1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	12–14 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Maury John (1st season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Hilton Coliseum hosted its first Iowa State men's basketball game on December 2, a 71–54 win over Arizona.

They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth place.

1971–72 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	19	–	9	.679
Missouri	10	–	4	.714	21	–	6	.778
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	14	–	12	.538
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Kansas	7	–	7	.500	11	–	15	.423
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	14	.462
Colorado	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Oklahoma State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
	Gregg Barcus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	Sam Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Mike Capobianco	—	—	So
	Jerry Cutshall	—	—
G	Martinez Denmon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	Rick Engel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
	Larry Gibson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
F	Clint Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
F	Jim Heck	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Eric Heft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	Gene Mack	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	Jim Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Sr
C	Tom O'Connor	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—
	Jim Reinebach	—	—	Jr
	Robbie Robinson	—	—	Jr
F	Wayne Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

Head coach

Maury John

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, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI	Arizona	W 71–54	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,350) Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Minnesota	L 58–72	1–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,500) Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1971* 7:35 pm, WHO/KWWL/KVFD	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 83–80	2–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12,000) Des Moines, Iowa
December 10, 1971* 10:00 pm, KTLA (delay)	at No. 1 UCLA	L 81–110	2–2	Pauley Pavilion (12,565) Los Angeles
December 11, 1971* 10:05 pm	at UC-Santa Barbara	L 70–85	2–3	Robertson Gymnasium (2,100) Santa Barbara, California
December 14, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Illinois State	W 106–85	3–3	Hilton Coliseum (7,000) Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI	Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 97–94	4–3	Hilton Coliseum (14,600) Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 10 USC	L 86–89	4–4	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1971* 7:30 pm	at Arkansas	W 96–93	5–4	Barton Coliseum (3,500) Little Rock, Arkansas
December 28, 1971* 7:00 pm	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 91–88	6–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1971* 9:00 pm	vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 75–92	6–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1971* 3:00 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–82	7–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 8, 1972 7:35 pm	Oklahoma	L 72–77	7–6 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,000) Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1972 7:35 pm	at Kansas State	L 53–69	7–7 (0–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (12,100) Manhattan, Kansas
January 17, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	W 76–59	8–7 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum (12,000) Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1972 7:35 pm	at Missouri	L 75–89	8–8 (1–3)	Brewer Fieldhouse (5,800) Columbia, Missouri
January 24, 1972 8:05 pm	at Kansas	L 71–74	8–9 (1–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (12,200) Lawrence, Kansas
January 29, 1972 2:15 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma State	W 75–72	9–9 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1972 7:35 pm	Kansas	W 84–83	10–9 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 15 Missouri	L 72–77	10–10 (3–5)	Hilton Coliseum (12,000) Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1972 2:15 pm, Big Eight	at Nebraska	L 71–76	10–11 (3–6)	Nebraska Coliseum (4,500) Lincoln, Nebraska
February 14, 1972 8:05 pm	at Colorado	L 75–82	10–12 (3–7)	Balch Fieldhouse (1,545) Boulder, Colorado
February 19, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas State	L 54–68	10–13 (3–8)	Hilton Coliseum (12,500) Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1972 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 64–62	11–13 (4–8)	Gallagher Hall (2,200) Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 3, 1972 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 77–82	11–14 (4–9)	OU Field House (3,200) Norman, Oklahoma
March 6, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Nebraska	W 76–67	12–14 (5–9)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, Iowa
*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 1971-72 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1971-72 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 1971-72 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1971-72 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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v t e Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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