1928–29 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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.

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

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	Rank^#	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. (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.