1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
1946–47 record	7–14 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (19th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

The 1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1946-47 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his nineteenth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the first time at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 7–14, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish tied for third place. They also finished in last place in the inaugural Big Six Holiday Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Ed Anderson	—	—		La Grange, IL
	Gay Anderson	—	—		Council Bluffs, IA
G	Bill Block	—	—		Muscatine, IA
F	Jim Buck	—	—		Ames, IA
	Don Ferguson	—	—		Ottumwa, IA
G	Charles Gradoville	—	—		Des Moines, IA
C	Jim Jessen	—	—		Everly, IA
G	Lloyd Kester	—	—		Ames, IA
F	Rollin Kuebler	—	—	Jr	Carroll, IA
	Bob McLuen	—	—		Ashton, IA
F	Jim Myers	—	—	Sr	Sioux City, IA
	Dean Norman	—	—		Fairfield, IA
G	Ron Norman	—	—		Fairfield, IA
	Don Paulsen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Huxley, IA
	Therol Peterson	—	—		Clinton, IA
	Harland Platte	—	—		Waverly, IA
	Dick Pownall	—	—		Centerville, IA
C	Leo Schneider	—	—		Rock Island, IL
G	John Sheperd	—	—		Gary, IN
	Norman Smith	—	—		Chicago, IL
	Jim Van Deusen	—	—		Iowa City, IA
F	Ray Wehde (C)	—	—	Jr	Holstein, IA
F	Roy Wehde	—	—		Holstein, IA
	John Wroan	—	—		Deer Creek, IL

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 2, 1946* 7:30 PM	Grinnell	W 56–28	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 9, 1946* 7:30 PM	Iowa State Teacher's College Iowa Big Four	W 47–36	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 12, 1946* 9:30 PM	Kansas Big Six Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 36–55	2–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 13, 1946* 2:00 PM	Nebraska Big Six Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 51–54	2–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 14, 1946* 2:00 PM	Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	L 55–56	2–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 21, 1946* 7:30 PM	Minnesota	L 41–51	2–4	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 27, 1946* 7:30 PM	Michigan	L 37–58	2–5	Iowa State Armory (4,000) Ames, IA
December 28, 1946* 7:45 PM	Michigan	L 27–38	2–6	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 31, 1946* 7:30 PM	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 34–35	2–7	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 3, 1947	at Missouri	L 25–36	2–8 (0–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 7, 1947* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 38–41	2–9	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
January 10, 1947 7:30 PM	Kansas State	W 51–40	3–9 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 13, 1947*	at Bradley	L 49–51	3–10	Peoria Armory Peoria, IL
January 20, 1947 7:30 PM	Nebraska	W 61–44	4–10 (2–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 24, 1947	at Kansas	L 30–55	4–11 (2–2)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 1, 1947 8:00 PM	at Oklahoma	L 40–54	4–12 (2–3)	OU Field House Norman, OK
February 3, 1947	at Kansas State	L 30–43	4–13 (2–4)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
February 10, 1947 8:00 PM	at Nebraska	W 56–54	5–13 (3–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 14, 1947 7:30 PM	Missouri	W 54–52	6–13 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 21, 1947 7:30 PM	Oklahoma	L 45–46	6–14 (4–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 28, 1947 7:30 PM	Kansas	W 56–44	7–14 (5–5)	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

November 23, 1946 (Page 10 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) [online]. Nov 23, . 1946, no. 155, s. 10. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
"Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] November 23, 1946 (Page 10 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) [online]. Nov 23, . 1946, no. 155, s. 10. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.

[2] "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

1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	8	–	2	.800	24	–	7	.774
Missouri	6	–	4	.600	15	–	10	.600
Kansas	5	–	5	.500	16	–	11	.593
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	7	–	14	.333
Kansas State	3	–	7	.300	14	–	10	.583
Nebraska	3	–	7	.300	10	–	14	.417