â42 | 9â8 (2â7) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| March 2, 1940 |
Oklahoma | L 41â52 | 9â9 (2â8) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||