1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1944-45 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his seventeenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Six Champions
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record11–5 (8–2 Big Six)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
1944–45 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa State82 .800115  .688
Kansas73 .700125  .706
Oklahoma55 .5001213  .480
Missouri55 .5001213  .480
Kansas State46 .4001013  .435
Nebraska19 .100217  .105

They finished the season 11–5, 8–2 in Big Six play to finish in first place and win the Big Six championship. They lost to Kansas, 50-35 on January 27 to drop their record to 5-5 (2-2) before winning their last six games en route to a conference championship. The March 2, 1945 contest turned into a de facto championship game, with the Cyclones routing the Jayhawks, 61-39, to win their second consecutive Big Six championship.

Jim Myers was awarded with a first team All-Big Six distinction by the United Press, while Bob Mott garnered second team honors.[1]

Roster

1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C Bill Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Winona, MN
G 30 Bill Block (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Muscatine, IA
G Ted Chamberlain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
C Sam Deal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Amarillo, TX
F 25 Orlyn Feuerbach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Keystone, IA
C Jim Harland
Cedar Falls, IA
C Merl Kleen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Pomeroy, IA
Harry Kraus
Sargent, NE
Jack McDowell
Harlan, IA
C 24 Bob Mott
Fr Jewell, IA
F 18 Jim Myers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Sioux City, IA
F Dana Omer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Spirit Lake, IA
F John Pflum 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
G Bob Peterson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Harlan, IA
G Gene Phelps 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Wells, MN
Rex Wagner
Homer, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1944*
7:15 pm
Minnesota W 42–21  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
December 13, 1944*
at Iowa Pre-Flight L 39–49  1–1
 
Iowa City, IA
December 16, 1944*
8:15 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 45–52  1–2
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
December 29, 1944*
Iowa Pre-Flight L 33–34  1–3
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 6, 1945
7:30 pm
Kansas State W 60–31  2–3
(1–0)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 8, 1945
at Nebraska W 50–38  3–3
(2–0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
January 15, 1945*
7:15 pm
Ottumwa Naval W 50–48  4–3
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 20, 1945
at Missouri L 32–38  4–4
(2–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
January 24, 1945*
7:15 pm
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 57–32  5–4
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
January 27, 1945
at Kansas L 35–50  5–5
(2–2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
February 9, 1945
Missouri W 58–30  6–5
(3–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 17, 1945
Oklahoma W 51–43  7–5
(4–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 19, 1945
Nebraska W 47–45  8–5
(5–2)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, IA
February 24, 1945
7:45 pm
at Oklahoma W 31–29  9–5
(6–2)
Municipal Auditorium[2] 
Oklahoma City, OK
February 26, 1945
at Kansas State W 44–39  10–5
(7–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
March 2, 1945
7:30 pm
Kansas W 61–39  11–5
(8–2)
State Gymnasium (3,500)
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. (1) March 4, 1945 (Page 15 of 58). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Mar 04(256):15.
  2. (1) February 24, 1945 (Page 8 of 12). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Feb 24(248):8.
  3. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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