1953–54 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1953–54 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1953–54 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1953–54 record	6–15 (2–10 Big Seven)
Head coach	Clay Sutherland (7th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the . The Cyclones were coached by Clay Sutherland, who was in his seventh and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 6–15, 2–10 in Big Seven play to finish in sixth place.

Roster[]

1953–54 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)	—	Jr	Ankeny, IA
F	Dale Benson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Ames, IA
C	Bill Dale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Lehigh, IA
F	Jerry Davis (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—		Ottumwa, IA
F	Don DeKoster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Spencer, IA
C	Chuck Duncan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Atlantic, 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
G	Arnie Gaarde	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Armstrong, IA
F	Howie Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Shenandoah, IA
F	Tom LeBuhn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Davenport, IA
G	Don Lorenzen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		Reinbeck, IA
F	Jake Muehlenthaler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—		Sheldahl, IA
G	Dean Nims	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Des Moines, IA
G	Duan Overgaard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Farragut, IA
G	Carl VanCleave (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—		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 5, 1953* 1:30 PM	Grinnell	W 76–62	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 12, 1953* 8:00 PM	at Creighton	W 72–64	2–0	Omaha, NE
December 19, 1953* 9:00 PM	Colorado A&M (Colorado State)	L 57–65	2–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 22, 1953* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 69–59	3–1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
December 26, 1953* 9:45 PM	vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 65–74	3–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1953* 2:00 PM	vs. Colorado Big Seven Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 70–63	4–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1953* 4:00 PM	vs. Kansas State Big Seven Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	L 77–98	4–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 4, 1954 7:30 PM	Nebraska	L 60–74	4–4 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 9, 1954* 8:30 PM	at Bradley	L 76–92	4–5	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
January 16, 1954 8:00 PM	at Oklahoma	L 55–63	4–6 (0–2)	OU Field House Norman, OK
January 18, 1954 7:30 PM	at No. 11 Kansas	L 61–76	4–7 (0–3)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
January 23, 1954* 7:30 PM	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 72–82	4–8	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 26, 1954 8:00 PM	at Missouri	L 57–62	4–9 (0–4)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 30, 1954 7:30 PM	Kansas State	W 60–56	5–9 (1–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 6, 1954 7:30 PM	Colorado	L 65–67	5–10 (1–5)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 13, 1954 8:00 PM	at Kansas State	W 64–62	6–10 (2–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 15, 1954 7:00 PM	at Colorado	L 50–70	6–11 (2–6)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
February 20, 1954 7:30 PM	Kansas	L 70–78	6–12 (2–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 22, 1954 7:30 PM	Oklahoma	L 73–76	6–13 (2–8)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 27, 1954 8:00 PM	at Nebraska	L 65–78	6–14 (2–9)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
March 5, 1954 8:00 PM	at Missouri	L 57–72	6–15 (2–10)	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 1953-54 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ "1953-54 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1953-54 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] "1953-54 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[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

1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Kansas	10	–	2	.833	16	–	5	.762
Colorado	10	–	2	.833	11	–	11	.500
Missouri	6	–	6	.500	11	–	10	.524
Kansas State	5	–	7	.417	11	–	10	.524
Nebraska	5	–	7	.417	8	–	13	.381
Oklahoma	4	–	8	.333	8	–	13	.381
Iowa State	2	–	10	.167	6	–	15	.286

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]