1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1946-47 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his nineteenth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games for the first time at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	7–14 (5–5 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (19th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1945–46 1947–48 →

1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma	8	–	2		.800			24	–	7		.774
Missouri	6	–	4		.600			15	–	10		.600
Kansas	5	–	5		.500			16	–	11		.593
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			7	–	14		.333
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			14	–	10		.583
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			10	–	14		.417

They finished the season 7–14, 5–5 in Big Six play to finish tied for third place. They also finished in last place in the inaugural Big Six Holiday Tournament.

Roster

1946–47 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Ed Anderson — — La Grange, IL Gay Anderson — — Council Bluffs, IA G Bill Block — — Muscatine, IA F Jim Buck — — Ames, IA Don Ferguson — — Ottumwa, IA G Charles Gradoville — — Des Moines, IA C Jim Jessen — — Everly, IA G Lloyd Kester — — Ames, IA F Rollin Kuebler — — Jr Carroll, IA Bob McLuen — — Ashton, IA F Jim Myers — — Sr Sioux City, IA Dean Norman — — Fairfield, IA G Ron Norman — — Fairfield, IA Don Paulsen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Huxley, IA Therol Peterson — — Clinton, IA Harland Platte — — Waverly, IA Dick Pownall — — Centerville, IA C Leo Schneider — — Rock Island, IL G John Sheperd — — Gary, IN Norman Smith — — Chicago, IL Jim Van Deusen — — Iowa City, IA F Ray Wehde (C) — — Jr Holstein, IA F Roy Wehde — — Holstein, IA John Wroan — — Deer Creek, IL	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 2, 1946* 7:30 pm		Grinnell	W 56–28	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 9, 1946* 7:30 pm		Iowa State Teacher's College Iowa Big Four	W 47–36	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 12, 1946* 9:30 pm		Kansas Big Six Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 36–55	2–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 13, 1946* 2:00 pm		Nebraska Big Six Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 51–54	2–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 14, 1946* 2:00 pm		Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	L 55–56	2–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 21, 1946* 7:30 pm		Minnesota	L 41–51	2–4	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 27, 1946* 7:30 pm		Michigan	L 37–58	2–5	Iowa State Armory (4,000) Ames, IA
December 28, 1946* 7:45 pm		Michigan	L 27–38	2–6	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 31, 1946* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 34–35	2–7	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
January 3, 1947		at Missouri	L 25–36	2–8 (0–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
January 7, 1947* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 38–41	2–9	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
January 10, 1947 7:30 pm		Kansas State	W 51–40	3–9 (1–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
January 13, 1947*		at Bradley	L 49–51	3–10	Peoria Armory  Peoria, IL
January 20, 1947 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 61–44	4–10 (2–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
January 24, 1947		at Kansas	L 30–55	4–11 (2–2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 1, 1947 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma	L 40–54	4–12 (2–3)	OU Field House  Norman, OK
February 3, 1947		at Kansas State	L 30–43	4–13 (2–4)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
February 10, 1947 8:00 pm		at Nebraska	W 56–54	5–13 (3–4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 14, 1947 7:30 pm		Missouri	W 54–52	6–13 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 21, 1947 7:30 pm		Oklahoma	L 45–46	6–14 (4–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 28, 1947 7:30 pm		Kansas	W 56–44	7–14 (5–5)	Iowa State Armory  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. November 23, 1946 (Page 10 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) [online]. Nov 23, . 1946, no. 155, s. 10. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
2. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.