1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	7–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (15th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium

The 1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1942–43 college basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1941–42, the Cyclones finished 11–6 overall (5–5 in the Big Six Conference). There were no captains for the season.

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	0	1.000	22	–	6	.786
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	18	–	9	.667
Oklahoma	5	–	5	.500	7	–	10	.412
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	6	–	10	.375
	2	–	8	.200	7	–	9	.438
Kansas State	1	–	9	.100	6	–	14	.300

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Milt Andrews	—	—		Oelwein, Iowa
	Dick Billes	—	—		Ames, Iowa
	Dean Driscoll	—	—		Aberdeen, South Dakota
F	Orlyn Fuerbach	—	—		Keystone, Iowa
G	Charles Gradoville	—	—		Des Moines, Iowa
F	Bob Hayes	—	—	Sr	Plattsmouth, Nebraska
	Bill Husted	—	—		Ames, Iowa
	Earl Kelso	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—		Rochester, New York
C	Rollin Kuebler	—	—	Jr	Carroll, Iowa
	Bob Lindauer	—	—		Fairfield, Iowa
G	Royal Lohry	—	—
F	Mark Meis	—	—		Le Mars, Iowa
G	Reuben Mickelson	—	—	Jr	Thief River Falls, Minnesota
	Ron Norman	—	—		Fairfield, Iowa
	Gene Oulman	—	—		Mason City, Iowa
	Gene Phelps	—	—		Wells, Minnesota
	Keith Spiker	—	—		Philadelphia
F	Ray Wehde	—	—		Holstein, Iowa
F	Roy Wehde	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Holstein, Iowa

Head coach

Louis Menze^[1]

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Player stats

Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player	Class	Pos	PPG
Ray Wehde	Fr	F	7.8
Ron Norman	So	G	6.5
Bob Hayes	Sr	F	5.8
Gene Phelps	So	G	5.7

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1942* 7:15 pm	Simpson	W 42–30	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1942*	at Grinnell	L 30–37	1–1	Grinnell, Iowa
December 11, 1942*	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–34	2–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 1, 1943*	Iowa Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 34–33	3–1	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1943	Kansas State	W 34–24	4–1 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1943 7:15 pm	Nebraska	W 50–38	5–1 (2–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 23, 1943	at Missouri	L 34–52	5–2 (2–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1943* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 32–30	6–2	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
February 1, 1943	Oklahoma	L 37–46	6–3 (2–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1943	at Kansas	L 20–44	6–4 (2–3)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 8, 1943	at Oklahoma	L 20–47	6–5 (2–4)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 15, 1943	Kansas	L 29–37	6–6 (2–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1943	Missouri	L 28–31	6–7 (2–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1943	at Nebraska	L 36–51	6–8 (2–7)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
March 1, 1943	at Kansas State	L 36–43	6–9 (2–8)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
March 18, 1943*	at Iowa Pre-Flight	W 53–32	7–9
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "Weak K.S. clubs beats Cyclones". Ames Daily Tribune. Ames, Iowa. November 23, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] "Weak K.S. clubs beats Cyclones". Ames Daily Tribune. Ames, Iowa. November 23, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

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

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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
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics