1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	12–14 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (11th season)
Assistant coach	Arnie Gaarde
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas State	10	–	4		.714			20	–	8		.714
Kansas	8	–	6		.571			17	–	9		.654
Oklahoma	7	–	7		.500			19	–	9		.679
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			16	–	9		.640
Missouri	7	–	7		.500			15	–	11		.577
Colorado	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Oklahoma State	5	–	9		.357			14	–	12		.538
Iowa State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	14		.462
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster

1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Jim Abrahamson (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr C Roger Ahrens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — F Bill Cain (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr F Dave Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G Jack DeVilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Rick Engel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F Aaron Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Ron Kaufman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Gene Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So G Jim Abrahamson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Pat Melloy — — G Jim Miller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — So G Mike Murray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Bill Snell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —	Head coach Glen Anderson Assistant coach(es) Arnie Gaarde 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, 1969* 7:35 pm		Washburn	W 75–49	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1969* 7:35 pm		Sacramento State	W 77–61	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1969* 7:35 pm		at No. 19 Drake	L 62–86	2–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 9, 1969* 7:35 pm		Minnesota	W 89–84 OT	3–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1969* 9:05 pm		at Arizona	L 65–78	3–2	Bear Down Gym (3,600) Tucson, Arizona
December 13, 1969* 10:00 pm		at No. 6 USC	L 59–70	3–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles
December 16, 1969* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Wisconsin	W 84–73	4–3	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1969* 8:15 pm, WOI (delay)		Augustana	W 90–58	5–3	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1969* 9:00 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 50–52	5–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1969* 3:00 pm		vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 66–74	5–5	Municipal Auditorium (8,155) Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1969* 1:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 87–84 2OT	6–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Nebraska	W 72–70	7–5 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 10, 1970 8:05 pm		at Kansas	L 62–82	7–6 (1–1)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1970 7:35 pm		at Missouri	L 63–65	7–7 (1–2)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 19, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Colorado	L 67–85	7–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1970* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Northern Illinois	W 97–90	8–8	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Kansas	W 91–89 OT	9–8 (2–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Oklahoma State	W 75–61	10–8 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1970 7:35 pm		at No. 19 Kansas State	L 64–82	10–9 (3–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 7, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Missouri	W 89–78	11–9 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		No. 18 Kansas State	W 80–64	12–9 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1970 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	L 68–74	12–10 (5–5)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 16, 1970 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 62–72	12–11 (5–6)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 21, 1970 1:10 pm, TVS		Oklahoma	L 73–75	12–12 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1970 9:00 pm		at Colorado	L 79–107	12–13 (5–8)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
March 7, 1970 2:10 pm, Big Eight		at Nebraska	L 81–87	12–14 (5–9)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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