1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–8 (4–6 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (3rd season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1929–30 1931–32 →

1930–31 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	7	–	3	.700	15	–	3	.833
Nebraska	6	–	4	.600	9	–	9	.500
Kansas State	5	–	5	.500	11	–	6	.647
Missouri	5	–	5	.500	8	–	9	.471
Iowa State	4	–	6	.400	8	–	8	.500
Oklahoma	3	–	7	.300	10	–	8	.556

The 1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–8, 4–6 in Big Six play to finish in fifth place.

Roster

1930–31 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Roger Bowen	—	—	So
F	H.G. Bowes	—	—	Jr
G	G.C. Brown	—	—	So
F	Frank Burrell	—	—	So
G	Clark Craghead	—	—	So
F	R.L. Curtis	—	—	So
G	Clyde Dills	—	—	So
G	W.F. Ellgen	—	—	So
F	W.L. Graves	—	—	So
G	Dick Hawk (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
C	Albert Heitman (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Keystone, Iowa
G	Herman Holmes	—	—	Jr	Gilbert, Iowa
G	Wendell King	—	—	Jr
F	Isadore Levine	—	—	So
F	Adolph Ludwig	—	—	So	Lawton, Iowa
G	T.H. Manship	—	—	So
	Gordon Nagel	—	—	Jr
G	Max Rieke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Blairstown, Iowa
F	Jack Roadcap	—	—	Jr
F	C.A. Rogers	—	—	So
F	C.A. Saddoris	—	—	Sr
F	Ralph Thomson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Omaha, Nebraska
G	W.H. Walker	—	—	So
F	R.A. Wilcox	—	—	So
F	Burnett Zimmerman	—	—	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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 19, 1930*	Simpson	W 39–12	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1930* 7:30 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 17–16	2–0	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 5, 1931*	at Minnesota	L 17–29	2–1	Minnesota Fieldhouse Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 10, 1931 7:30 pm	Oklahoma	W 35–25	3–1 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1931	at Missouri	L 18–20	3–2 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 22, 1931	Kansas	L 27–34	3–3 (1–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1931*	at Creighton	L 16–44	3–4	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
January 30, 1931	at Kansas State	W 41–36	4–4 (2–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 31, 1931	at Nebraska	L 19–31	4–5 (2–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 5, 1931	Missouri	W 29–19	5–5 (3–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1931* 7:45 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 23–20	6–5	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
February 13, 1931	Kansas State	L 24–38	6–6 (3–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1931	Nebraska	W 42–28	7–6 (4–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1931	at Oklahoma	L 21–26	7–7 (4–5)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 23, 1931	at Kansas	L 16–27	7–8 (4–6)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 26, 1931*	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 39–21	8–8	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

^ "IOWA STATE BASKETBALL: SUCCESSFUL SEASON ON COURT IS LOOKED FOR BY COACH LOUIS E. MENZE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS TWO REGULAR GUARDS". The Christian Science Monitor 1930 Dec 09:16.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] "IOWA STATE BASKETBALL: SUCCESSFUL SEASON ON COURT IS LOOKED FOR BY COACH LOUIS E. MENZE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS TWO REGULAR GUARDS". The Christian Science Monitor 1930 Dec 09:16.

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

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