1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	12–13 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (9th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	19	–	9	.679
Kansas	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Nebraska	8	–	6	.571	15	–	10	.600
Oklahoma	8	–	6	.571	13	–	13	.500
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	12	–	13	.480
Missouri	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Oklahoma State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	9	–	16	.360

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1967–68 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his ninth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

Don Smith (later known as Zaid Abdul-Aziz) won Big Eight Conference Player of the Year.

They finished the season 12–13, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for third place.

Roster

1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Jim Abrahamson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	Bill Cain	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
F	Dave Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
	Steve Cooper	—	—
G	Tom Goodman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
	Jim Hamberlin	—	—
F	Bob Hannan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—
G	Dave Hartman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	Cole Johansen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	Ron Kaufman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	Tom Kreamer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	John McGonigle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Mike Murray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
F	Tom Pyle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	Don Smith (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
	Wayne Tjernagel	—	—

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, 1967* 7:35 pm	South Dakota	W 101–54	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1967* 7:35 pm	Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 99–73	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1967* 9:55 pm	at San Fernando State	L 72–87	2–1	Matador Gymnasium (1,800) Northridge, California
December 9, 1967* 10:00 pm, KTLA (delay)	at No. 1 UCLA	L 80–121	2–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles
December 12, 1967* 7:35 pm	Northern Illinois	W 77–69	3–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1967* 7:35 pm, WOI	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 88–83	4–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1967* 8:00 pm	at DePaul	L 63–67	4–3	Alumni Hall Chicago
December 27, 1967* 7:00 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 62–80	4–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1967* 1:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 63–65	4–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1967* 1:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	L 61–76	4–6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1968 7:30 pm	Nebraska	W 85–70	5–6 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas	L 67–68	5–7 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1968 7:30 pm	at Kansas State	W 79–74	6–7 (2–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
January 17, 1968* 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 67–72	6–8	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
January 20, 1968 1:10 pm, Big Eight	at Missouri	L 67–72	6–9 (2–2)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 25, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma	W 80–70	7–9 (3–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1968 1:10 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma State	W 61–53	8–9 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	W 84–66	9–9 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1968 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 68–87	9–10 (5–3)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 12, 1968 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 49–48	10–10 (6–3)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 17, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Missouri	W 73–70 ^OT	11–10 (7–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1968 9:05 pm	at Colorado	L 76–91	11–11 (7–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
March 1, 1968 7:35 pm	at Nebraska	W 93–92 ^OT	12–11 (8–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
March 4, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas State	L 61–63	12–12 (8–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 9, 1968 1:00 pm, Big Eight	at Kansas	L 58–91	12–13 (8–6)	Allen Fieldhouse 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 1967-68 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1967-68 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 1967-68 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1967-68 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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