1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–9 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (11th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

1938–39 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	12	–	6	.667
Oklahoma	7	–	3	.700	12	–	6	.667
Kansas	6	–	4	.600	13	–	7	.650
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	8	–	9	.471
Nebraska	3	–	7	.300	7	–	13	.350
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	5	–	13	.278

The 1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–9, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Wendell Allan	—	—		Ames, Iowa
F	Don Beresford	—	—	Jr	Ames, Iowa
G	Bill Bliss	—	—		Ames, Iowa
F	Darrell Don Carlos	—	—	So	Perry, Iowa
F	Fred Gordon	—	—	Jr	St. Ansgar, Iowa
F	Bob Harris	—	—	So
G	Chuck Heileman	—	—
C	Ernest Herbertschmeier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Hubbard, Iowa
C	Bob Hunt	—	—	So	Marshalltown, Iowa
C	Ed Jones	—	—	So	Conrad, Iowa
G	Bob Menze (C)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	130 lb (59 kg)		Ames, Iowa
C	Gordon Nicholas	—	—	So	Lawton, Iowa
C	Hilary Ryan	—	—		Ames, Iowa
F	Darryl Wagoner	—	—	Sr

Head coach

Louis Menze

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 5, 1938*	Cornell	W 35–25	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1938*	at Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	L 29–38	1–1	Cedar Falls, Iowa
December 12, 1938* 7:15 pm	Grinnell	W 43–36	2–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1938* 7:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 30–32	2–2	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 31, 1938*	Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 43–32	3–2	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1939	Kansas State	W 47–36	4–2 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1939	at Missouri	L 35–56	4–3 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 16, 1939	Oklahoma	W 51–42	5–3 (2–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1939* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 33–35	5–4	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 23, 1939	Kansas	W 40–37	6–4 (3–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1939*	at Creighton	L 29–35	6–5	Omaha, Nebraska
January 30, 1939	at Nebraska	L 44–51	6–6 (3–2)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
February 4, 1939	Missouri	W 51–45	7–6 (4–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1939	at Kansas State	L 40–44	7–7 (4–3)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 18, 1939	at Oklahoma	L 41–60	7–8 (4–4)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 20, 1939	at Kansas	L 37–46	7–9 (4–5)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 27, 1939	Nebraska	W 41–28	8–9 (5–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ (1) November 26, 1938 (Page 9 of 16). Des Moines Register 1938 Nov 26(158):9.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) November 26, 1938 (Page 9 of 16). Des Moines Register 1938 Nov 26(158):9.

[2] "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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics