1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–9 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (1st season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	4	.714	19	–	9	.679
Kansas State	10	–	4	.714	16	–	10	.615
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	14	–	11	.560
Colorado	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	9	.625
Missouri	5	–	9	.357	12	–	13	.480
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	15	.400
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 15–9, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place. They were Big Eight Holiday Tournament champions, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas in the December tournament.

Roster

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Sam Barnard	—	—		Oshkosh, WI
F	Vince Brewer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	New York, NY
G	Nick Bruno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Staten Island, NY
F	Ted Ecker	—	—
G	Larry Fie (C)	—	—	Sr	Spencer, IA
G	Glen Mente	—	—	Jr	Wheatland, IA
F	Jay Murrell	—	—		Omaha, NE
F	John O'Keefe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	John Ptacek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Webster City, IA
C	Terry Roberts	—	—	Jr	Webster City, IA
C	Bob Stoy	—	—	So	Waterloo, IA
G	Gary Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Tama, IA
F	Henry Whitney	—	—	Jr	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1959* 7:35 pm	South Dakota	W 66–47	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 5, 1959* 1:30 pm	at Wisconsin	W 71–53	2–0	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
December 10, 1959* 7:35 pm	Utah State	L 66–71	2–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 18, 1959* 10:00 pm	at Washington	W 60–56	3–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
December 19, 1959* 10:00 pm	at Washington	L 59–69	3–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
December 23, 1959* 8:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 58–54	4–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 26, 1959* 7:30 pm	vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 74–73 ^OT	5–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1959* 7:30 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 55–41	6–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1959* 9:30 pm	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	W 83–70	7–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1960 7:35 pm	Nebraska	W 57–53	8–2 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 9, 1960 8:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 49–48	9–2 (2–0)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
January 11, 1960 7:30 pm	at Oklahoma	L 47–65	9–3 (2–1)	OU Field House Norman, OK
January 16, 1960 7:35 pm	Oklahoma State	W 48–40	10–3 (3–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 18, 1960 7:35 pm	at Kansas State	L 66–68	10–4 (3–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
January 23, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight	Kansas	W 72–60	11–4 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 1, 1960 7:30 pm	Colorado forfeit by Colorado	L 55–70	12–4 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 6, 1960 7:35 pm	at Kansas	L 64–70	12–5 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 13, 1960 8:05 pm	at Nebraska	L 49–69	12–6 (5–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 15, 1960 7:35 pm	Kansas State	L 70–72	12–7 (5–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 20, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma	L 47–58	12–8 (5–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 27, 1960 9:05 pm	at Colorado	W 83–80 ^5OT	13–8 (6–6)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
February 29, 1960 7:35 pm	Missouri	W 92–69	14–8 (7–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 2, 1960* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 61–57	15–8	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
March 7, 1960 8:00 pm	at Missouri	L 57–59	15–9 (7–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
↑ "1959-60 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
↑ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1959-60 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1959-60 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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Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
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