1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fifth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	9–16 (4–10 Big Eight)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (5th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas State	14	–	0		1.000			25	–	2		.926
Oklahoma	9	–	5		.643			15	–	10		.600
Colorado	8	–	6		.571			14	–	10		.583
Kansas	8	–	6		.571			11	–	14		.440
Nebraska	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
Oklahoma State	5	–	9		.357			11	–	14		.440
Iowa State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	16		.360
Missouri	3	–	11		.214			6	–	19		.240
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 9–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place.

Roster

1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Frank Baber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — G Ronald Baukol (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr F Bud Bergman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Nick Bruno — — So Staten Island, New York F Gary Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F Ted Ecker — — G Larry Fie — — Jr Spencer, Iowa C John Krocheski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F Maynard Lang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — C Frank Baber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — G Roger Lowe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — G Glen Mente — — So Wheatland, Iowa F John O'Keefe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — C Terry Roberts — — So Webster City, Iowa G Bill Stuart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — F Henry Whitney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Brooklyn, New York	Head coach Bill Strannigan 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, 1958* 7:35 pm		South Dakota State	W 63–56	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1958* 7:35 pm		Minnesota	W 81–75	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1958* 9:30 pm, KTTV (delay)		at USC	L 62–71	2–1	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles
December 13, 1958* 9:30 pm, KTTV (delay)		at UCLA	L 53–65	2–2	Pan-Pacific Auditorium  Los Angeles
December 15, 1958* 8:00 pm		at Illinois	L 46–68	2–3	Huff Hall (6,328) Champaign, Illinois
December 19, 1958* 9:35 pm		Colorado State	W 79–55	3–3	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1958* 7:30 pm		vs. Oklahoma City	L 56–63	3–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 26, 1958* 9:30 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 65–68	3–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1958* 2:00 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 72–70 OT	4–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1958* 4:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	W 64–62	5–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 5, 1959 7:35 pm		No. 3 Kansas State	L 56–59	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1959 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	L 43–56	5–7 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1959 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 48–69	5–8 (0–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1959 8:05 pm		at Nebraska	L 49–52	5–9 (0–4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 19, 1959 9:05 pm		at Colorado	L 64–73	5–10 (0–5)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
January 26, 1959 7:35 pm		at No. 3 Kansas State	L 55–78	5–11 (0–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
January 31, 1959 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 48–47	6–11 (1–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1959 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 61–53	7–11 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1959* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 57–58	7–12	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
February 14, 1959 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 50–65	7–13 (2–7)	OU Fieldhouse  Norman, Oklahoma
February 16, 1959 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 54–59	7–14 (2–8)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 21, 1959 7:35 pm		Colorado	L 63–75	7–15 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1959 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 59–56	8–15 (3–9)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1959 7:30 pm		at Kansas	W 67–62	9–15 (4–9)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
March 9, 1959 8:00 pm		at Missouri	L 67–68	9–16 (4–10)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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