1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–8 (8–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (4th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1956–57 1958–59 →

1957–58 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas State	10	–	2	.833	22	–	5	.815
No. 7 Kansas	8	–	4	.667	18	–	5	.783
Iowa State	8	–	4	.667	15	–	8	.652
Oklahoma	5	–	7	.417	13	–	10	.565
Nebraska	5	–	7	.417	10	–	13	.435
Missouri	3	–	9	.250	9	–	13	.409
Colorado	3	–	9	.250	8	–	15	.348
No. 19 Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	21	–	8	.724

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1957–58 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, 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 15–8, 8–4 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for second.

Roster

1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Ronald Baukol	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	Bud Bergman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	John Crawford (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	Gary Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G	Dick Farwell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	Larry Fie	—	—	So	Spencer, Iowa
G	Lyle Frahm (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	Gene Gronau	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Dale Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
C	John Krocheski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	Al Lowery	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
C	Don Medsker (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
F	Doug Meyer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—

Head coach

Bill Strannigan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1957* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 62–55	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1957* 8:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 66–67	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis
December 12, 1957* 9:00 pm		at BYU	W 54–45	2–1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
December 14, 1957*		at Wyoming	W 72–51	3–1	War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming
December 21, 1957* 7:35 pm		Illinois	W 68–60	4–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1957* 8:30 pm		No. 9 Michigan State	L 51–57 ^OT	4–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1957* 9:30 pm	No. 20	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 81–43	5–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1957* 7:30 pm	No. 20	vs. No. 2 Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 48–55	5–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1957* 7:30 pm	No. 20	vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 61–51	6–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1958* 7:35PM		Montana State	L 61–62	6–4	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1958 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 62–55	7–4 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1958* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 63–42	8–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
January 18, 1958 7:30 pm		at Nebraska	W 57–52	9–4 (2–0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 20, 1958 9:00 pm		at Colorado	L 36–45	9–5 (2–1)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 25, 1958 7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW		No. 3 Kansas State	L 54–64	9–6 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1958 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 78–63	10–6 (3–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1958 7:35 pm		at No. 4 Kansas State	L 70–77	10–7 (3–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
February 15, 1958 7:35 pm		at No. 4 Kansas	L 61–90	10–8 (3–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 17, 1958 7:35 pm		at No. 20 Oklahoma	W 59–56 ^OT	11–8 (4–4)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma
February 24, 1958 7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW		No. 4 Kansas	W 48–42	12–8 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1958 7:35 pm		Colorado	W 71–44	13–8 (6–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1958 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 66–65	14–8 (7–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 10, 1958 8:00 pm		at Missouri	W 63–59 ^OT	15–8 (8–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
*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 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1957-58 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1957-58 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

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

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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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