1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team - Wikipedia

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1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	7–14 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (19th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1945–46 1947–48 →

1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1946–47 NCAA 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

1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

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