1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	7–9 (2–8 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (15th season)
Home arena	State Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

The 1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State College in the 1942–43 college basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Louis Menze. In 1941–42, the Cyclones finished 11–6 overall (5–5 in the Big Six Conference). There were no captains for the season.

1942–43 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	0	1.000	22	–	6	.786
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	18	–	9	.667
Oklahoma	5	–	5	.500	7	–	10	.412
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	6	–	10	.375
Iowa State	2	–	8	.200	7	–	9	.438
Kansas State	1	–	9	.100	6	–	14	.300

Roster

1942–43 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Milt Andrews	—	—		Oelwein, IA
	Dick Billes	—	—		Ames, IA
	Dean Driscoll	—	—		Aberdeen, SD
F	Orlyn Fuerbach	—	—		Keystone, IA
G	Charles Gradoville	—	—		Des Moines, IA
F	Bob Hayes	—	—	Sr	Plattsmouth, NE
	Bill Husted	—	—		Ames, IA
	Earl Kelso	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—		Rochester, NY
C	Rollin Kuebler	—	—	Jr	Carroll, IA
	Bob Lindauer	—	—		Fairfield, IA
G	Royal Lohry	—	—
F	Mark Meis	—	—		Le Mars, IA
G	Reuben Mickelson	—	—	Jr	Thief River Falls, MN
	Ron Norman	—	—		Fairfield, IA
	Gene Oulman	—	—		Mason City, IA
	Gene Phelps	—	—		Wells, MN
	Keith Spiker	—	—		Philadelphia, PA
F	Ray Wehde	—	—		Holstein, IA
F	Roy Wehde	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Holstein, IA

Head coach

Louis Menze^[1]

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Player stats

Note: PPG = Points per Game

Player	Class	Pos	PPG
Ray Wehde	Fr	F	7.8
Ron Norman	So	G	6.5
Bob Hayes	Sr	F	5.8
Gene Phelps	So	G	5.7

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1942* 7:15 pm	Simpson	W 42–30	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
December 7, 1942*	at Grinnell	L 30–37	1–1	Grinnell, IA
December 11, 1942*	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 46–34	2–1	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 1, 1943*	Iowa Teachers (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four	W 34–33	3–1	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 9, 1943	Kansas State	W 34–24	4–1 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 18, 1943 7:15 pm	Nebraska	W 50–38	5–1 (2–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 23, 1943	at Missouri	L 34–52	5–2 (2–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 29, 1943* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 32–30	6–2	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
February 1, 1943	Oklahoma	L 37–46	6–3 (2–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 6, 1943	at Kansas	L 20–44	6–4 (2–3)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 8, 1943	at Oklahoma	L 20–47	6–5 (2–4)	OU Field House Norman, OK
February 15, 1943	Kansas	L 29–37	6–6 (2–5)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 22, 1943	Missouri	L 28–31	6–7 (2–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 27, 1943	at Nebraska	L 36–51	6–8 (2–7)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
March 1, 1943	at Kansas State	L 36–43	6–9 (2–8)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
March 18, 1943*	at Iowa Pre-Flight	W 53–32	7–9
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "Weak K.S. clubs beats Cyclones". Ames Daily Tribune. Ames, Iowa. November 23, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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