1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–9 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (1st season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	4	.714	19	–	9	.679
Kansas State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	10	.615
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	14	–	11	.560
Colorado	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	9	.625
Missouri	5	–	9	.357	12	–	13	.480
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	15	.400
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, 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 15–9, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place. They were Big Eight Holiday Tournament champions, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas in the December tournament.

Roster

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Sam Barnard	—	—		Oshkosh, Wisconsin
F	Vince Brewer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	New York City
G	Nick Bruno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Staten Island, New York
F	Ted Ecker	—	—
G	Larry Fie (C)	—	—	Sr	Spencer, Iowa
G	Glen Mente	—	—	Jr	Wheatland, Iowa
F	Jay Murrell	—	—		Omaha, Nebraska
F	John O'Keefe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	John Ptacek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Webster City, Iowa
C	Terry Roberts	—	—	Jr	Webster City, Iowa
C	Bob Stoy	—	—	So	Waterloo, Iowa
G	Gary Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Tama, Iowa
F	Henry Whitney	—	—	Jr	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Glen Anderson

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 1, 1959* 7:35 pm	South Dakota	W 66–47	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1959* 1:30 pm	at Wisconsin	W 71–53	2–0	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
December 10, 1959* 7:35 pm	Utah State	L 66–71	2–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1959* 10:00 pm	at Washington	W 60–56	3–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle
December 19, 1959* 10:00 pm	at Washington	L 59–69	3–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle
December 23, 1959* 8:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 58–54	4–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1959* 7:30 pm	vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 74–73 ^OT	5–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1959* 7:30 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 55–41	6–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1959* 9:30 pm	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	W 83–70	7–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1960 7:35 pm	Nebraska	W 57–53	8–2 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1960 8:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 49–48	9–2 (2–0)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 11, 1960 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma	L 47–65	9–3 (2–1)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
January 16, 1960 7:35 pm	Oklahoma State	W 48–40	10–3 (3–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1960 7:35 pm	at Kansas State	L 66–68	10–4 (3–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
January 23, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight	Kansas	W 72–60	11–4 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1960 7:30 pm	Colorado forfeit by Colorado	L 55–70	12–4 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1960 7:35 pm	at Kansas	L 64–70	12–5 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 13, 1960 8:05 pm	at Nebraska	L 49–69	12–6 (5–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 15, 1960 7:35 pm	Kansas State	L 70–72	12–7 (5–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma	L 47–58	12–8 (5–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1960 9:05 pm	at Colorado	W 83–80 ^5OT	13–8 (6–6)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
February 29, 1960 7:35 pm	Missouri	W 92–69	14–8 (7–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1960* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 61–57	15–8	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
March 7, 1960 8:00 pm	at Missouri	L 57–59	15–9 (7–7)	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 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1959-60 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 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1959-60 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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