1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–11 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach	Maury John (3rd season); Gus Guydon (interim);
Assistant coaches	Gus Guydon; Tom Smith;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. John was diagnosed with cancer early in the season and stepped away, with Gus Guydon taking over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 15–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

1973–74 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Kansas	13	–	1	.929	23	–	7	.767
Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	19	–	8	.704
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	18	–	8	.692
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
Colorado	4	–	10	.286	9	–	17	.346
Missouri	3	–	11	.214	12	–	14	.462
Oklahoma State	3	–	11	.214	9	–	17	.346

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	31	Mike Benjamin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	LaPorte, Indiana
G	54	Bill Benson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	10	Jeff Branstetter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Harlan, Iowa
F	42	Steve Burgason	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Ames, Iowa
G	24	Mike Capobianco	—	—	Sr
C	44	Craig DeLoss	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Spencer, Iowa
	12	Fred Frommelt	—	—
F	32	Wes Harris (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
G	14	Eric Heft (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	34	Hercle Ivy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	St. Louis, Missouri
	42	John John	—	—	Jr	Des Moines, Iowa
C	52	Larry Loots	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Ames, Iowa
C	50	Alex Mazeika	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Clinton, Iowa
	33	Jim Thorup	—	—	Fr	Des Moines, Iowa
F	40	Robert Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

Head coach

Maury John

Assistant coach(es)

Gus Guydon
Tom Smith

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
Exhibition
November 16, 1973* 7:35 pm	Yugoslavian National Team Exhibition	L 96–97 ^2OT		Hilton Coliseum (5,000) Ames, Iowa
Regular season
December 1, 1973* 7:35 pm	Western Illinois	W 84–81 ^OT	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,200) Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1973* 7:35 pm	South Dakota	W 103–67	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (7,680) Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1973* 7:35 pm	Bradley	W 81–62	3–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,600) Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1973* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	San Jose State	W 83–60	4–0	Hilton Coliseum (9,100) Ames, Iowa
December 15, 1973* 7:35 pm	at Drake Iowa's Big Four	L 60–61	4–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,200) Des Moines, Iowa
December 18, 1973* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	San Francisco State	W 77–65	5–1	Hilton Coliseum (8,100) Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1973* 7:30 pm	at Tulsa	L 69–79	5–2	Expo Square Pavilion (3,378) Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 27, 1973* 9:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 73–50	6–2	Municipal Auditorium (6,826) Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1973* 9:00 pm	vs. No. 18 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 61–55	7–2	Municipal Auditorium (10,200) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1973* 9:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	L 78–80	7–3	Municipal Auditorium (10,200) Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1974* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	UW-River Falls	W 107–61	8–3	Hilton Coliseum (5,800) Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1974* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 94–77	9–3	Hilton Coliseum (14,800) Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1974 2:00 pm	at Missouri	L 83–91	9–4 (0–1)	Hearnes Center (7,378) Columbia, Missouri
January 15, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas	L 69–73	9–5 (0–2)	Hilton Coliseum (10,200) Ames, Iowa
January 19, 1974 8:35 pm	at Colorado	W 81–66	10–5 (1–2)	Balch Fieldhouse (2,242) Boulder, Colorado
January 21, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma	L 69–71 ^OT	10–6 (1–3)	Hilton Coliseum (10,100) Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1974 7:35 pm	at Kansas State	L 66–92	10–7 (1–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (11,700) Manhattan, Kansas
February 2, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma State	W 78–75	11–7 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum (10,500) Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1974 7:35 pm	at Nebraska	L 88–91 ^3OT	11–8 (2–5)	Nebraska Coliseum (4,100) Lincoln, Nebraska
February 9, 1974 2:00 pm, WOI	Kansas State	L 56–72	11–9 (2–6)	Hilton Coliseum (11,000) Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Missouri	W 79–75	12–9 (3–6)	Hilton Coliseum (9,200) Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1974 2:00 pm, Big Eight	at No. 16 Kansas	L 57–72	12–10 (3–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (11,500) Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	W 69–61	13–10 (4–7)	Hilton Coliseum (6,200) Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1974 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 70–68	14–10 (5–7)	Gallagher Hall (2,600) Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 6, 1974 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 70–88	14–11 (5–8)	OU Field House (3,600) Norman, Oklahoma
March 9, 1974 1:00 pm, TVS – Big Eight	Nebraska	W 76–58	15–11 (6–8)	Hilton Coliseum (7,100) 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 1973-74 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1973-74 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 1973-74 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1973-74 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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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics