1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	6–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (10th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1936–37 1938–39 →

1937–38 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	9	–	1	.900	18	–	2	.900
Oklahoma	8	–	2	.800	14	–	4	.778
Missouri	4	–	6	.400	9	–	9	.500
Nebraska	4	–	6	.400	9	–	11	.450
Kansas State	3	–	7	.300	7	–	11	.389
Iowa State	2	–	8	.200	6	–	9	.400

The 1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his tenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 6–9, 2–8 in Big Six play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

1937–38 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Wendell Allan	—	—	So	Ames, Iowa
F	Harlan Anderson	—	—
F	Don Beresford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	Bob Blahnik (C)	—	—	Sr
G	Bill Bliss	—	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Ames, Iowa
G	Chuck Heileman	—	—
C	Alan Kilborn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
	Everett Kischer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)
G	Bob Kliebenstein	—	—
F	Warren Maxon	—	—	So	Webster City, Iowa
F	Bob Menze	—	—	So
F	Harry Roschlau	—	—	Jr
	Rowland Rushmore	—	—
C	Hilary Ryan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Ames, Iowa
	Hugh Vickerstaff	—	—

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 3, 1937* 7:30 pm	Simpson	W 41–37	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1937*	at Iowa State Teachers Iowa Big Four	W 30–26	2–0	Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 10, 1937*	Cornell	L 26–28 ^OT	2–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1937*	Grinnell	W 28–26	3–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1937*	Iowa State Teachers Iowa Big Four	W 35–28	4–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1938	Kansas State	W 41–30	5–1 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1938	at Kansas	L 17–31	5–2 (1–1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1938	at Oklahoma	L 29–46	5–3 (1–2)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 21, 1938	at Missouri	L 34–43	5–4 (1–3)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1938	Nebraska	L 32–35	5–5 (1–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1938	Missouri	W 38–35	6–5 (2–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1938	at Kansas State	L 29–51	6–6 (2–5)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 14, 1938	at Nebraska	L 23–50	6–7 (2–6)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 21, 1938	Kansas	L 23–31	6–8 (2–7)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1938	Oklahoma	L 32–35	6–9 (2–8)	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

^ (1) November 28, 1937 (Page 17 of 75). Des Moines Register 1937 Nov 28(160):17.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) November 28, 1937 (Page 17 of 75). Des Moines Register 1937 Nov 28(160):17.

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

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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	Margaret Hall Gymnasium (1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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