1964–65 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1964–65 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1964–65 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	9–16 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (6th season)
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1964–65 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma State	12	–	2		.857			20	–	7		.741
Kansas	9	–	5		.643			17	–	8		.680
Missouri	8	–	6		.571			13	–	11		.542
Colorado	8	–	6		.571			13	–	12		.520
Iowa State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	16		.360
Kansas State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
Nebraska	5	–	9		.357			10	–	15		.400
Oklahoma	3	–	11		.214			8	–	17		.320
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 9–16, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

Roster

1964–65 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C Jerry Closter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr C Mike Cooney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — C 54 Dave Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Cedar Falls, Iowa David Harvey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Goldfield, Iowa F Gary Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Al Koch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Don McKale 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F Larry Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F Ronald Millik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — G Wilbur Sandbulte 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G Bob Smoldt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — G Tom Stokesbary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — G Al Tubbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G Bob VanderWilt (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F Bill Wantiez — — Jr G Bob Ziegler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Don Ziegler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Laurens, Iowa	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 1, 1964* 7:30 pm		at State College of Iowa (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	L 50–54	0–1	McElroy Auditorium  Waterloo, Iowa
December 5, 1964* 7:30 pm		No. 11 Minnesota	L 53–63	0–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1964* 7:00 pm		at No. 9 Kentucky	L 74–100	0–3	Memorial Coliseum (11,000) Lexington, Kentucky
December 12, 1964* 8:00 pm		at Air Force	L 63–67	0–4	Cadet Gymnasium  Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 14, 1964* 9:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 54–87	0–5	Johnson Gymnasium  Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 17, 1964* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 82–75	1–5	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 22, 1964* 8:45 pm		Marquette	W 73–64	2–5	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 26, 1964* 9:30 pm		vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 55–72	2–6	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1964* 2:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 72–76	2–7	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1964* 2:00 pm		vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 69–62	3–7	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1965 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	L 52–54 OT	3–8 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1965 8:05 pm		at Oklahoma	W 73–72	4–8 (1–1)	OU Fieldhouse  Norman, Oklahoma
January 11, 1965 8:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 48–67	4–9 (1–2)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 16, 1965 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 60–72	4–10 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1965 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	L 77–88	4–11 (1–4)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 23, 1965 1:30 pm, Big Eight		at Kansas	W 64–58	5–11 (2–4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 25, 1965 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 87–81	6–11 (3–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 30, 1965 1:30 pm, Big Eight		Kansas State	W 91–76	7–11 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 3, 1965* 8:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 52–66	7–12	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
February 6, 1965 7:30 pm		at Kansas State	L 71–82	7–13 (4–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 13, 1965 7:30 pm		at Missouri	W 89–81 OT	8–13 (5–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
February 15, 1965 7:30 pm		Colorado	L 71–79	8–14 (5–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1965 7:30 pm		Nebraska	L 65–69	8–15 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1965 9:05 pm		at Colorado	L 65–90	8–16 (5–8)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
March 8, 1965 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 78–65	9–16 (6–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.