1920–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1920–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1920–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	10–8 (6–8 MVIAA)
Head coach	Maury Kent (1st season);
Assistant coach	E.E. Mylin
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1919–20 1921–22 →

1920–21 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Missouri	17	–	1	.944	17	–	1	.944
Nebraska	9	–	1	.900	15	–	3	.833
Kansas State	11	–	4	.733	14	–	5	.737
Kansas	10	–	8	.556	10	–	8	.556
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	10	–	8	.556
Oklahoma	5	–	9	.357	10	–	8	.556
Drake	5	–	8	.385	10	–	8	.556
Grinnell	2	–	12	.143	6	–	12	.333
Washington University	2	–	16	.111	3	–	17	.150

The 1920–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury Kent, who was in his first and only season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 10–8, 6–8 in Missouri Valley play to finish in fifth place.

Roster

1920–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	W.J. Ahern	—	—	Jr
	W.H. Bartlett	—	—	So
	M.A. "Shorty" Boyd	—	—
C	H.T. Boyle	—	—	So
G	Jack Currie	—	—	Jr
F	"Pinky" Greene	—	—	So
F	R.B. Hubbard	—	—	Sr
C	M.N. Innes	—	—	Jr
C	W.M. Merriam	—	—	Jr
G	Orr	—	—
G	Bill Paige	—	—	Sr
F	E.M. Porter	—	—	So
	Harry Shepard (C)	—	—	Sr
G	S.N. White	—	—	Sr
G	F.W. Willimack	—	—	Sr
G	H.E. Woodward	—	—	Jr

Head coach

Maury Kent

Assistant coach(es)

E.E. Mylin

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 18, 1920*	Coe	W 51–25	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 1, 1921*	at Fort Dodge YMCA	W 21–11	2–0	Fort Dodge, Iowa
January 7, 1921	at Missouri	L 11–30	2–1 (0–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 8, 1921	at Missouri	L 19–28	2–2 (0–2)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 14, 1921	Kansas	L 13–28	2–3 (0–3)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1921	Kansas	L 15–17	2–4 (0–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1921 4:30 pm	Kansas State	W 27–17	3–4 (1–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1921	Kansas State	L 21–25	3–5 (1–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1921	at Washington University (MO)	W 33–13	4–5 (2–5)	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, Missouri
January 29, 1921	at Washington University (MO)	W 25–21	5–5 (3–5)	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, Missouri
February 9, 1921	Nebraska	W 38–30	6–5 (4–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1921	Nebraska	L 23–32	6–6 (4–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1921*	at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 20–16	7–6	First Iowa Armory Iowa City, Iowa
February 22, 1921	at Grinnell	W 25–16	8–6 (5–6)	Grinnell, Iowa
February 26, 1921	Grinnell	W 25–20	9–6 (6–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1921	at Nebraska	L 16–33	9–7 (6–7)	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, Nebraska
March 5, 1921	at Nebraska	L 11–37	9–8 (6–8)	Grant Memorial Hall Lincoln, Nebraska
March 11, 1921	Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 26–18	10–8	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ December 14, 1921 (Page 8 of 14). Des Moines Register 1921 Dec 14(176):8.
^ IOWA STATE HAS FOUR VETERANS: COACH W.S. CHANDLER IS BEING HANDICAPPED BY A LACK OF GOOD RESERVE PLAYERS FOR HIS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor 1921 Dec 28:9.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] December 14, 1921 (Page 8 of 14). Des Moines Register 1921 Dec 14(176):8.

[2] IOWA STATE HAS FOUR VETERANS: COACH W.S. CHANDLER IS BEING HANDICAPPED BY A LACK OF GOOD RESERVE PLAYERS FOR HIS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor 1921 Dec 28:9.

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

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v t e 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
Seasons	List of 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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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