1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	3–15 (0–10 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (9th season);
Assistant coach	Joseph Truskowski
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	8	–	2	.800	15	–	4	.789
Nebraska	8	–	2	.800	13	–	7	.650
Oklahoma	7	–	3	.700	12	–	4	.750
Kansas State	5	–	5	.500	9	–	9	.500
Missouri	2	–	8	.200	7	–	9	.438
Iowa State	0	–	10	.000	3	–	15	.167

The 1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1936-37 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his ninth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 3–15, 0–10 in Big Six play to finish in sixth place.

Roster[edit]

1936–37 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Don Atkinson	—	—
F	Bob Blahnik	—	—	Jr
F	Lavern Diekman	—	—
F	Jack Flemming (C)	—	—	Sr	Spirit Lake, IA
G	George Gibson	—	—
G	Chuck Heileman	—	190 lb (86 kg)
F	Maurice Johnson	—	—	Sr	LeGrand, IA
F	Bob Kliebenstein	—	—
G	Don Perkins	—	—
C	Fred Poole	—	—
F	Harry Roschlau	—	—
C	Burton Thomson	—	—	Sr

Head coach

Louis Menze

Assistant coach(es)

Joseph Truskowski

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1936*	Central	W 37–30	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
December 11, 1936*	Grinnell	W 39–26	2–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
December 18, 1936*	Denver	L 31–36	2–1	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
December 30, 1936*	Utah	W 40–27	3–1	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 2, 1937*	at Minnesota	L 16–49	3–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 4, 1937*	at Creighton	L 28–33	3–3	University Gym Omaha, NE
January 9, 1937	Kansas State	L 31–44	3–4 (0–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 13, 1937	Missouri	L 28–31	3–5 (0–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 16, 1937	at Nebraska	L 33–45	3–6 (0–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 20, 1937	at Missouri	L 37–39	3–7 (0–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 23, 1937* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 20–35	3–8	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
January 30, 1937*	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 32–36	3–9	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 5, 1937	Kansas	L 26–36	3–10 (0–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 13, 1937	at Kansas	L 26–36	3–11 (0–6)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 15, 1937	at Oklahoma	L 22–28	3–12 (0–7)	OU Field House Norman, OK
February 22, 1937	at Kansas State	L 22–28	3–13 (0–8)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
February 27, 1937	Oklahoma	L 42–48	3–14 (0–9)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
March 3, 1937	Nebraska	L 31–48	3–15 (0–10)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[edit]

^ (1) December 18, 1936 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1936 Dec 18(180):16.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) December 18, 1936 (Page 16 of 22). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1936 Dec 18(180):16.

[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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics