1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1938-39 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–9 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (11th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

1938–39 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri	7	–	3		.700			12	–	6		.667
Oklahoma	7	–	3		.700			12	–	6		.667
Kansas	6	–	4		.600			13	–	7		.650
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	9		.471
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			7	–	13		.350
Kansas State	2	–	8		.200			5	–	13		.278

They finished the season 8–9, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1938–39 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Wendell Allan — — Ames, IA F Don Beresford — — Jr Ames, IA G Bill Bliss — — Ames, IA F Darrell Don Carlos — — So Perry, IA F Fred Gordon — — Jr St. Ansgar, IA F Bob Harris — — So G Chuck Heileman — — C Ernest Herbertschmeier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Hubbard, IA C Bob Hunt — — So Marshalltown, IA C Ed Jones — — So Conrad, IA G Bob Menze (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Ames, IA C Gordon Nicholas — — So Lawton, IA C Hilary Ryan — — Ames, IA F Darryl Wagoner — — 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 5, 1938*		Cornell	W 35–25	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 10, 1938*		at Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	L 29–38	1–1	Cedar Falls, IA
December 12, 1938* 7:15 pm		Grinnell	W 43–36	2–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 17, 1938* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 30–32	2–2	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 31, 1938*		Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 43–32	3–2	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 7, 1939		Kansas State	W 47–36	4–2 (1–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 9, 1939		at Missouri	L 35–56	4–3 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
January 16, 1939		Oklahoma	W 51–42	5–3 (2–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 18, 1939* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 33–35	5–4	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
January 23, 1939		Kansas	W 40–37	6–4 (3–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 28, 1939*		at Creighton	L 29–35	6–5	Omaha, NE
January 30, 1939		at Nebraska	L 44–51	6–6 (3–2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 4, 1939		Missouri	W 51–45	7–6 (4–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 11, 1939		at Kansas State	L 40–44	7–7 (4–3)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 18, 1939		at Oklahoma	L 41–60	7–8 (4–4)	OU Field House  Norman, OK
February 20, 1939		at Kansas	L 37–46	7–9 (4–5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 27, 1939		Nebraska	W 41–28	8–9 (5–5)	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) November 26, 1938 (Page 9 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1938 Nov 26(158):9.
2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.