1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	9–12 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (4th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1949–50 1951–52 →

1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas State	11	–	1	.917	25	–	4	.862
Kansas	8	–	4	.667	16	–	8	.667
Missouri	8	–	4	.667	16	–	8	.667
Oklahoma	6	–	6	.500	14	–	10	.583
Nebraska	4	–	8	.333	9	–	14	.391
Iowa State	3	–	9	.250	9	–	12	.429
Colorado	2	–	10	.167	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his fourth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–12, 3–9 in Big Seven play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Gay Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Council Bluffs, Iowa
G	Virg Byerly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—		Boone, Iowa
F	Eldon Clement	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—		Le Mars, Iowa
C	Delmar Diercks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Mason City, Iowa
C	Gordon Dunker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
F	George Hess	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—
G	Bob Koch	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—
G	Sam Long	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—		Ottumwa, Iowa
G	Jack Luhrig	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Sheldon, Iowa
G	Gene Paetz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
	Nate Phipps	—	—
F	Clare Russie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—		Marshalltown, Iowa
F	Jim Stange	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—		Davenport, Iowa
C	Sylvester Wilhelmi (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Le Mars, Iowa
G	Dan Youngblade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Sioux City, Iowa

Head coach

Clay Sutherland

Assistant coach(es)

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 2, 1950* 7:30 pm	South Dakota	W 62–59	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1950* 7:30 pm	Simpson	W 77–44	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1950* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 47–65	2–1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
December 11, 1950* 7:30 pm	Utah State	W 52–41	3–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 22, 1950* 8:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 68–54	4–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1950* 8:00 pm	vs. No. 10 Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 51–75	4–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1950* 2:00 pm	vs. Colorado Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 58–54 ^OT	5–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1950* 4:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	L 50–68	5–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1951 7:30 pm, WOI	Oklahoma	W 48–44	6–3 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1951 7:30 pm	at Nebraska	L 49–51	6–4 (1–1)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 13, 1951 7:30 pm	at No. 9 Kansas State	L 58–98	6–5 (1–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 15, 1951 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma	L 44–52	6–6 (1–3)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 20, 1951 7:30 pm	Colorado	L 42–47 ^OT	6–7 (1–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1951 8:00 pm	at Missouri	L 46–49	6–8 (1–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1951* 7:30 pm	Creighton	W 75–49	7–8	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1951 8:30 pm	Nebraska	W 67–51	8–8 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1951 9:00 pm	at Colorado	W 63–59	9–8 (3–5)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
February 17, 1951 7:30 pm	Kansas	L 54–56	9–9 (3–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1951 7:30 pm	Missouri	L 54–59	9–10 (3–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1951 7:30 pm	No. 4 Kansas State	L 47–81	9–11 (3–8)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 7, 1951 7:30 pm	at Kansas	L 64–70	9–12 (3–9)	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

^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ "1950-51 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] sports-reference.com 1950-51 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] "1950-51 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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

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