1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	11–14 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (7th season)
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Kansas	13	–	1		.929			23	–	4		.852
Nebraska	12	–	2		.857			20	–	5		.800
Kansas State	9	–	5		.643			14	–	11		.560
Oklahoma	7	–	7		.500			11	–	14		.440
Colorado	6	–	8		.429			12	–	13		.480
Iowa State	6	–	8		.429			11	–	14		.440
Oklahoma State	2	–	12		.143			4	–	21		.160
Missouri	1	–	13		.071			3	–	21		.125
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 11–14, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Roster

1965–66 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) — Sr Ron Doncagave — — F Raul Duarte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Lima, Peru C Dave Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Cedar Falls, Iowa David Harvey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Goldfield, Iowa Gene Hoemann — — F Gary Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F Al Koch (C) — — Sr G John McGonigle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Moline, Illinois F Don Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Brooklyn, New York Wayne Tjernagel — — Nevada, Iowa G Al Tubbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F Al Wantiez — — Sr G Bob Ziegler (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Don Ziegler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr 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, 1965* 7:35 pm		Air Force	W 59–55	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1965* 8:00 pm		at No. 7 Minnesota	L 69–80	1–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 6, 1965* 7:35 pm		New Mexico	L 52–56	1–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1965* 7:35 pm		at Augustana	W 102–76	2–2	Sioux Falls Arena  Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 13, 1965* 7:35 pm		State College of Iowa (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 73–54	3–2	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 16, 1965* 8:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 66–72	3–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 20, 1965* 7:30 pm		at Ohio State	L 70–87	3–4	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 28, 1965* 7:35 pm		vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 89–72	4–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1965* 9:30 pm		vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 66–73	4–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1965* 3:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–82	5–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1966 7:35 pm		Nebraska	L 74–76	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1966 8:00 pm		at Kansas	L 65–82	5–7 (0–2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 10, 1966 7:35 pm		Missouri	W 85–70	6–7 (1–2)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1966 7:35 pm		No. 10 Kansas	L 47–49	6–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1966 9:05 pm		at Colorado	L 63–71	6–9 (1–4)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
January 22, 1966 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	W 76–61	7–9 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 26, 1966* 7:35 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–74	7–10	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1966 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 69–56	8–10 (3–4)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 31, 1966 8:05 pm		at Oklahoma	W 92–82	9–10 (4–4)	OU Fieldhouse  Norman, Oklahoma
February 5, 1966 7:35 pm		Colorado	W 74–65	10–10 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1966 7:30 pm		at No. 9 Nebraska	L 70–81	10–11 (5–5)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 14, 1966 7:30 pm		at Kansas State	L 69–80	10–12 (5–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 19, 1966 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	L 78–80	10–13 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1966 7:35 pm		at Missouri	W 79–73	11–13 (6–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
March 7, 1966 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 73–75 OT	11–14 (6–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.