1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1968–69 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his tenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	14–12 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (10th season)
Assistant coach	Arnie Gaarde
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1968–69 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Colorado	10	–	4		.714			21	–	7		.750
No. 19 Kansas	9	–	5		.643			20	–	7		.741
Kansas State	9	–	5		.643			14	–	12		.538
Iowa State	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Missouri	7	–	7		.500			14	–	11		.560
Oklahoma State	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
Nebraska	5	–	9		.357			12	–	14		.462
Oklahoma	3	–	11		.214			7	–	19		.269
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 14–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place.

Roster

1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Jim Abrahamson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr F Bill Cain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr F Dave Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Jack DeVilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G Tom Goodman (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr F Bob Hannan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr F Aaron Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Ron Kaufman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F Tom Kreamer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Don McLaughlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G Mike Murray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr F Tom Pyle (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Otto Stowe — —	Head coach Glen Anderson Assistant coach(es) Arnie Gaarde 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
November 30, 1968* 8:00 pm		at Minnesota	W 57–48	1–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
December 2, 1968* 7:35 pm		Hardin–Simmons	W 84–83	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1968* 7:30 pm		at No. 20 Tennessee	W 72–66	3–0	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
December 7, 1968* 7:35 pm		South Dakota State	W 94–61	4–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 9, 1968* 7:35 pm		San Fernando State	W 97–61	5–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 14, 1968* 1:30 pm		at Illinois	L 48–75	5–1	Assembly Hall (10,051) Champaign, Illinois
December 16, 1968* 7:30 pm		at Northern Illinois	L 65–78	5–2	Chick Evans Fieldhouse  DeKalb, Illinois
December 19, 1968* 8:05 pm, WOI		Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–81	5–3	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 27, 1968* 9:00 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 66–79	5–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 28, 1968* 3:00 pm		vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 68–80	5–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1968* 1:00 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 67–62	6–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 4, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Kansas State	L 65–75	6–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 6, 1969 8:05 pm		at No. 5 Kansas	L 61–94	6–7 (0–2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
January 11, 1969 9:05 pm		at Colorado	L 67–68	6–8 (0–3)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
January 13, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		No. 5 Kansas	W 78–72 2OT	7–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 18, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight		at Missouri	L 58–74	7–9 (1–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 20, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Oklahoma State	W 58–56	8–9 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 25, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight		Nebraska	W 99–93 OT	9–9 (3–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 1, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Oklahoma	W 87–61	10–9 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 5, 1969* 7:35 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 71–94	10–10	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
February 8, 1969 7:30 pm		at Kansas State	L 73–78	10–11 (4–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
February 15, 1969 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	W 75–74 OT	11–11 (5–5)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 17, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)		Missouri	W 76–74 OT	12–11 (6–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 22, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight		No. 18 Colorado	W 80–76 OT	13–11 (7–5)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1969 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma	L 78–84	13–12 (7–6)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
March 8, 1969 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 51–49	14–12 (8–6)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.