1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1958–59 record	9–16 (4–10 Big Eight)
Head coach	Bill Strannigan (5th season);
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1958-59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fifth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place.

Roster[]

1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Frank Baber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Ronald Baukol (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	Bud Bergman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	Nick Bruno	—	—	So	Staten Island, NY
F	Gary Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
F	Ted Ecker	—	—
G	Larry Fie	—	—	Jr	Spencer, IA
C	John Krocheski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	Maynard Lang	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C	Frank Baber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Roger Lowe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
G	Glen Mente	—	—	So	Wheatland, IA
F	John O'Keefe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
C	Terry Roberts	—	—	So	Webster City, IA
G	Bill Stuart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
F	Henry Whitney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Bill Strannigan

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, 1958* 7:35 PM	South Dakota State	W 63–56	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 8, 1958* 7:35 PM	Minnesota	W 81–75	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 12, 1958* 9:30 PM, KTTV (delay)	at USC	L 62–71	2–1	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 1958* 9:30 PM, KTTV (delay)	at UCLA	L 53–65	2–2	Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 1958* 8:00 PM	at Illinois	L 46–68	2–3	Huff Hall (6,328) Champaign, IL
December 19, 1958* 9:35 PM	Colorado State	W 79–55	3–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 20, 1958* 7:30 PM	vs. Oklahoma City	L 56–63	3–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
December 26, 1958* 9:30 PM	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 65–68	3–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1958* 2:00 PM	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	W 72–70 ^OT	4–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1958* 4:00 PM	vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Fifth Place	W 64–62	5–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 5, 1959 7:35 PM	No. 3 Kansas State	L 56–59	5–6 (0–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 10, 1959 7:35 PM	Oklahoma	L 43–56	5–7 (0–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 12, 1959 7:35 PM	Kansas	L 48–69	5–8 (0–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 17, 1959 8:05 PM	at Nebraska	L 49–52	5–9 (0–4)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 19, 1959 9:05 PM	at Colorado	L 64–73	5–10 (0–5)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
January 26, 1959 7:35 PM	at No. 3 Kansas State	L 55–78	5–11 (0–6)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
January 31, 1959 7:35 PM	Oklahoma State	W 48–47	6–11 (1–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 7, 1959 7:35 PM	Missouri	W 61–53	7–11 (2–6)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 9, 1959* 8:15 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 57–58	7–12	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
February 14, 1959 7:30 PM	at Oklahoma	L 50–65	7–13 (2–7)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, OK
February 16, 1959 7:30 PM	at Oklahoma State	L 54–59	7–14 (2–8)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
February 21, 1959 7:35 PM	Colorado	L 63–75	7–15 (2–9)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 28, 1959 7:35 PM	Nebraska	W 59–56	8–15 (3–9)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 3, 1959 7:30 PM	at Kansas	W 67–62	9–15 (4–9)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
March 9, 1959 8:00 PM	at Missouri	L 67–68	9–16 (4–10)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
*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 1958-59 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1958-59 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 1958-59 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1958-59 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

1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas State	14	–	0	1.000	25	–	2	.926
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	15	–	10	.600
Colorado	8	–	6	.571	14	–	10	.583
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	11	–	14	.440
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	12	–	13	.480
Oklahoma State	5	–	9	.357	11	–	14	.440
Iowa State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	16	.360
Missouri	3	–	11	.214	6	–	19	.240

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]