1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1952–53 record	10–11 (5–7 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (6th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the . The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 10–11, 5–7 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster[]

1952–53 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)	—	So	Ankeny, IA
G	Virg Byerly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—		Boone, IA
F	Bill Christianson	—	—		Clinton, IA
F	Jerry Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Ottumwa, IA
F	Don DeKoster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Spencer, IA
C	Delmar Diercks (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Mason City, IA
C	Chuck Duncan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Atlantic, IA
G	Julian Erickson	—	—		Rodman, IA
F	Stanley Frahm	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Manning, IA
F	Howie Franks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Fort Dodge, IA
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 (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Ottumwa, IA
F	George Rosenfeld	—	—		Storm Lake, IA
F	Clare Russie	—	—		Marshalltown, IA
	Irv Sheperd	—	—
G	Carl VanCleave	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Montezuma, IA
G	Larry Wetter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—		Rinard, IA

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 6, 1952* 7:30 PM	South Dakota State	W 70–47	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 8, 1952* 7:30 PM	Truman State (Kirksville Teachers)	W 81–57	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 13, 1952* 8:15 PM	at Bradley	L 57–76	2–1	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
December 22, 1952* 7:30 PM	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–73	2–2	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 26, 1952* 9:45 PM	vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 61–63	2–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1952* 2:00 PM	vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 79–83	2–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1952* 2:00 PM	vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 79–76	3–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1953 8:00 PM	at Missouri	L 61–66	3–5 (0–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 10, 1953 7:30 PM	Kansas	L 57–76	3–6 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 17, 1953 7:30 PM	at Nebraska	W 78–60	4–6 (1–2)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 21, 1953* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 69–64	5–6	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
January 24, 1953* 7:30 PM	Creighton	W 87–49	6–6	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 31, 1953 8:05 PM	at No. 5 Kansas State	L 78–81	6–7 (1–3)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 2, 1953 8:00 PM	at Oklahoma	W 73–69	7–7 (2–3)	OU Field House Norman, OK
February 7, 1953 7:30 PM	Colorado	L 67–75	7–8 (2–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 9, 1953 7:30 PM	No. 5 Kansas State	L 64–74	7–9 (2–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 16, 1953 7:30 PM	Missouri	L 74–78	7–10 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 21, 1953 7:30 PM	Oklahoma	W 70–59	8–10 (3–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 2, 1953 7:30 PM	Nebraska	W 93–66	9–10 (4–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 6, 1953 8:00 PM	No. 6 Kansas	L 62–87	9–11 (4–7)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 9, 1953 9:00 PM	Colorado	W 69–48	10–11 (5–7)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
*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 1952-53 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] "1952-53 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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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

1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	10	–	2	.833	19	–	6	.760
No. 12 Kansas State	9	–	3	.750	17	–	4	.810
Missouri	6	–	6	.500	11	–	9	.550
Iowa State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	11	.476
Oklahoma	5	–	7	.417	8	–	13	.381
Nebraska	4	–	8	.333	9	–	11	.450
Colorado	3	–	9	.250	10	–	11	.476

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]