1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Eight Holiday Tournament Champions
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–9 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (1st season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	10	–	4		.714			19	–	9		.679
Kansas State	10	–	4		.714			16	–	10		.615
Oklahoma	9	–	5		.643			14	–	11		.560
Colorado	7	–	7		.500			13	–	11		.542
Iowa State	7	–	7		.500			15	–	9		.625
Missouri	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
Oklahoma State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	15		.400
Nebraska	4	–	10		.286			7	–	17		.292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 15–9, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place. They were Big Eight Holiday Tournament champions, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas in the December tournament.

Roster

1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Sam Barnard — — Oshkosh, Wisconsin F Vince Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So New York City G Nick Bruno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Staten Island, New York F Ted Ecker — — G Larry Fie (C) — — Sr Spencer, Iowa G Glen Mente — — Jr Wheatland, Iowa F Jay Murrell — — Omaha, Nebraska F John O'Keefe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G John Ptacek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Webster City, Iowa C Terry Roberts — — Jr Webster City, Iowa C Bob Stoy — — So Waterloo, Iowa G Gary Wheeler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Tama, Iowa F Henry Whitney — — Jr Brooklyn, New York	Head coach Glen Anderson 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, 1959* 7:35 pm		South Dakota	W 66–47	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1959* 1:30 pm		at Wisconsin	W 71–53	2–0	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
December 10, 1959* 7:35 pm		Utah State	L 66–71	2–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1959* 10:00 pm		at Washington	W 60–56	3–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle
December 19, 1959* 10:00 pm		at Washington	L 59–69	3–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle
December 23, 1959* 8:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 58–54	4–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1959* 7:30 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 74–73 OT	5–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1959* 7:30 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 55–41	6–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1959* 9:30 pm		vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	W 83–70	7–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1960 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 57–53	8–2 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1960 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 49–48	9–2 (2–0)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 11, 1960 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 47–65	9–3 (2–1)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
January 16, 1960 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 48–40	10–3 (3–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1960 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 66–68	10–4 (3–2)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas
January 23, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight		Kansas	W 72–60	11–4 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1960 7:30 pm		Colorado forfeit by Colorado	L 55–70	12–4 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1960 7:35 pm		at Kansas	L 64–70	12–5 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 13, 1960 8:05 pm		at Nebraska	L 49–69	12–6 (5–4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 15, 1960 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 70–72	12–7 (5–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1960 2:50 pm, Big Eight		Oklahoma	L 47–58	12–8 (5–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1960 9:05 pm		at Colorado	W 83–80 5OT	13–8 (6–6)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 29, 1960 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 92–69	14–8 (7–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 2, 1960* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 61–57	15–8	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
March 7, 1960 8:00 pm		at Missouri	L 57–59	15–9 (7–7)	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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