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
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record9–12 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach
  • Clay Sutherland (4th season)
Home arenaIowa State Armory
Seasons
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[1]

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

Roster

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1950–51 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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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

Schedule and results

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1950-51 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.