1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1934-35 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Six Champions
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	13–3 (8–2 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (7th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1933–34 1935–36 →

1934–35 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa State	8	–	2		.800			13	–	3		.813
Kansas	12	–	4		.750			15	–	5		.750
Oklahoma	8	–	8		.500			9	–	9		.500
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			7	–	11		.389
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			6	–	12		.333
Kansas State	4	–	12		.250			5	–	15		.250

They finished the season 13–3, 8–2 in Big Six play to finish in first place. It was Iowa State's first Big Six Championship.

Roster

1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Harlan Anderson — — Cannon Falls, MN G Weldon Brown — — Boone, IA F Jack Cowen — — Jr G John Cowan — — F Jack Flemming — — So Spirit Lake, IA G Torvald Holmes — — Jr G Frank Hood (C) — — G Don Perkins — — Des Moines, IA F Dick Sweitzer — — C Burton Thomson — — Boone, IA C 14 Waldo Wegner — — Sr	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 7, 1934*		Coe	W 36–23	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 11, 1934*		at Coe	W 30–26	2–0	Cedar Rapids, IA
December 14, 1934*		Grinnell	W 32–26	3–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 20, 1934*		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 28–27	4–0	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
January 1, 1935*		Iowa Cy-Hawk Rivalry	W 41–33	5–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 4, 1935		Missouri	W 31–23	6–0 (1–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 12, 1935		at Nebraska	L 31–32	6–1 (1–1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
January 14, 1935		at Kansas State	W 29–25	7–1 (2–1)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
January 26, 1935		at Missouri	W 37–28	8–1 (3–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
February 4, 1935		Oklahoma	W 32–22	9–1 (4–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 9, 1935		at Kansas	L 18–35	9–2 (4–2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 11, 1935		at Oklahoma	W 50–44 ^OT	10–2 (5–2)	OU Field House  Norman, OK
February 15, 1935* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 42–45	10–3	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 18, 1935		Kansas	W 32–30	11–3 (6–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 23, 1935		Nebraska	W 22–14	12–3 (7–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
March 4, 1935 7:15 pm		Kansas State	W 39–31	13–3 (8–2)	State Gymnasium (3,600) 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) November 11, 1934 (Page 18 of 78). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1934 Nov 11(143):18.
2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.