1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	10–11 (5–7 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (6th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	10	–	2	.833	19	–	6	.760
No. 12 Kansas State	9	–	3	.750	17	–	4	.810
Missouri	6	–	6	.500	11	–	9	.550
Iowa State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	11	.476
Oklahoma	5	–	7	.417	8	–	13	.381
Nebraska	4	–	8	.333	9	–	11	.450
Colorado	3	–	9	.250	10	–	11	.476

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 10–11, 5–7 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster

1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Barney Alleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Ankeny, Iowa
G	Virg Byerly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—		Boone, Iowa
F	Bill Christianson	—	—		Clinton, Iowa
F	Jerry Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Ottumwa, Iowa
F	Don DeKoster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Spencer, Iowa
C	Delmar Diercks (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Mason City, Iowa
C	Chuck Duncan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Atlantic, Iowa
G	Julian Erickson	—	—		Rodman, Iowa
F	Stanley Frahm	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Manning, Iowa
F	Howie Franks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Fort Dodge, Iowa
F	Howie Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Shenandoah, Iowa
F	Paul Koch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Sam Long (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Ottumwa, Iowa
F	George Rosenfeld	—	—		Storm Lake, Iowa
F	Clare Russie	—	—		Marshalltown, Iowa
	Irv Sheperd	—	—
G	Carl VanCleave	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Montezuma, Iowa
G	Larry Wetter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—		Rinard, Iowa

Head coach

Clay Sutherland

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 6, 1952* 7:30 pm	South Dakota State	W 70–47	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1952* 7:30 pm	Truman State (Kirksville Teachers)	W 81–57	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1952* 8:15 pm	at Bradley	L 57–76	2–1	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
December 22, 1952* 7:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–73	2–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1952* 9:45 pm	vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 61–63	2–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1952* 2:00 pm	vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 79–83	2–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1952* 2:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 79–76	3–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1953 8:00 pm	at Missouri	L 61–66	3–5 (0–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
January 10, 1953 7:30 pm	Kansas	L 57–76	3–6 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1953 7:30 pm	at Nebraska	W 78–60	4–6 (1–2)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 21, 1953* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 69–64	5–6	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 24, 1953* 7:30 pm	Creighton	W 87–49	6–6	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1953 8:05 pm	at No. 5 Kansas State	L 78–81	6–7 (1–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas
February 2, 1953 8:00 pm	at Oklahoma	W 73–69	7–7 (2–3)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 1953 7:30 pm	Colorado	L 67–75	7–8 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1953 7:30 pm	No. 5 Kansas State	L 64–74	7–9 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1953 7:30 pm	Missouri	L 74–78	7–10 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1953 7:30 pm	Oklahoma	W 70–59	8–10 (3–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1953 7:30 pm	Nebraska	W 93–66	9–10 (4–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1953 8:00 pm	at No. 6 Kansas	L 62–87	9–11 (4–7)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
March 9, 1953 9:00 pm	Colorado	W 69–48	10–11 (5–7)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

[1] sports-reference.com 1952-53 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] "1952-53 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

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

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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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