The 1943–44 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his sixteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones qualified for the Final Four for the first time in school history, defeating Pepperdine in the NCAA Western Regional, before falling to Utah, 40-31. Initially, it was not even known if Iowa State would be able to fulfill its role in the postseason tournament, but they were ultimately able to do so.[1] Star player Price Brookfield joined the Cyclones mid-season through the naval training program at Iowa State.[2]
1943, iowa, state, cyclones, basketball, team, represented, iowa, state, university, during, 1943, ncaa, basketball, season, cyclones, were, coached, louis, menze, sixteenth, season, with, cyclones, they, played, their, home, games, state, gymnasium, ames, iow. The 1943 44 Iowa State Cyclones men s basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1943 44 NCAA men s basketball season The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze who was in his sixteenth season with the Cyclones They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames Iowa The Cyclones qualified for the Final Four for the first time in school history defeating Pepperdine in the NCAA Western Regional before falling to Utah 40 31 Initially it was not even known if Iowa State would be able to fulfill its role in the postseason tournament but they were ultimately able to do so 1 Star player Price Brookfield joined the Cyclones mid season through the naval training program at Iowa State 2 1943 44 Iowa State Cyclones men s basketballBig Six Champions1944 NCAA basketball tournament Final FourConferenceBig Six ConferenceRecord14 4 9 1 Big Six Head coachLouis Menze 16th season Home arenaState GymnasiumSeasons 1942 431944 45 1943 44 Big Six Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTIowa State 9 1 900 14 4 778Oklahoma 9 1 900 15 8 652Kansas 5 5 500 17 9 654Missouri 5 5 500 10 9 526Kansas State 1 9 100 7 15 318Nebraska 1 9 100 2 13 133Roster edit1943 44 Iowa State Cyclones men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Hometown33 Price Brookfield 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m F Rae Chisholm 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Bob Deck 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m F James Felix 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m G Earl Kelso 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m Rochester NYG Lloyd Kester 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m Ames IAG Darle Larson 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m James Myers 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m G Lyle Naylor 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m C Don Nelson 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m C 21 Gene Oulman 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Mason City IAG 20 Bob Sauer 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m C Lee Schneider 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Rock Island ILF 28 Ray Wehde 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Holstein IAF 27 Roy Wehde 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Holstein IA Head coachLouis MenzeAssistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt 3 4 5 Schedule editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonDecember 4 1943 7 30 pm Iowa Pre Flight W 31 29 1 0 State Gymnasium Ames IADecember 18 1943 8 00 pm at Minnesota L 28 31 1 1 Williams Arena Minneapolis MNDecember 31 1943 7 30 pm Drake Iowa Big Four W 43 20 2 1 State Gymnasium Ames IAJanuary 3 1944 at Kansas State W 42 33 3 1 1 0 Nichols Hall Manhattan KSJanuary 8 1944 at Nebraska W 56 24 4 1 2 0 Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln NEJanuary 15 1944 7 30 pm Ottumwa Naval W 60 37 5 1 State Gymnasium Ames IAJanuary 17 1944 at Iowa Pre Flight L 27 33 5 2 Iowa City IAJanuary 22 1944 7 30 pm Missouri W 41 25 6 2 3 0 State Gymnasium Ames IAJanuary 29 1944 7 30 pm Kansas W 40 29 7 2 4 0 State Gymnasium Ames IAFebruary 5 1944 at Oklahoma W 41 39 8 2 5 0 OU Field House Norman OKFebruary 9 1944 8 15 pm at Drake W 64 36 9 2 Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines IAFebruary 11 1944 7 30 pm Kansas State W 47 20 10 2 6 0 State Gymnasium Ames IAFebruary 14 1944 Nebraska W 58 35 11 2 7 0 State Gymnasium Ames IAFebruary 21 1944 at Missouri W 43 32 12 2 8 0 Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia MOFebruary 28 1944 7 15 pm Oklahoma L 30 44 12 3 8 1 State Gymnasium Ames IAMarch 3 1944 at Kansas W 47 25 13 3 9 1 Hoch Auditorium Lawrence KSPostseasonMarch 24 1944 9 30 pm vs Pepperdine NCAA tournament West Regional semifinals W 44 39 14 3 Municipal Auditorium 4 762 Kansas City MOMarch 25 1944 vs Utah NCAA Tournament West Regional Finals Final Four L 31 40 14 4 Municipal Auditorium 5 112 Kansas City MO Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Central Time 6 References edit 1 IOWA STATE DECLINES Chicago Daily Tribune 1923 1963 1944 Mar 07 17 Centennial Moments Price Brookfield 1 November 24 1943 Page 12 of 54 Des Moines Register 1871 2008 1943 Nov 24 156 12 Centennial Moments Price Brookfield 1 December 2 1943 Page 11 of 16 Des Moines Register 1871 2008 1943 Dec 02 164 11 Iowa State Men s Basketball All Time Results PDF Iowa State University Athletic Department Retrieved April 18 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1943 44 Iowa State Cyclones men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1170762913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,