1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Ken Trickey, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	10–16 (4–10 Big Eight)
Head coach	Ken Trickey (1st season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 1973–74 1975–76 →

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

1974–75 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	11	–	3		.786			19	–	8		.704
No. 15 Kansas State	10	–	4		.714			20	–	9		.690
Missouri	9	–	5		.643			18	–	9		.667
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Oklahoma	6	–	8		.429			13	–	13		.500
Oklahoma State	5	–	9		.357			10	–	16		.385
Iowa State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	16		.385
Colorado	4	–	10		.286			7	–	19		.269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1974–75 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Mike Benjamin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr LaPorte, Indiana G Jeff Branstetter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Harlan, Iowa F Steve Burgason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ames, Iowa F Lodell Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chicago G Roman Butkus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago C Craig DeLoss (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Spencer, Iowa G Chuck Fritz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hinsdale, Illinois G Hercle Ivy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri G Tony Jernigan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Gary, Indiana G John John (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Des Moines, Iowa F Art Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Indianapolis C Larry Loots (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ames, Iowa C Alex Mazeika 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Clinton, Iowa F Jim Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Treynor, Iowa G Tom Norman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Freeport, Illinois F Dale Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Jefferson, Iowa F Jim Thorup 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Des Moines, Iowa	Head coach Ken Trickey 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
November 29, 1974* 7:30 pm		Mankato State	W 99–81	1–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 3, 1974* 7:30 pm		at Bradley	L 72–93	1–1	Robertson Memorial Field House (6,900) Peoria, Illinois
December 7, 1974* 1:30 pm		at Wisconsin	L 84–86	1–2	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
December 9, 1974* 7:30 pm		Illinois	L 71–77	1–3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1974* 7:35 pm		at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 66–77	1–4	Iowa Fieldhouse  Iowa City, Iowa
December 14, 1974* 7:35 pm		TCU	W 91–90	2–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 19, 1974* 7:35 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 64–65	2–5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1974* 7:35 pm		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 123–70	3–5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1974* 7:05 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 107–82	4–5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1974* 9:05 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 82–64	5–5	Kemper Arena (12,869) Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1974* 9:05 pm		vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	L 75–76	5–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1975* 7:35 pm		UW-Oshkosh	W 110–106	6–6	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1975 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	L 95–101	6–7 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1975 7:35 pm		No. 18 Kansas	W 96–81	7–7 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1975 2:10 pm, Big Eight		at Missouri	L 85–87	7–8 (1–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1975 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 93–108	7–9 (1–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1975 6:35 pm		at Colorado	W 101–90	8–9 (2–3)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 5, 1975 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	L 89–91	8–10 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 8, 1975 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	L 62–75	8–11 (2–5)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 12, 1975 7:35 pm		at Kansas	L 62–76	8–12 (2–6)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 15, 1975 7:35 pm		Missouri	L 86–96	8–13 (2–7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 19, 1975 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 70–95	8–14 (2–8)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 22, 1975 2:10 pm, Big Eight		Colorado	W 119–96	9–14 (3–8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1975 2:05 pm, Big Eight		at Kansas State	L 68–70	9–15 (3–9)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
March 5, 1975 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 79–84	9–16 (3–10)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
March 8, 1975 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 82–69	10–16 (4–10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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