1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–14 (3–11 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (5th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1924–25 1926–27 →

1925–26 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	16	–	2	.889	16	–	2	.889
Oklahoma	9	–	3	.750	11	–	4	.733
Kansas State	9	–	3	.750	11	–	7	.611
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	8	–	10	.444
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	8	–	10	.444
Drake	7	–	9	.438	9	–	9	.500
Washington University	7	–	9	.438	7	–	9	.438
Oklahoma A&M	5	–	7	.417	9	–	9	.500
Iowa State	3	–	11	.214	4	–	14	.222
Grinnell	1	–	13	.071	1	–	14	.067

The 1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1925–26 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 4–14, 3–11 in Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association play to finish in ninth place.

Roster

1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Hometown
	Ernest Anderson (C)	—	—
	Arnold	—	—
	Earl Elliott	—	—	Ames, Iowa
C	Herman Fennema	—	—	Monroe, Iowa
	Gregg	—	—
	L.W. Grimes	—	—
	V.S. Hall	—	—
	G.B. Hay	—	—
G	Freddy Kling	—	—
	Lester Lande	—	—	Northwood, Iowa
	Martin	—	—
	Aaron Miller	—	—	Waterloo, Iowa
	Nelson	—	—
	Max Stayer	—	—
	Swanson	—	—
	Wright	—	—

Head coach

Bill Chandler

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 21, 1925*	Illinois	L 14–35	0–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1925*	at Minnesota	L 17–32	0–2	Kenwood Armory Minneapolis
December 30, 1925* 8:00 pm	at Chicago	W 22–21	1–2	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago
January 2, 1926*	at Creighton	L 15–18	1–3	University Gym (1,500) Omaha, Nebraska
January 8, 1926 7:15 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 18–26	1–4 (0–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1926	at Washington University (MO)	L 26–30	1–5 (0–2)	Francis Gymnasium (6,000) St. Louis, Missouri
January 16, 1926	at Missouri	W 23–22	2–5 (1–2)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 23, 1926	at Nebraska	L 13–18	2–6 (1–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 29, 1926	Kansas	L 21–43	2–7 (1–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1926	Nebraska	L 12–27	2–8 (1–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1926 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 22–26	2–9 (1–6)	Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, Iowa
February 9, 1926	Grinnell	W 34–15	3–9 (2–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1926	at Kansas State	L 10–43	3–10 (2–7)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 15, 1926	at Kansas	L 23–25	3–11 (2–8)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, Kansas
February 22, 1926	at Grinnell	W 32–23	4–11 (3–8)	Grinnell, Iowa
February 26, 1926	Missouri	L 21–34	4–12 (3–9)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1926	Washington University (MO)	L 20–24	4–13 (3–10)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1926	Kansas State	L 22–23 ^OT	4–14 (3–11)	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) December 11, 1925 (Page 12 of 18). Des Moines Register 1925 Dec 11(173):12.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) December 11, 1925 (Page 12 of 18). Des Moines Register 1925 Dec 11(173):12.

[2] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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