1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1925-26 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–14 (3–11 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (5th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1924–25 1926–27 →

1925–26 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	16	–	2		.889			16	–	2		.889
Oklahoma	9	–	3		.750			11	–	4		.733
Kansas State	9	–	3		.750			11	–	7		.611
Missouri	8	–	8		.500			8	–	10		.444
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			8	–	10		.444
Drake	7	–	9		.438			9	–	9		.500
Washington University	7	–	9		.438			7	–	9		.438
Oklahoma A&M	5	–	7		.417			9	–	9		.500
Iowa State	3	–	11		.214			4	–	14		.222
Grinnell	1	–	13		.071			1	–	14		.067

They finished the season 4–14, 3–11 in Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association play to finish in ninth place.

Roster

1925–26 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Ernest Anderson (C) — — Arnold — — Earl Elliott — — Ames, IA C Herman Fennema — — Monroe, IA Gregg — — L.W. Grimes — — V.S. Hall — — G.B. Hay — — G Freddy Kling — — Lester Lande — — Northwood, IA Martin — — Aaron Miller — — Waterloo, IA Nelson — — Max Stayer — — Swanson — — Wright — —	Head coach Bill Chandler 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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 21, 1925*		Illinois	L 14–35	0–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 28, 1925*		at Minnesota	L 17–32	0–2	Kenwood Armory  Minneapolis, MN
December 30, 1925* 8:00 pm		at Chicago	W 22–21	1–2	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago, IL
January 2, 1926*		at Creighton	L 15–18	1–3	University Gym (1,500) Omaha, NE
January 8, 1926 7:15 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 18–26	1–4 (0–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 15, 1926		at Washington University (MO)	L 26–30	1–5 (0–2)	Francis Gymnasium (6,000) St. Louis, MO
January 16, 1926		at Missouri	W 23–22	2–5 (1–2)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, MO
January 23, 1926		at Nebraska	L 13–18	2–6 (1–3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
January 29, 1926		Kansas	L 21–43	2–7 (1–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 1, 1926		Nebraska	L 12–27	2–8 (1–5)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 5, 1926 8:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 22–26	2–9 (1–6)	Des Moines Coliseum  Des Moines, IA
February 9, 1926		Grinnell	W 34–15	3–9 (2–6)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 13, 1926		at Kansas State	L 10–43	3–10 (2–7)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 15, 1926		at Kansas	L 23–25	3–11 (2–8)	Robinson Gymnasium  Lawrence, KS
February 22, 1926		at Grinnell	W 32–23	4–11 (3–8)	Grinnell, IA
February 26, 1926		Missouri	L 21–34	4–12 (3–9)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 27, 1926		Washington University (MO)	L 20–24	4–13 (3–10)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
March 4, 1926		Kansas State	L 22–23 ^OT	4–14 (3–11)	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. (1) December 11, 1925 (Page 12 of 18). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1925 Dec 11(173):12.
2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.