1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	16–10 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Maury John (2nd season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

They finished the season 16–10, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

1972–73 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Kansas State	12	–	2		.857			23	–	5		.821
No. 15 Missouri	9	–	5		.643			21	–	6		.778
Colorado	9	–	5		.643			13	–	13		.500
Oklahoma	8	–	6		.571			18	–	8		.692
Iowa State	7	–	7		.500			16	–	10		.615
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			9	–	17		.346
Kansas	4	–	10		.286			8	–	18		.308
Oklahoma State	3	–	11		.214			7	–	19		.269
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
^[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 45 Gregg Barcus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F 33 Mike Benjamin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr LaPorte, IN G 12 Bill Benson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — G 24 Mike Capobianco — — Jr C 44 Craig DeLoss 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Spencer, IA G 31 Martinez Denmon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — F 43 Clint Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — F 32 Wes Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — G 14 Eric Heft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G 54 Hercle Ivy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr St. Louis, MO 42 John John — — Des Moines, IA C 52 Larry Loots 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Ames, IA C 40 Tom O'Connor 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — F 50 Jim Reinebach — — Sr 10 Robbie Robinson — — Sr F 33 Clyde Winters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —	Head coach Maury John 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 2, 1972* 7:30 pm		Chicago State	W 77–46	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
December 5, 1972* 7:35 pm		UC-Davis	W 86–60	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (8,300) Ames, IA
December 9, 1972* 7:30 pm		Southern Colorado	W 88–71	3–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
December 13, 1972* 8:00 pm		at Illinois	L 60–74	3–1	Assembly Hall (8,501) Champaign, IL
December 16, 1972* 7:35 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 88–84	4–1	Hilton Coliseum (14,255) Ames, IA
December 19, 1972* 7:35 pm		North Dakota State	W 96–67	5–1	Hilton Coliseum (8,000) Ames, IA
December 22, 1972* 7:35 pm		UC-Santa Barbara	W 89–79	6–1	Hilton Coliseum (8,000) Ames, IA
December 27, 1972* 7:00 pm		vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 75–64	7–1	Municipal Auditorium (8,106) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1972* 9:00 pm		vs. No. 16 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 65–68	7–2	Municipal Auditorium (10,153) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1972* 3:00 pm		vs. No. 19 Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–84	8–2	Municipal Auditorium (3,593) Kansas City, MO
January 2, 1973* 7:30 pm		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 57–66	8–3	Iowa Fieldhouse (13,211) Iowa City, IA
January 6, 1973* 7:30 pm, WOI (delay)		UW-Oshkosh	W 92–67	9–3	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
January 8, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Oklahoma State	W 73–59	10–3 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
January 13, 1973 2:00 pm, Big Eight		Oklahoma	W 94–91	11–3 (2–0)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
January 20, 1973 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 86–74	12–3 (3–0)	Gallagher Hall (3,500) Stillwater, OK
January 22, 1973 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 84–86	12–4 (3–1)	Oklahoma Field House (5,000) Norman, OK
January 27, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Kansas	L 78–90	12–5 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum (12,500) Ames, IA
January 30, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Nebraska	W 81–60	13–5 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
February 3, 1973 2:00 pm, Big Eight		Colorado	L 81–83	13–6 (4–3)	Hilton Coliseum (12,300) Ames, IA
February 6, 1973 7:35 pm		at No. 18 Kansas State	L 74–78	13–7 (4–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (12,500) Manhattan, KS
February 10, 1973 7:30 pm		at No. 8 Missouri	L 79–86	13–8 (4–5)	Hearnes Center (12,400) Columbia, MO
February 17, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		No. 15 Kansas State	L 76–89	13–9 (4–6)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
February 27, 1973 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	W 82–76	14–9 (5–6)	Nebraska Coliseum (5,730) Lincoln, NE
March 3, 1973 7:30 pm		at Colorado	L 74–79	14–10 (5–7)	Balch Fieldhouse (2,148) Boulder, CO
March 5, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		No. 13 Missouri	W 90–80	15–10 (6–7)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
March 10, 1973 1:10 pm, Big Eight		at Kansas	W 89–65	16–10 (7–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (7,500) 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. sports-reference.com 1972-73 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2. "1972-73 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
3. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.