1943–44 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball | |
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Big Six Champions | |
1944 NCAA basketball tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 14–4 (9–1 Big Six) |
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Home arena | State Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1943–44 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his sixteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones qualified for the Final Four for the first time in school history, defeating Pepperdine in the NCAA Western Regional, before falling to Utah, 40-31. Initially, it was not even known if Iowa State would be able to fulfill its role in the postseason tournament, but they were ultimately able to do so.[1] Star player Price Brookfield joined the Cyclones mid-season through the naval training program at Iowa State.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 4, 1943* 7:30 pm |
Iowa Pre-Flight | W 31–29 | 1–0 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
December 18, 1943* 8:00 pm |
at Minnesota | L 28–31 | 1–1 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
December 31, 1943* 7:30 pm |
Drake Iowa Big Four |
W 43–20 | 2–1 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 3, 1944 |
at Kansas State | W 42–33 | 3–1 (1–0) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 8, 1944 |
at Nebraska | W 56–24 | 4–1 (2–0) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
January 15, 1944* 7:30 pm |
Ottumwa Naval | W 60–37 | 5–1 |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 17, 1944* |
at Iowa Pre-Flight | L 27–33 | 5–2 |
Iowa City, IA | |||||||
January 22, 1944 7:30 pm |
Missouri | W 41–25 | 6–2 (3–0) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 29, 1944 7:30 pm |
Kansas | W 40–29 | 7–2 (4–0) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
February 5, 1944 |
at Oklahoma | W 41–39 | 8–2 (5–0) |
OU Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 9, 1944* 8:15 pm |
at Drake | W 64–36 | 9–2 |
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA | |||||||
February 11, 1944 7:30 pm |
Kansas State | W 47–20 | 10–2 (6–0) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
February 14, 1944 |
Nebraska | W 58–35 | 11–2 (7–0) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
February 21, 1944 |
at Missouri | W 43–32 | 12–2 (8–0) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
February 28, 1944 7:15 pm |
Oklahoma | L 30–44 | 12–3 (8–1) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
March 3, 1944 |
at Kansas | W 47–25 | 13–3 (9–1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
Postseason | |||||||||||
March 24, 1944 9:30 pm |
vs. Pepperdine NCAA tournament West Regional semifinals |
W 44–39 | 14–3 |
Municipal Auditorium (4,762) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
March 25, 1944 |
vs. Utah NCAA Tournament West Regional Finals (Final Four) |
L 31–40 | 14–4 |
Municipal Auditorium (5,112) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ (1) IOWA STATE DECLINES. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) 1944 Mar 07:17.
- ^ "Centennial Moments: Price Brookfield".
- ^ (1) November 24, 1943 (Page 12 of 54). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1943 Nov 24(156):12.
- ^ "Centennial Moments: Price Brookfield".
- ^ (1) December 2, 1943 (Page 11 of 16). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1943 Dec 02(164):11.
- ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.