1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Six Champions
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record13–3 (8–2 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1934–35 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iowa State 8 2   .800 13 3   .813
Kansas 12 4   .750 15 5   .750
Oklahoma 8 8   .500 9 9   .500
Missouri 7 9   .438 7 11   .389
Nebraska 3 7   .300 6 12   .333
Kansas State 4 12   .250 5 15   .250

They finished the season 13–3, 8–2 in Big Six play to finish in first place. It was Iowa State's first Big Six Championship.

Roster

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1934–35 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Harlan Anderson
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
G Weldon Brown
Boone, Iowa
F Jack Cowen
Jr
G John Cowan
F Jack Flemming
So Spirit Lake, Iowa
G Torvald Holmes
Jr
G Frank Hood (C)
G Don Perkins
Des Moines, Iowa
F Dick Sweitzer
C Burton Thomson
Boone, Iowa
C 14 Waldo Wegner
Sr
Head coach
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
December 7, 1934*
Coe W 36–23  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1934*
at Coe W 30–26  2–0
 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
December 14, 1934*
Grinnell W 32–26  3–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1934*
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 28–27  4–0
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 1, 1935*
Iowa
Cy-Hawk Rivalry
W 41–33  5–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 4, 1935
Missouri W 31–23  6–0
(1–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1935
at Nebraska L 31–32  6–1
(1–1)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 14, 1935
at Kansas State W 29–25  7–1
(2–1)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 26, 1935
at Missouri W 37–28  8–1
(3–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
February 4, 1935
Oklahoma W 32–22  9–1
(4–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1935
at Kansas L 18–35  9–2
(4–2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 11, 1935
at Oklahoma W 50–44 OT 10–2
(5–2)
OU Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 15, 1935*
7:30 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 42–45  10–3
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1935
Kansas W 32–30  11–3
(6–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 23, 1935
Nebraska W 22–14  12–3
(7–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1935
7:15 pm
Kansas State W 39–31  13–3
(8–2)
State Gymnasium (3,600)
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) November 11, 1934 (Page 18 of 78). Des Moines Register 1934 Nov 11(143):18.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.