1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1951-52 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	10–11 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (5th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Kansas	11	–	1		.917			28	–	3		.903
No. 3 Kansas State	10	–	2		.833			19	–	5		.792
Missouri	6	–	6		.500			14	–	10		.583
Iowa State	4	–	8		.333			10	–	11		.476
Colorado	4	–	8		.333			8	–	16		.333
Oklahoma	4	–	8		.333			7	–	17		.292
Nebraska	3	–	9		.250			7	–	17		.292
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

They finished the season 10–11, 4–8 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

The February 11 home game against Kansas marked the first ever live telecast of an Iowa State basketball home game. WOI-TV broadcast the game in central Iowa.^[2]

Roster

1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
^[3] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Barney Alleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Ankeny, IA G Virg Byerly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Boone, IA F Jerry Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Ottumwa, IA C Delmar Diercks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Mason City, IA C Chuck Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Atlantic, IA F Howie Franks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fort Dodge, IA F George Hess 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — F Howie Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Shenandoah, IA F Paul Koch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G Sam Long 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Ottumwa, IA G Jack Luhrig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Clare Russie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Marshalltown, IA F Jim Stange (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — G Carl VanCleave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Montezuma, IA G Dan Youngblade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —	Head coach Clay Sutherland Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1951* 7:30 pm		South Dakota	W 54–50	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 3, 1951* 7:30 pm		at Morningside	W 65–63	2–0	Allee Gymnasium  Sioux City, IA
December 7, 1951* 7:30 pm		at Creighton	W 57–49	3–0	University Gym  Omaha, NE
December 10, 1951* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 51–46	4–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
December 22, 1951* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 57–68	4–1	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, IA
December 27, 1951* 9:45 pm		vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 42–49	4–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1951* 4:00 pm		vs. No. 13 Stanford Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 102–103	4–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1951* 2:00 pm		vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 75–66	5–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1952 7:30 pm		Missouri	W 57–55	6–3 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
January 12, 1952 9:00 pm		at Colorado	L 52–67	6–4 (1–1)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
January 19, 1952 7:30 pm		at No. 9 Kansas State	L 58–76	6–5 (1–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, KS
January 28, 1952 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 78–72	7–5 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 2, 1952 8:00 pm		at No. 4 Kansas	L 68–86	7–6 (2–3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
February 4, 1952 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 45–49	7–7 (2–4)	OU Field House  Norman, OK
February 11, 1952 7:20 pm, WOI		No. 6 Kansas	L 50–55	7–8 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 16, 1952* 7:30 pm		Creighton	W 59–58 ^OT	8–8	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 23, 1952 7:30 pm, WOI		Oklahoma	W 59–48	9–8 (3–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 25, 1952 8:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 53–75	9–9 (3–6)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
February 29, 1952		at Missouri	L 49–53	9–10 (3–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
March 3, 1952 7:30 pm		No. 3 Kansas State	L 66–88	9–11 (3–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
March 8, 1952 7:30 pm		Colorado	W 69–62	10–11 (4–8)	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. "1951-52 Big Seven Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
2. February 11, 1952 (page 12 of 18). (1952, Feb 11). Des Moines Register (1871-2008)
3. "1951-52 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
4. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.