1915–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1915–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1915–16 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Harter Walter, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1915–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–12 (2–8 MVIAA)
Head coach
  • Harter Walter (1st season)
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1915–16 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nebraska 12 0   1.000 13 1   .929
Missouri 10 2   .833 13 3   .813
Kansas State 9 3   .750 9 3   .750
Kansas 5 11   .313 6 12   .333
Iowa State 2 8   .200 4 12   .250
Drake 1 5   .167 3 9   .250
Washington University 1 11   .083 6 11   .353

They finished the season 4–12, 2–8 in Missouri Valley play to finish in fifth place.

Roster

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1915–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Aldrich
G W.H. Boynton
F S.S. Bragdon
F Green
Griffith
F Harry Hahn
Harper
C Earl A. Holmes (C)
Miller
Moss
F Porterfield
F Sweeney
G Tomlinson
Townsend
Wolrab
Head coach
  • Harter Walter
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
January 1, 1916*
at Fort Dodge Company G W 26–20  1–0
Fort Dodge Armory 
Fort Dodge, Iowa
January 4, 1916*
Coe L 16–17  1–1
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1916
at Kansas L 25–26  1–2
(0–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 8, 1916
at Kansas W 24–21  2–2
(1–1)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 14, 1916
Missouri L 12–26  2–3
(1–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1916
Missouri L 15–21  2–4
(1–3)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 21, 1916*
Grinnell W 16–9  3–4
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 4, 1916
at Nebraska L 21–35  3–5
(1–4)
Grant Memorial Hall 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 5, 1916
at Nebraska L 14–31  3–6
(1–5)
Grant Memorial Hall 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 8, 1916
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 23–19  4–6
(2–5)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1916*
at Grinnell L 7–19  4–7
 
Grinnell, Iowa
February 19, 1916*
at Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry
L 9–26  4–8
First Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, Iowa
February 25, 1916
Nebraska L 14–23  4–9
(2–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1916
Nebraska L 17–29  4–10
(2–7)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 1, 1916
7:30 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 12–24  4–11
(2–8)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Des Moines, Iowa
March 4, 1916*
Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry
L 12–23  4–12
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ (1) December 22, 1915 (Page 12 of 14). Des Moines Register 1915 Dec 22(174):12.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.