1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1942–43 college basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1941–42, the Cyclones finished 11–6 overall (5–5 in the Big Six Conference). There were no captains for the season.

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	7–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (15th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kansas	10	–	0		1.000			22	–	6		.786
Missouri	7	–	3		.700			18	–	9		.667
Oklahoma	5	–	5		.500			7	–	10		.412
Nebraska	5	–	5		.500			6	–	10		.375
Iowa State	2	–	8		.200			7	–	9		.438
Kansas State	1	–	9		.100			6	–	14		.300

Roster

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Milt Andrews — — Oelwein, Iowa Dick Billes — — Ames, Iowa Dean Driscoll — — Aberdeen, South Dakota F Orlyn Fuerbach — — Keystone, Iowa G Charles Gradoville — — Des Moines, Iowa F Bob Hayes — — Sr Plattsmouth, Nebraska Bill Husted — — Ames, Iowa Earl Kelso 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Rochester, New York C Rollin Kuebler — — Jr Carroll, Iowa Bob Lindauer — — Fairfield, Iowa G Royal Lohry — — F Mark Meis — — Le Mars, Iowa G Reuben Mickelson — — Jr Thief River Falls, Minnesota Ron Norman — — Fairfield, Iowa Gene Oulman — — Mason City, Iowa Gene Phelps — — Wells, Minnesota Keith Spiker — — Philadelphia F Ray Wehde — — Holstein, Iowa F Roy Wehde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Holstein, Iowa	Head coach Louis Menze Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Player stats

Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player	Class	Pos	PPG
Ray Wehde	Fr	F	7.8
Ron Norman	So	G	6.5
Bob Hayes	Sr	F	5.8
Gene Phelps	So	G	5.7

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1942* 7:15 pm		Simpson	W 42–30	1–0	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
December 7, 1942*		at Grinnell	L 30–37	1–1	Grinnell, Iowa
December 11, 1942*		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–34	2–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 1, 1943*		Iowa Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 34–33	3–1	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1943		Kansas State	W 34–24	4–1 (1–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1943 7:15 pm		Nebraska	W 50–38	5–1 (2–0)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
January 23, 1943		at Missouri	L 34–52	5–2 (2–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1943* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 32–30	6–2	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
February 1, 1943		Oklahoma	L 37–46	6–3 (2–2)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1943		at Kansas	L 20–44	6–4 (2–3)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
February 8, 1943		at Oklahoma	L 20–47	6–5 (2–4)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 15, 1943		Kansas	L 29–37	6–6 (2–5)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1943		Missouri	L 28–31	6–7 (2–6)	State Gymnasium  Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1943		at Nebraska	L 36–51	6–8 (2–7)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
March 1, 1943		at Kansas State	L 36–43	6–9 (2–8)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
March 18, 1943*		at Iowa Pre-Flight	W 53–32	7–9
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.