1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	10–11 (5–7 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (6th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas	10	–	2		.833			19	–	6		.760
No. 12 Kansas State	9	–	3		.750			17	–	4		.810
Missouri	6	–	6		.500			11	–	9		.550
Iowa State	5	–	7		.417			10	–	11		.476
Oklahoma	5	–	7		.417			8	–	13		.381
Nebraska	4	–	8		.333			9	–	11		.450
Colorado	3	–	9		.250			10	–	11		.476
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 10–11, 5–7 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster

1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Barney Alleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Ankeny, Iowa G Virg Byerly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Boone, Iowa F Bill Christianson — — Clinton, Iowa F Jerry Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Ottumwa, Iowa F Don DeKoster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Spencer, Iowa C Delmar Diercks (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Mason City, Iowa C Chuck Duncan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Atlantic, Iowa G Julian Erickson — — Rodman, Iowa F Stanley Frahm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Manning, Iowa F Howie Franks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fort Dodge, Iowa F Howie Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Shenandoah, Iowa F Paul Koch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G Sam Long (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Sr Ottumwa, Iowa F George Rosenfeld — — Storm Lake, Iowa F Clare Russie — — Marshalltown, Iowa Irv Sheperd — — G Carl VanCleave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Montezuma, Iowa G Larry Wetter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Rinard, Iowa	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 6, 1952* 7:30 pm		South Dakota State	W 70–47	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1952* 7:30 pm		Truman State (Kirksville Teachers)	W 81–57	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1952* 8:15 pm		at Bradley	L 57–76	2–1	Robertson Memorial Field House  Peoria, Illinois
December 22, 1952* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–73	2–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1952* 9:45 pm		vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 61–63	2–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1952* 2:00 pm		vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 79–83	2–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1952* 2:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 79–76	3–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1953 8:00 pm		at Missouri	L 61–66	3–5 (0–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 10, 1953 7:30 pm		Kansas	L 57–76	3–6 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1953 7:30 pm		at Nebraska	W 78–60	4–6 (1–2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 21, 1953* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 69–64	5–6	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
January 24, 1953* 7:30 pm		Creighton	W 87–49	6–6	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1953 8:05 pm		at No. 5 Kansas State	L 78–81	6–7 (1–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 2, 1953 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma	W 73–69	7–7 (2–3)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 1953 7:30 pm		Colorado	L 67–75	7–8 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1953 7:30 pm		No. 5 Kansas State	L 64–74	7–9 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1953 7:30 pm		Missouri	L 74–78	7–10 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1953 7:30 pm		Oklahoma	W 70–59	8–10 (3–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1953 7:30 pm		Nebraska	W 93–66	9–10 (4–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1953 8:00 pm		at No. 6 Kansas	L 62–87	9–11 (4–7)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
March 9, 1953 9:00 pm		Colorado	W 69–48	10–11 (5–7)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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