1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1951–52 record	10–11 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (5th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

The 1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the . The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 10–11, 4–8 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

The February 11 home game against Kansas marked the first ever live telecast of an Iowa State basketball home game. WOI-TV broadcast the game in central Iowa. ^[2]

Roster[]

1951–52 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Barney Alleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Ankeny, IA
G	Virg Byerly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—		Boone, IA
F	Jerry Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—		Ottumwa, IA
C	Delmar Diercks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—		Mason City, IA
C	Chuck Duncan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Atlantic, IA
F	Howie Franks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Fort Dodge, IA
F	George Hess	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—
F	Howie Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Shenandoah, IA
F	Paul Koch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G	Sam Long	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—		Ottumwa, IA
G	Jack Luhrig	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	Clare Russie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—		Marshalltown, IA
F	Jim Stange (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
G	Carl VanCleave	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Montezuma, IA
G	Dan Youngblade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—

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 1, 1951* 7:30 PM	South Dakota	W 54–50	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 3, 1951* 7:30 PM	at Morningside	W 65–63	2–0	Sioux City, IA
December 7, 1951* 7:30 PM	at Creighton	W 57–49	3–0	Omaha, NE
December 10, 1951* 7:30 PM	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 51–46	4–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 22, 1951* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 57–68	4–1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
December 27, 1951* 9:45 PM	vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 42–49	4–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1951* 4:00 PM	vs. No. 13 Stanford Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 102–103	4–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1951* 2:00 PM	vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 75–66	5–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1952 7:30 PM	Missouri	W 57–55	6–3 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 12, 1952 9:00 PM	at Colorado	L 52–67	6–4 (1–1)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
January 19, 1952 7:30 PM	at No. 9 Kansas State	L 58–76	6–5 (1–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
January 28, 1952 7:30 PM	Nebraska	W 78–72	7–5 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 2, 1952 8:00 PM	at No. 4 Kansas	L 68–86	7–6 (2–3)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 4, 1952 7:30 PM	at Oklahoma	L 45–49	7–7 (2–4)	OU Field House Norman, OK
February 11, 1952 7:20 PM, WOI	No. 6 Kansas	L 50–55	7–8 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 16, 1952* 7:30 PM	Creighton	W 59–58 ^OT	8–8	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 23, 1952 7:30 PM, WOI	Oklahoma	W 59–48	9–8 (3–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 25, 1952 8:00 PM	at Nebraska	L 53–75	9–9 (3–6)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 29, 1952	at Missouri	L 49–53	9–10 (3–7)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
March 3, 1952 7:30 PM	No. 3 Kansas State	L 66–88	9–11 (3–8)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 8, 1952 7:30 PM	Colorado	W 69–62	10–11 (4–8)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
*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 1951-52 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ February 11, 1952 (page 12 of 18). (1952, Feb 11). Des Moines Register (1871-2008)
^ "1951-52 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 1951-52 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] February 11, 1952 (page 12 of 18). (1952, Feb 11). Des Moines Register (1871-2008)

[3] "1951-52 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

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

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v t Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Kansas	11	–	1	.917	28	–	3	.903
No. 3 Kansas State	10	–	2	.833	19	–	5	.792
Missouri	6	–	6	.500	14	–	10	.583
Iowa State	4	–	8	.333	10	–	11	.476
Colorado	4	–	8	.333	8	–	16	.333
Oklahoma	4	–	8	.333	7	–	17	.292
Nebraska	3	–	9	.250	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]