1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
1945–46 record	8–8 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (18th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium

The 1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1945-46 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eighteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the last time at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Bernie Bobbitt	—	—
F	Jim Buck	—	—	Fr	Ames, IA
F	Norb Dahlke	—	—		Princeton, WI
C	Sam Deal	—	—		Amarillo, TX
	George Duvall	—	—		Ames, IA
	Ev Faunce	—	—
C	Don Halverson	—	—
G	Joe Hicks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Wilmington, CA
G	Jim Itrandles	—	—
F	Jim Jessin	—	—
F	Bob Johnson	—	—
F	Jim Kilgariff	—	—
G	Jim Miller	—	—
C	Darrell Momberg	—	—
G	Ron Norman (C)	—	—	Jr	Fairfield, IA
F	Norman Pedersen	—	—
G	Bob Peterson	—	—	So
G	John Pflunn	—	—		Chicago, IL
G	Al Reynolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C	Don Ricketts	—	—		Ames, IA
C	Dudley Ruisch	—	—		Sioux City, IA
F	Don Silkman	—	—
F	Jim Stark	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Minneapolis, MN
G	R.L. Still	—	—		Newton, IA
F	Leon Uknes	—	—		Sioux City, IA
	Bob Worthman	—	—		Madison, WI

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 8, 1945* 7:30 PM	Loras	W 51–35	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
December 10, 1945* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–42	2–0	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
December 15, 1945*	at Minnesota	L 33–65	2–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 20, 1945*	at Ottumwa Naval(Iowa Pre-Flight)	L 34–51	2–2	Ottumwa, IA
December 31, 1945*	Ottumwa Naval (Iowa Pre-Flight)	L 35–48	2–3	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 5, 1946	at Kansas State	L 46–52 ^OT	2–4 (0–1)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
January 11, 1946	at Missouri	W 45–33	3–4 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 14, 1946 7:30 PM	Nebraska	W 57–39	4–4 (2–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 18, 1946* 7:30 PM	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 58–45	5–4	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 25, 1946 7:30 PM	Kansas	L 47–50 ^OT	5–5 (2–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 2, 1946	at Oklahoma	L 43–44	5–6 (2–3)	OU Field House Norman, OK
February 8, 1946	at Nebraska	W 57–45	6–6 (3–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 15, 1946 7:30 PM	Missouri	L 36–38	6–7 (3–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 18, 1946 7:15 PM	Kansas State	W 74–39	7–7 (4–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 23, 1946 7:30 PM	Oklahoma	W 56–54	8–7 (5–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 25, 1946	at Kansas	L 41–69	8–8 (5–5)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

(1) November 9, 1945 (Page 14 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Nov 09(141):14.
https://ames.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=duvall&i=f&by=1945&bdd=1940&d=11011945-12151945&m=between&ord=k1&fn=ames_daily_tribune_usa_iowa_ames_19451121_english_8&df=1&dt=8&cid=2729
https://ames.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=duvall&i=f&by=1945&bdd=1940&d=11011945-12151945&m=between&ord=k1&fn=ames_daily_tribune_usa_iowa_ames_19451130_english_8&df=1&dt=8&cid=2729
"Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] (1) November 9, 1945 (Page 14 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Nov 09(141):14.

[2] ttps://ames.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=duvall&i=f&by=1945&bdd=1940&d=11011945-12151945&m=between&ord=k1&fn=ames_daily_tribune_usa_iowa_ames_19451121_english_8&df=1&dt=8&cid=2729

[3] ttps://ames.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=duvall&i=f&by=1945&bdd=1940&d=11011945-12151945&m=between&ord=k1&fn=ames_daily_tribune_usa_iowa_ames_19451130_english_8&df=1&dt=8&cid=2729

[4] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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 Statistical leaders
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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1945–46 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	0	1.000	19	–	2	.905
Oklahoma	7	–	3	.700	11	–	10	.524
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	8	–	8	.500
Missouri	3	–	7	.300	6	–	11	.353
Nebraska	3	–	7	.300	7	–	13	.350
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	4	–	20	.167