1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball | |
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Big Six Champions | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 11–5 (8–2 Big Six) |
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Home arena | State Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 2 | – | 17 | .105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1944-45 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his seventeenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 11–5, 8–2 in Big Six play to finish in first place and win the Big Six championship. They lost to Kansas, 50-35 on January 27 to drop their record to 5-5 (2-2) before winning their last six games en route to a conference championship. The March 2, 1945 contest turned into a de facto championship game, with the Cyclones routing the Jayhawks, 61-39, to win their second consecutive Big Six championship.
Jim Myers was awarded with a first team All-Big Six distinction by the United Press, while Bob Mott garnered second team honors.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 4, 1944* 7:15 pm |
Minnesota | W 42–21 | 1–0 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
December 13, 1944* |
at Iowa Pre-Flight | L 39–49 | 1–1 |
Iowa City, IA | |||||||
December 16, 1944* 8:15 pm |
at Drake Iowa Big Four |
L 45–52 | 1–2 |
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA | |||||||
December 29, 1944* |
Iowa Pre-Flight | L 33–34 | 1–3 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 6, 1945 7:30 pm |
Kansas State | W 60–31 | 2–3 (1–0) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 8, 1945 |
at Nebraska | W 50–38 | 3–3 (2–0) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
January 15, 1945* 7:15 pm |
Ottumwa Naval | W 50–48 | 4–3 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 20, 1945 |
at Missouri | L 32–38 | 4–4 (2–1) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
January 24, 1945* 7:15 pm |
Drake Iowa Big Four |
W 57–32 | 5–4 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 27, 1945 |
at Kansas | L 35–50 | 5–5 (2–2) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 9, 1945 |
Missouri | W 58–30 | 6–5 (3–2) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
February 17, 1945 |
Oklahoma | W 51–43 | 7–5 (4–2) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
February 19, 1945 |
Nebraska | W 47–45 | 8–5 (5–2) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
February 24, 1945 7:45 pm |
at Oklahoma | W 31–29 | 9–5 (6–2) |
Municipal Auditorium[2] Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
February 26, 1945 |
at Kansas State | W 44–39 | 10–5 (7–2) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
March 2, 1945 7:30 pm |
Kansas | W 61–39 | 11–5 (8–2) |
State Gymnasium (3,500) Ames, IA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ (1) March 4, 1945 (Page 15 of 58). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Mar 04(256):15.
- ^ (1) February 24, 1945 (Page 8 of 12). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Feb 24(248):8.
- ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.