1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–7 (4–6 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (1st season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

1928–29 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	10	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	11	–	7	.611
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	11	–	5	.688
Iowa State	4	–	6	.400	8	–	7	.533
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	6	–	10	.375
Kansas	2	–	8	.200	3	–	15	.167

The 1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1928-29 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–7, 4–6 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Ayres	—	—		Sioux Falls, SD
	M. Becker	—	—		Des Moines, IA
	Forrest Bennett	—	—		Marshall, OK
	F.C. Boxwell	—	—		Martelle, IA
	Melchior Brunner	—	—		Jefferson, IA
	Robert Burton	—	—		Waterloo, IA
	C.H. Carlson	—	—		Des Moines, IA
	Walter Clauson	—	—		Greeley, IA
	Phillip Gissal	—	—		Alton, IL
	R.O. Haas	—	—		Sioux City, IA
	Truman Hawkins	—	—		Dallas Center, IA
	Howard Hyland	—	—		Valley Junction, IA
	E.J. Jensen	—	—		West Branch, IA
	Glen Johnson	—	—		Grinnell, IA
F	Lester Lande (C)	—	—	So	Northwood, IA
	Elmer Larson	—	—		Sergeant Bluff, IA
F	Fred Ludwig	—	—	Sr	Lawton, IA
	Keith Marsh	—	—		Humboldt, IA
	A.E. Nelson	—	—		Des Moines, IA
	H Pohlman	—	—		Melvin, IA
	Joseph Ragland	—	—		Webb City, MO
	John Roudebush	—	—		Ames, IA
	Carl Rudi	—	—		Glidden, IA
	Ivan Sack	—	—		Sac City, IA
	R.A. Scott	—	—		Marcus, IA
	Lee Stillman	—	—		Gowrie, IA
G	Taylor	—	—		Montezuma, IA
	R.T. Tecklenburg	—	—		Keystone, IA
	Rudolph Tegland	—	—		Story City, IA
	Richard Wilcox	—	—		Stanhope, IA
	Donald Wilson	—	—		Hopkinton, IA
C	Glenn Woods	—	—	Jr	Irwin, IA
G	Burnett Zimmerman	—	—		Watertown, SD

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 20, 1928*	Simpson	W 42–18	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 1, 1929*	at Simpson	W 35–16	2–0	Indianola, IA
January 5, 1929*	at State Teacher's (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 29–27	3–0	Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 1929	Kansas State	W 41–30	4–0 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 19, 1929	at Oklahoma	L 22–35	4–1 (1–1)	OU Field House Norman, OK
January 21, 1929	at Kansas	W 27–24	5–1 (2–1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 25, 1929 8:00 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 35–34	6–1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
January 29, 1929	Missouri	L 19–29	6–2 (2–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 2, 1929	Nebraska	L 39–45	6–3 (2–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 4, 1929*	at Creighton	L 26–32	6–4	University Gym Omaha, NE
February 9, 1929	Oklahoma	L 34–48	6–5 (2–4)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 15, 1929	at Missouri	L 29–49	6–6 (2–5)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, MO
February 16, 1929	at Kansas State	W 44–35	7–6 (3–5)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
February 22, 1929	Nebraska	W 37–33	8–6 (4–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 27, 1929	Kansas	L 32–33	8–7 (4–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ (1) December 2, 1928 (Page 23 of 89). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1928 Dec 02(164):23.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) December 2, 1928 (Page 23 of 89). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1928 Dec 02(164):23.

[2] "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
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