1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	13–12 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1961–62 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Colorado	13	–	1		.929			19	–	7		.731
No. 6 Kansas State	12	–	2		.857			22	–	3		.880
Iowa State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	12		.520
Oklahoma State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	11		.560
Nebraska	5	–	9		.357			9	–	16		.360
Oklahoma	5	–	9		.357			7	–	17		.292
Missouri	3	–	11		.214			9	–	16		.360
Kansas	3	–	11		.214			7	–	18		.280
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 13–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in third place.

Roster

1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Vince Brewer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F 42 John Davidson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr C 52 Rich Froistad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Gladbrook, Iowa G Dave Groth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Des Moines, Iowa F 32 Gary Kleven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 10 Tim Lowe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Marshalltown, Iowa G 44 Jerry McColley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Oelwein, Iowa F 34 Tom Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Story City, Iowa G John Ptacek (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr C 50 Bob Stoy (C) — — Sr F 40 Marv Straw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G 4 Gary Wheeler (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr F 22 Martely Wynn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —	Head coach Glen Anderson Assistant coach(es) Bob Lamson 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, 1961* 7:35 pm		Texas Western (UTEP)	L 59–66	0–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1961* 7:35 pm		Marquette	W 72–68	1–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1961* 7:00 pm		at Toledo	L 64–68	1–2	The Field House  Toledo, Ohio
December 11, 1961* 7:45 pm		at Villanova	L 53–74	1–3	Villanova Fieldhouse  Philadelphia
December 16, 1961* 1:30 pm		at Illinois	L 73–82	1–4	Huff Hall (6,437) Champaign, Illinois
December 18, 1961* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 59–50	2–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 23, 1961* 8:45 pm		Indiana	W 83–70	3–4	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1961* 9:30 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 62–52	4–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1961* 9:30 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 49–46	5–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1961* 9:30 pm		vs. No. 5 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	L 67–69	5–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 6, 1962 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	L 49–63	5–6 (0–1)	OU Fieldhouse  Norman, Oklahoma
January 8, 1962 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 47–42	6–6 (1–1)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 15, 1962 7:35 pm		Colorado	L 55–58	6–7 (1–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 20, 1962 7:35 pm		Nebraska	W 84–72	7–7 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1962 7:35 pm		No. 4 Kansas State	L 55–56	7–8 (2–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 31, 1962 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 85–73	8–8 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1962* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–73	8–9	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1962 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 72–66	9–9 (4–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1962 7:35 pm		at Kansas	W 75–72	10–9 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 12, 1962 8:05 pm		at Nebraska	W 79–66	11–9 (6–3)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 17, 1962 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 68–61	12–9 (7–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 24, 1962 9:05 pm		at No. 9 Colorado	L 69–74	12–10 (7–4)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 26, 1962 7:30 pm		at No. 4 Kansas State	L 54–69	12–11 (7–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
March 1, 1962 8:00 pm		at Missouri	W 66–62	13–11 (8–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
March 5, 1962 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 71–76	13–12 (8–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.