1949–50 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1949–50 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1949–50 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	6–17 (2–10 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (3rd season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 →

1949–50 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Kansas State	8	–	4	.667	17	–	7	.708
Nebraska	8	–	4	.667	16	–	7	.696
No. 19 Kansas	8	–	4	.667	14	–	11	.560
Colorado	6	–	6	.500	14	–	8	.636
Oklahoma	6	–	6	.500	12	–	10	.545
Missouri	4	–	8	.333	14	–	10	.583
Iowa State	2	–	10	.167	6	–	17	.261

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1949–50 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 6–17, 2–10 in Big Seven play to finish in seventh place.

Roster

1949–50 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Gay Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Council Bluffs, Iowa
F	Eldon Clement	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—		Le Mars, Iowa
C	Gordon Dunker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Don Ferguson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	—	Sr	Ottumwa, Iowa
G	Charles Herbert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Bud Jorgensen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	Bob Koch	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—
G	Jack Luhrig	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Sheldon, Iowa
F	Bob McLuen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	Gene Paetz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
F	Don Paulsen (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	Dudley Ruisch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	Jim Stange	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—		Davenport, Iowa
F	Frank Voight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C	Sylvester Wilhelmi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—		Le Mars, Iowa
G	Dan Youngblade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Sioux City, Iowa

Head coach

Clay Sutherland

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 3, 1949* 7:30 pm	Luther	W 49–39	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1949* 7:30 pm	Grinnell	W 70–59	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1949* 8:15 pm	at No. 3 Bradley	L 48–56	2–1	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
December 10, 1949* 7:30 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 64–58	3–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 17, 1949* 8:00 pm, WTCN	at No. 10 Minnesota	L 54–67	3–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 1949* 7:30 pm	Northwestern	W 64–54	4–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 20, 1949* 7:30 pm	Idaho	L 39–41	4–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
December 23, 1949* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 38–39	4–4	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
December 27, 1949* 8:00 pm	vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 57–66	4–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1949* 2:00 pm	vs. Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 43–64	4–6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1949* 2:00 pm	vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	L 67–85 ^OT	4–7	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
January 7, 1950 7:30 pm	Colorado	W 50–40	5–7 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1950 7:30 pm	at Nebraska	L 46–64	5–8 (1–1)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 16, 1950 8:00 pm	at Kansas State	L 57–99	5–9 (1–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
January 21, 1950 7:30 pm	Missouri	W 61–49	6–9 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1950 7:30 pm	at Kansas	L 42–67	6–10 (2–3)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 6, 1950 7:30 pm	Oklahoma	L 57–63	6–11 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1950	at Colorado	L 46–66	6–12 (2–5)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
February 17, 1950 7:30 pm	No. 14 Kansas State	L 56–80	6–13 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
February 20, 1950 8:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 48–76	6–14 (2–7)	OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma
February 25, 1950 7:30 pm	Nebraska	L 54–56 ^OT	6–15 (2–8)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1950 7:30 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas	L 52–66	6–16 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
March 6, 1950 8:00 pm	at Missouri	L 59–74	6–17 (2–10)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1949-50 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ "1949-50 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1949-50 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] "1949-50 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
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