1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14–11 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (2nd season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Kansas State	12	–	2		.857			22	–	5		.815
Kansas	10	–	4		.714			17	–	8		.680
Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			14	–	11		.560
Missouri	7	–	7		.500			11	–	13		.458
Iowa State	6	–	8		.429			14	–	11		.560
Nebraska	4	–	10		.286			10	–	14		.417
Oklahoma	2	–	12		.143			10	–	15		.400
Colorado	7	–	7		.500			15	–	10		.600
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 14–11, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for fourth place.

Roster

1960–61 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Sam Barnard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Oshkosh, Wisconsin Vinnie Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So New York City G Nick Bruno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Staten Island, New York F John Davidson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Las Animas, Colorado G Nelson Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Danville, Illinois G Dave Groth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Des Moines, Iowa F Gary Kleven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Westbrook, Minnesota G Glen Mente 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Wheatland, Iowa F Jay Murrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Omaha, Nebraska G John Ptacek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Webster City, Iowa C Terry Roberts 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr Webster City, Iowa C Bob Stoy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Waterloo, Iowa F Marv Straw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Lee, Illinois G Gary Wheeler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr Tama, Iowa F Henry Whitney (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr 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 5, 1960* 7:35 pm		Wisconsin	W 88–76	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 10, 1960* 8:00 pm		at No. 16 Wichita (State)	L 58–75	1–1	Wichita Fieldhouse  Wichita, Kansas
December 16, 1960* 7:35 pm		Washington	W 63–60	2–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1960* 8:45 pm		Washington	W 60–50	3–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1960* 8:00 pm		at Marquette	L 62–70	3–2	Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee
December 22, 1960* 7:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 81–92	3–3	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, Michigan
December 27, 1960* 9:30 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 72–68	4–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1960* 9:30 pm		vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 72–76	4–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,000) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1960* 7:30 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 67–55	5–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 7, 1961 7:35 pm		Colorado forfeit by Colorado	L 60–61	6–4 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1961 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 76–67	7–4 (2–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1961 7:30 pm		at Kansas	L 59–90	7–5 (2–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 18, 1961* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 71–70	8–5	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1961 8:05 pm		at Nebraska	W 66–58	9–5 (3–1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 28, 1961 9:05 pm		at Colorado Forfeit by Colorado	L 65–67	10–5 (4–1)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
January 30, 1961 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 70–72	10–6 (4–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1961* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 81–83	10–7	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
February 6, 1961 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 80–63	11–7 (5–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1961 7:35 pm		at No. 7 Kansas State	L 55–56	11–8 (5–3)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas
February 13, 1961 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 68–62	12–8 (6–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1961 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 57–56	13–8 (7–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 25, 1961 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	W 61–55	14–8 (8–3)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 27, 1961 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 55–59	14–9 (8–4)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 2, 1961 8:05 pm		at Missouri	L 82–95	14–10 (8–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
March 6, 1961 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 75–85	14–11 (8–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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