1941–42 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1941–42 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1941–42 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	11–6 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (14th season);
Assistant coach	Cap Timm
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

The 1941–42 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1941–42 college basketball season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1940–41, the Cyclones finished 15–4 overall (7–3 in the Big Six Conference). The team's captain was Al Budolfson.

1941–42 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	8	–	2	.800	17	–	5	.773
Oklahoma	8	–	2	.800	11	–	7	.611
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	11	–	6	.647
Nebraska	4	–	6	.400	6	–	13	.316
Kansas State	3	–	7	.300	8	–	10	.444
Missouri	2	–	8	.200	6	–	12	.333

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Gordon Bell	—	—
F	Al Budolfson (C)	—	—	Sr
	Harle Damon	—	—
	Jerry Deneckere	—	—		Rock Island, Illinois
G	Kenny Donelson	—	—
	Herman Eppink	—	—
	Bob Harris	—	—	Sr
F	Bob Hayes	—	—		Plattsmouth, Nebraska
C	Rollin Kuebler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Carroll, Iowa
F	Reuben Mickelson	—	—	So	Thief River Falls, Minnesota
F	Norman Pedersen	—	—
	Carol Schneider	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
G	Leon Uknes	—	—		Sioux City, Iowa
C	Henry Vogt	—	—
G	Howard Walton	—	—

Head coach

Louis Menze

Assistant coach(es)

Cap Timm

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Player stats

Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player	Class	Pos	PPG
Al Budolfson	Sr	F	12.3
Bob Harris	Sr	G	8.1
Carol Schneider	Sr	G	7.5

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 4, 1941*	Coe	W 46–33	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1941* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–30	2–0	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
December 13, 1941*	at Bradley	W 56–43	3–0	Woodruff High School Gym Peoria, Illinois
December 20, 1941*	Grinnell	W 42–27	4–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1941* 7:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 49–20	5–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1942*	Dubuque	W 46–30	6–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1942	Missouri	W 46–30	7–0 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1942 7:15 pm	Kansas	W 45–41	8–0 (2–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1942	at Missouri	L 25–34	8–1 (2–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 26, 1942	at Oklahoma	L 37–46	8–2 (2–2)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 31, 1942 7:30 pm	Nebraska	W 39–33	9–2 (3–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1942*	Great Lakes Naval	L 42–43	9–3	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1942	at Nebraska	L 31–39	9–4 (3–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 9, 1942 7:30 pm	at Kansas State	W 44–43	10–4 (4–3)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 16, 1942	at Kansas	L 44–60	10–5 (4–4)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 23, 1942	Oklahoma	W 46–43	11–5 (5–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1942 7:30 pm	Kansas State	L 34–36	11–6 (5–5)	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 4, 1941 (Page 15 of 22). Des Moines Register 1941 Dec 04(166):15.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] (1) December 4, 1941 (Page 15 of 22). Des Moines Register 1941 Dec 04(166):15.

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

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