1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his seventh and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–15 (3–15 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (7th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1927–28 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma	18	–	0		1.000			18	–	0		1.000
Missouri	13	–	5		.722			13	–	5		.722
Oklahoma A&M	11	–	7		.611			11	–	8		.579
Kansas	9	–	9		.500			9	–	9		.500
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			10	–	10		.500
Washington University	8	–	10		.444			10	–	12		.455
Drake	7	–	11		.389			7	–	13		.350
Nebraska	7	–	11		.389			7	–	11		.389
Grinnell	6	–	12		.333			6	–	13		.316
Iowa State	3	–	15		.167			3	–	15		.167

They finished the season 3–15, 3–15 in Missouri Valley play to finish in tenth place.

Roster

1927–28 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C G.H. Ayres — — Sr Sioux Falls, South Dakota F Stanley Brown — — Sr G Laurence Coomer — — Jr Glasscock — — G Freddy Kling — — Sr G C.W. Klingaman — — So G R.W. Lamson — — Sr F Lester Lande — — Jr Northwood, Iowa F Fred Ludwig — — Jr Lawton, Iowa F H.M. Pohlman — — So Melvin, Iowa C Lee Stillman — — So Gowrie, Iowa F Max Stayer (C) — — Sr G M.H. Taylor — — Jr Montezuma, Iowa C R.M. Treadwell — — Sr C Glenn Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Irwin, Iowa	Head coach Bill Chandler 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
January 5, 1928		Oklahoma	L 32–51	0–1 (0–1)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1928		Oklahoma A&M	L 41–42 OT	0–2 (0–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1928		at Washington University (MO)	W 41–35	1–2 (1–2)	Francis Gymnasium (3,000) St. Louis, Missouri
January 14, 1928		at Missouri	L 28–52	1–3 (1–3)	Rothwell Gymnasium  Columbia, Missouri
January 18, 1928		at Kansas State	L 28–38	1–4 (1–4)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
January 19, 1928		at Kansas	L 33–46	1–5 (1–5)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
January 24, 1928		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 21–26	1–6 (1–6)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1928		at Nebraska	L 26–37	1–7 (1–7)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 30, 1928		Grinnell	L 30–38	1–8 (1–8)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1928		Kansas	L 19–21	1–9 (1–9)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1928		Nebraska	L 26–32	1–10 (1–10)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1928		Kansas State	W 39–38	2–10 (2–10)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 13, 1928		at Grinnell	L 25–33	2–11 (2–11)	Grinnell, Iowa
February 17, 1928		at Oklahoma A&M	L 43–54	2–12 (2–12)	Armory-Gymnasium  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 18, 1928		at Oklahoma	L 17–37	2–13 (2–13)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 25, 1928		Missouri	L 30–42	2–14 (2–14)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1928		Washington University (MO)	L 31–36	2–15 (2–15)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1928 8:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 26–25	3–15 (3–15)	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.