1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his fourth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	9–12 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (4th season)
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Kansas State	11	–	1		.917			25	–	4		.862
Kansas	8	–	4		.667			16	–	8		.667
Missouri	8	–	4		.667			16	–	8		.667
Oklahoma	6	–	6		.500			14	–	10		.583
Nebraska	4	–	8		.333			9	–	14		.391
Iowa State	3	–	9		.250			9	–	12		.429
Colorado	2	–	10		.167			4	–	20		.167
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 9–12, 3–9 in Big Seven play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Gay Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Council Bluffs, Iowa G Virg Byerly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Boone, Iowa F Eldon Clement 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Le Mars, Iowa C Delmar Diercks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Mason City, Iowa C Gordon Dunker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F George Hess 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — G Bob Koch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — G Sam Long 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Ottumwa, Iowa G Jack Luhrig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sheldon, Iowa G Gene Paetz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr Nate Phipps — — F Clare Russie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Marshalltown, Iowa F Jim Stange 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Davenport, Iowa C Sylvester Wilhelmi (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Le Mars, Iowa G Dan Youngblade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Sioux City, Iowa	Head coach Clay Sutherland 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 2, 1950* 7:30 pm		South Dakota	W 62–59	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1950* 7:30 pm		Simpson	W 77–44	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1950* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 47–65	2–1	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
December 11, 1950* 7:30 pm		Utah State	W 52–41	3–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 22, 1950* 8:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 68–54	4–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1950* 8:00 pm		vs. No. 10 Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 51–75	4–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1950* 2:00 pm		vs. Colorado Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 58–54 OT	5–2	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1950* 4:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	L 50–68	5–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1951 7:30 pm, WOI		Oklahoma	W 48–44	6–3 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1951 7:30 pm		at Nebraska	L 49–51	6–4 (1–1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 13, 1951 7:30 pm		at No. 9 Kansas State	L 58–98	6–5 (1–2)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
January 15, 1951 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 44–52	6–6 (1–3)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
January 20, 1951 7:30 pm		Colorado	L 42–47 OT	6–7 (1–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1951 8:00 pm		at Missouri	L 46–49	6–8 (1–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 29, 1951* 7:30 pm		Creighton	W 75–49	7–8	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1951 8:30 pm		Nebraska	W 67–51	8–8 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1951 9:00 pm		at Colorado	W 63–59	9–8 (3–5)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 17, 1951 7:30 pm		Kansas	L 54–56	9–9 (3–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1951 7:30 pm		Missouri	L 54–59	9–10 (3–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1951 7:30 pm		No. 4 Kansas State	L 47–81	9–11 (3–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 7, 1951 7:30 pm		at Kansas	L 64–70	9–12 (3–9)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.