1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	14–9 (6–6 Big Six)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (1st season);
Assistant coach	Cap Timm
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	9	–	3	.750	22	–	6	.786
Oklahoma	7	–	5	.583	13	–	9	.591
Missouri	7	–	5	.583	14	–	10	.583
Iowa State	6	–	6	.500	15	–	8	.652
Nebraska	5	–	7	.417	11	–	13	.458
Kansas	4	–	8	.333	9	–	15	.375
Colorado	4	–	8	.333	7	–	14	.333

The 1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 14–9, 6–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1947–48 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	21	Gay Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Council Bluffs, Iowa
G		Bill Block	—	—	Sr	Muscatine, Iowa
G		Don Ferguson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	—		Ottumwa, Iowa
G		Clayton Johnson	—	—
F		Lloyd Kester	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—		Ames, Iowa
F		Jim Kilgariff	—	—
F		Bob McLuen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Ashton, Iowa
G		Ron Norman (C)	—	—		Fairfield, Iowa
G		Gene Oulman	—	—
F		Don Paulsen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—		Huxley, Iowa
G		Bob Petersen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—		Harlan, Iowa
F		Therol Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Clinton, Iowa
G		Dudley Ruisch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—		Sioux City, Iowa
F		Leo Schneider	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Rock Island, Illinois
G		John Sheperd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Gary, Indiana
F		Ray Wehde	—	—		Holstein, Iowa
F		Roy Wehde	—	—		Holstein, Iowa

Head coach

Clay Sutherland

Assistant coach(es)

Cap Timm

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 8, 1947* 7:30 pm	Simpson	W 43–29	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1947* 7:30 pm	Morningside	W 68–50	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1947* 8:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State Big Six Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 33–44	2–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 19, 1947* 2:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 40–48	2–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 20, 1947* 2:00 pm	vs. Colorado Big Six Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 49–40	3–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1947* 8:30 pm	Michigan	W 53–51	4–2	Iowa State Armory (6,500) Ames, Iowa
December 30, 1947* 8:30 pm	Michigan	W 47–41	5–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1948* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 49–47	6–2	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 6, 1948 7:30 pm	Nebraska	W 55–44	7–2 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1948 7:30 pm	Missouri	W 53–45	8–2 (2–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1948* 7:00 pm	at Iowa State Teacher's College Iowa Big Four	W 52–47	9–2	Men's Gym Cedar Falls, Iowa
January 17, 1948 8:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 39–66	9–3 (2–1)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 19, 1948	at Kansas State	L 42–61	9–4 (2–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 22, 1948* 7:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 49–60	9–5	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1948	at Colorado	W 39–38	10–5 (3–2)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
February 7, 1948 7:30 pm	Colorado	L 32–33	10–6 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1948 7:30 pm	Kansas	W 52–50	11–6 (4–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1948 8:00 pm	at Missouri	W 48–47	12–6 (5–3)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
February 21, 1948	at Nebraska	L 57–62	12–7 (5–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 24, 1948 7:30 pm	Kansas State	L 48–54	12–8 (5–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1948 7:30 pm	Oklahoma	W 55–35	13–8 (6–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1948* 7:30 pm	South Dakota	W 72–50	14–8	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 12, 1948 7:30 pm	at Kansas	L 54–61	14–9 (6–6)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "1947-48 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] "1947-48 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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

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