1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	11–14 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (7th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	13	–	1	.929	23	–	4	.852
Nebraska	12	–	2	.857	20	–	5	.800
Kansas State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	11	.560
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	11	–	14	.440
Colorado	6	–	8	.429	12	–	13	.480
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	14	.440
Oklahoma State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	21	.160
Missouri	1	–	13	.071	3	–	21	.125

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 11–14, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Roster[edit]

1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Jerry Closter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
	Ron Doncagave	—	—
F	Raul Duarte	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Lima, Peru
C	Dave Fleming	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Cedar Falls, IA
	David Harvey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Goldfield, IA
	Gene Hoemann	—	—
F	Gary Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	Al Koch (C)	—	—	Sr
G	John McGonigle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Moline, IL
F	Don Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Brooklyn, NY
	Wayne Tjernagel	—	—		Nevada, IA
G	Al Tubbs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
F	Al Wantiez	—	—	Sr
G	Bob Ziegler (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Don Ziegler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Laurens, IA

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Lamson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1965* 7:35 pm	Air Force	W 59–55	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 4, 1965* 8:00 pm	at No. 7 Minnesota	L 69–80	1–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 6, 1965* 7:35 pm	New Mexico	L 52–56	1–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 11, 1965* 7:35 pm	at Augustana	W 102–76	2–2	Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD
December 13, 1965* 7:35 pm	State College of Iowa (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 73–54	3–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 16, 1965* 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 66–72	3–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
December 20, 1965* 7:30 pm	at Ohio State	L 70–87	3–4	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
December 28, 1965* 7:35 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 89–72	4–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1965* 9:30 pm	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 66–73	4–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1965* 3:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–82	5–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1966 7:35 pm	Nebraska	L 74–76	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 8, 1966 8:00 pm	at Kansas	L 65–82	5–7 (0–2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 10, 1966 7:35 pm	Missouri	W 85–70	6–7 (1–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 15, 1966 7:35 pm	No. 10 Kansas	L 47–49	6–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 17, 1966 9:05 pm	at Colorado	L 63–71	6–9 (1–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
January 22, 1966 7:35 pm	Oklahoma State	W 76–61	7–9 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 26, 1966* 7:35 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–74	7–10	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 29, 1966 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 69–56	8–10 (3–4)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
January 31, 1966 8:05 pm	at Oklahoma	W 92–82	9–10 (4–4)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, OK
February 5, 1966 7:35 pm	Colorado	W 74–65	10–10 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 12, 1966 7:30 pm	at No. 9 Nebraska	L 70–81	10–11 (5–5)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 14, 1966 7:30 pm	at Kansas State	L 69–80	10–12 (5–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 19, 1966 7:35 pm	Oklahoma	L 78–80	10–13 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 3, 1966 7:35 pm	at Missouri	W 79–73	11–13 (6–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
March 7, 1966 7:35 pm	Kansas State	L 73–75 ^OT	11–14 (6–8)	Iowa State Armory 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]

^ sports-reference.com 1965-66 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1965-66 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 1965-66 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1965-66 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