1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1945-46 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eighteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the last time at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–8 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (18th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1944–45 1946–47 →

1945–46 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	10	–	0		1.000			19	–	2		.905
Oklahoma	7	–	3		.700			11	–	10		.524
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	8		.500
Missouri	3	–	7		.300			6	–	11		.353
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			7	–	13		.350
Kansas State	2	–	8		.200			4	–	20		.167

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

Roster

1945–46 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Bernie Bobbitt — — F Jim Buck — — Fr Ames, IA F Norb Dahlke — — Princeton, WI C Sam Deal — — Amarillo, TX George Duvall — — Ames, IA Ev Faunce — — C Don Halverson — — G Joe Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Wilmington, CA G Jim Itrandles — — F Jim Jessin — — F Bob Johnson — — F Jim Kilgariff — — G Jim Miller — — C Darrell Momberg — — G Ron Norman (C) — — Jr Fairfield, IA F Norman Pedersen — — G Bob Peterson — — So G John Pflunn — — Chicago, IL G Al Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — C Don Ricketts — — Ames, IA C Dudley Ruisch — — Sioux City, IA F Don Silkman — — F Jim Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Minneapolis, MN G R.L. Still — — Newton, IA F Leon Uknes — — Sioux City, IA Bob Worthman — — Madison, WI	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 8, 1945* 7:30 pm		Loras	W 51–35	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
December 10, 1945* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–42	2–0	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
December 15, 1945*		at Minnesota	L 33–65	2–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
December 20, 1945*		at Ottumwa Naval(Iowa Pre-Flight)	L 34–51	2–2	Ottumwa, IA
December 31, 1945*		Ottumwa Naval (Iowa Pre-Flight)	L 35–48	2–3	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 5, 1946		at Kansas State	L 46–52 ^OT	2–4 (0–1)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
January 11, 1946		at Missouri	W 45–33	3–4 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
January 14, 1946 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 57–39	4–4 (2–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 18, 1946* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 58–45	5–4	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
January 25, 1946 7:30 pm		Kansas	L 47–50 ^OT	5–5 (2–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 2, 1946		at Oklahoma	L 43–44	5–6 (2–3)	OU Field House  Norman, OK
February 8, 1946		at Nebraska	W 57–45	6–6 (3–3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 15, 1946 7:30 pm		Missouri	L 36–38	6–7 (3–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 18, 1946 7:15 pm		Kansas State	W 74–39	7–7 (4–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 23, 1946 7:30 pm		Oklahoma	W 56–54	8–7 (5–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, IA
February 25, 1946		at Kansas	L 41–69	8–8 (5–5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
*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 9, 1945 (Page 14 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Nov 09(141):14.
2. "Reference at ames.advantage-preservation.com".
3. "Reference at ames.advantage-preservation.com".
4. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.