1935–36 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1935–36 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his eighth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1935–36 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	8–8 (3–7 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (8th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1935–36 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	10	–	0		1.000			21	–	2		.913
Nebraska	7	–	3		.700			13	–	8		.619
Oklahoma	5	–	5		.500			9	–	8		.529
Iowa State	3	–	7		.300			8	–	8		.500
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			9	–	9		.500
Missouri	2	–	8		.200			5	–	12		.294

They finished the season 8–8, 3–7 in Big Six play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster

1935–36 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Harlan Anderson — — Jr Cannon Falls, Minnesota F Bob Blahnik — — So Cedar Rapids, Iowa Weldon Brown — — Jr Boone, Iowa Donald Clarke — — So Alta, Iowa F 7 Jack Cowen — — Sr F 6 Jack Flemming — — Jr Spirit Lake, Iowa George Gibson — — So Kansas City, Missouri G 3 Torvald Holmes (C) — — Sr F Maurice Johnson — — So Le Grand, Iowa C Allen Kilborn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Ames, Iowa Joseph Loufek — — So Cedar Rapids, Iowa Richard McWilliams — — So Lehigh, Iowa James Munday — — So Atlantic City, New Jersey Newman Olsgaard — — So Kindred, North Dakota William Partridge — — So Harmon, South Dakota G Don Perkins — — Jr Des Moines, Iowa Clarence Rogers — — So Ames, Iowa C 13 Burton Thomson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Boone, Iowa	Head coach Louis Menze 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
December 6, 1935*		Simpson	W 37–14	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1935*		Cornell	W 34–21	2–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1935*		Grinnell	W 36–22	3–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 1, 1936* 7:30 pm		Vanderbilt	W 38–28	4–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1936* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 23–24	4–1	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
January 11, 1936		at Kansas	L 17–38	4–2 (0–1)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
January 13, 1936		at Oklahoma	L 19–25	4–3 (0–2)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
January 18, 1936		Kansas State	W 31–29	5–3 (1–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1936		Nebraska	W 41–40 OT	6–3 (2–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1936 7:30 pm		Missouri	L 29–33	6–4 (2–3)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 4, 1936 7:15 pm		Kansas	L 25–42	6–5 (2–4)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 15, 1936		at Nebraska	L 20–49	6–6 (2–5)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 17, 1936		at Kansas State	L 25–41	6–7 (2–6)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
February 22, 1936		Oklahoma	L 39–42	6–8 (2–7)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1936* 7:15 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 37–29	7–8	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
March 4, 1936		at Missouri	W 31–29 OT	8–8 (3–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.