1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	8–14 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (2nd season)
Assistant coach	L.C. (Cap) Timm
Home arena	Iowa State Armory

1948–49 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nebraska	9	–	3		.750			16	–	10		.615
Oklahoma	9	–	3		.750			14	–	10		.583
Kansas State	8	–	4		.667			13	–	11		.542
Missouri	6	–	6		.500			11	–	13		.458
Colorado	4	–	8		.333			6	–	12		.333
Kansas	3	–	9		.250			12	–	12		.500
Iowa State	3	–	9		.250			8	–	14		.364
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 8–14, 3–9 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Roster

1948–49 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
[2] Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 43 Gay Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Council Bluffs, Iowa C Bob Boyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — G Gene Culman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Mason City, Iowa G 4 Don Ferguson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) — Ottumwa, Iowa G 14 Dale Foell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) — G 40 Charles Herbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Macomb, Illinois F Jim Hogue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — F 5 Lloyd Kester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Ames, Iowa F 8 Bob McLuen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Ashton, Iowa C Dean Norman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F 50 Don Paulsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Huxley, Iowa G 3 Bob Petersen (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Sr Harlan, Iowa F 45 Therol Peterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Clinton, Iowa F Harlan Platte — — G 7 Dudley Ruisch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sioux City, Iowa F 42 Leo Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Rock Island, Illinois G 41 John Sheperd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Gary, Indiana G Jim Sutherland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — F Frank Voight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — C 51 Sylvester Wilhelmi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Le Mars, Iowa	Head coach Clay Sutherland Assistant coach(es) L.C. (Cap) Timm 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
December 1, 1948* 7:30 pm		Cornell	W 61–36	1–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1948* 7:30 pm		Coe	W 75–35	2–0	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1948* 8:15 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 38–53	2–1	Drake Fieldhouse  Des Moines, Iowa
December 11, 1948* 7:30 pm		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 51–43	3–1	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
December 18, 1948*		at Canisius	L 45–58	3–2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, New York
December 21, 1948* 7:00 pm, WCBS (delay)		at St. John's	L 47–71	3–3	Madison Square Garden  New York City
December 22, 1948*		at Syracuse	L 46–67	3–4	State Fair Coliseum  Syracuse, New York
December 27, 1948* 8:00 pm		vs. Harvard Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 56–54	4–4	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 29, 1948* 9:30 pm		vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 45–55	4–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 30, 1948* 8:30 pm		vs. Kansas State Big Seven Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 56–52	5–5	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
January 8, 1949 7:30 pm		Oklahoma	L 42–43	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1949 7:30 pm		at Nebraska	L 50–71	5–7 (0–2)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17, 1949		at Kansas State	L 43–49	5–8 (0–3)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
January 22, 1949 8:00 pm		at Missouri	L 36–39	5–9 (0–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, Missouri
January 24, 1949 7:30 pm		Colorado	W 40–31	6–9 (1–4)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1949 8:15 pm		at Oklahoma	L 52–55 ^OT	6–10 (1–5)	OU Field House  Norman, Oklahoma
February 5, 1949 7:30 pm		Kansas	L 57–62	6–11 (1–6)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1949		at Colorado	L 48–63	6–12 (1–7)	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, Colorado
February 19, 1949 7:30 pm		Nebraska	L 41–44	6–13 (1–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1949 7:30 pm		Missouri	W 40–34	7–13 (2–8)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1949 7:30 pm		Kansas State	L 39–54	7–14 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, Iowa
March 8, 1949		at Kansas	W 49–45	8–14 (3–9)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1948-49 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
2. "1948-49 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.