1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14–12 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (10th season);
Assistant coach	Arnie Gaarde
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Colorado	10	–	4	.714	21	–	7	.750
No. 19 Kansas	9	–	5	.643	20	–	7	.741
Kansas State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	12	.538
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Oklahoma State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	13	.480
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	12	–	14	.462
Oklahoma	3	–	11	.214	7	–	19	.269

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1968–69 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his tenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 14–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Jim Abrahamson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	Bill Cain	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	Dave Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	Jack DeVilder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	Tom Goodman (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	Bob Hannan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr
F	Aaron Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	Ron Kaufman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	Tom Kreamer (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Don McLaughlin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	Mike Murray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	Tom Pyle (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
	Otto Stowe	—	—

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Arnie Gaarde

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
November 30, 1968* 8:00 pm	at Minnesota	W 57–48	1–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis
December 2, 1968* 7:35 pm	Hardin–Simmons	W 84–83	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1968* 7:30 pm	at No. 20 Tennessee	W 72–66	3–0	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
December 7, 1968* 7:35 pm	South Dakota State	W 94–61	4–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1968* 7:35 pm	San Fernando State	W 97–61	5–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1968* 1:30 pm	at Illinois	L 48–75	5–1	Assembly Hall (10,051) Champaign, Illinois
December 16, 1968* 7:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	L 65–78	5–2	Chick Evans Fieldhouse DeKalb, Illinois
December 19, 1968* 8:05 pm, WOI	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–81	5–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1968* 9:00 pm	vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 66–79	5–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1968* 3:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 68–80	5–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1968* 1:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 67–62	6–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas State	L 65–75	6–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1969 8:05 pm	at No. 5 Kansas	L 61–94	6–7 (0–2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
January 11, 1969 9:05 pm	at Colorado	L 67–68	6–8 (0–3)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
January 13, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 5 Kansas	W 78–72 ^2OT	7–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight	at Missouri	L 58–74	7–9 (1–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 20, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma State	W 58–56	8–9 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight	Nebraska	W 99–93 ^OT	9–9 (3–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma	W 87–61	10–9 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1969* 7:35 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–94	10–10	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
February 8, 1969 7:30 pm	at Kansas State	L 73–78	10–11 (4–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
February 15, 1969 7:35 pm	at Nebraska	W 75–74 ^OT	11–11 (5–5)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 17, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Missouri	W 76–74 ^OT	12–11 (6–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight	No. 18 Colorado	W 80–76 ^OT	13–11 (7–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1969 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 78–84	13–12 (7–6)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
March 8, 1969 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 51–49	14–12 (8–6)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma
*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 1968-69 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1968-69 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 1968-69 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1968-69 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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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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