1975–76 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Ken Trickey, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1975–76 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–24 (3–11 Big Eight)
Head coach	Ken Trickey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Gus Guydon Jack Sutter
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

1975–76 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Missouri	12	–	2		.857			26	–	5		.839
Kansas State	11	–	3		.786			20	–	8		.714
Nebraska	10	–	4		.714			19	–	8		.704
Kansas	6	–	8		.429			13	–	13		.500
Oklahoma	6	–	8		.429			9	–	17		.346
Oklahoma State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	16		.385
Colorado	4	–	10		.286			7	–	19		.269
Iowa State	3	–	11		.214			3	–	24		.111
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 3–24, 3–11 in Big Eight play to finish in last place. Head Coach Ken Trickey resigned on January 21, 1976.

Roster

1975–76 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 30 Mike Benjamin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr LaPorte, Indiana G 10 Jeff Branstetter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Harlan, Iowa F 42 Steve Burgason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ames, Iowa G 14 Roman Butkus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago G 15 Julian Butler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Key West, Florida Al Dixon — — F 33 Calvin Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio Bob Higgins — — G 22 Hercle Ivy (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri F 44 Art Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Indianapolis C 54 Jim Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Treynor, Iowa G 25 Andrew Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 32 Charles Peake 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Columbus, Ohio C 52 Steve Powell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Chattanooga, Tennessee F 40 Dale Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jefferson, Iowa F 34 Evan Varley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Menlo, Iowa	Head coach Ken Trickey Assistant coach(es) Gus Guydon Jack Sutter 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 29, 1975* 8:00 pm		Vanderbilt	L 80–105	0–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1975* 7:35 pm		South Dakota	L 75–79	0–2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1975* 7:35 pm		at Drake Iowa's Big Four	L 83–98	0–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
December 9, 1975* 7:35 pm		at TCU	L 83–95	0–4	Daniel Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
December 12, 1975* 7:35 pm, WOI/Iowa PBS		Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 77–91	0–5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1975* 7:35 pm		Creighton	L 61–73	0–6	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1975* 2:00 pm		at Nebraska-Omaha	L 73–84	0–7	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
December 26, 1975* 7:05 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 67–81	0–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1975* 1:05 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 71–88	0–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1975* 1:05 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	L 51–71	0–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
January 8, 1976* 10:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 75–92	0–11	Peterson Gymnasium  San Diego
January 10, 1976* 2:10 pm, TVS–NBC		No. 5 UNLV	L 82–88	0–12	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 12, 1976* 8:30 pm		at Saint Louis	L 64–93	0–13	St. Louis Arena (2,459) St. Louis, Missouri
January 17, 1976 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	W 93–89 OT	1–13 (1–0)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 20, 1976 7:35 pm		at Kansas	L 60–68	1–14 (1–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (9,760) Lawrence, Kansas
January 24, 1976 7:35 pm		No. 18 Missouri	L 68–84	1–15 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 28, 1976 7:35 pm		at Kansas State	L 66–84	1–16 (1–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
January 31, 1976 1:10 pm, WOI		Colorado	W 82–71	2–16 (2–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 4, 1976 7:30 pm		at Oklahoma	L 63–75	2–17 (2–4)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 7, 1976 7:35 pm		Nebraska	L 56–66	2–18 (2–5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1976 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 53–61	2–19 (2–6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1976 1:10 pm, WOI		at No. 14 Missouri	L 64–85	2–20 (2–7)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 18, 1976 7:35 pm		Oklahoma State	L 71–83	2–21 (2–8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1976 8:35 pm		at Colorado	L 83–92	2–22 (2–9)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 27, 1976 7:35 pm		Kansas State	L 67–80	2–23 (2–10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1976 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	W 62–57	3–23 (3–10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1976 7:35 pm		Nebraska	L 66–82	3–24 (3–11)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.