1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1961–62 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1961–62 record	13–12 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Bob Lamson
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 13–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in third place.

Roster[]

1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Vince Brewer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	John Davidson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	Rich Froistad	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Gladbrook, IA
G	Dave Groth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Des Moines, IA
F	Gary Kleven	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	Tim Lowe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Marshalltown, IA
G	Jerry McColley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Oelwein, IA
F	Tom Peterson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Story City, IA
G	John Ptacek (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
C	Bob Stoy (C)	—	—	Sr
F	Marv Straw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	Gary Wheeler (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr
F	Martely Wynn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Lamson

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 2, 1961* 7:35 pm	Texas Western (UTEP)	L 59–66	0–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 4, 1961* 7:35 pm	Marquette	W 72–68	1–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 9, 1961* 7:00 pm	at Toledo	L 64–68	1–2	The Field House Toledo, OH
December 11, 1961* 7:45 pm	at Villanova	L 53–74	1–3	Villanova Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 1961* 1:30 pm	at Illinois	L 73–82	1–4	Huff Hall (6,437) Champaign, IL
December 18, 1961* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 59–50	2–4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
December 23, 1961* 8:45 pm	Indiana	W 83–70	3–4	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 28, 1961* 9:30 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 62–52	4–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1961* 9:30 pm	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	W 49–46	5–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1961* 9:30 pm	vs. No. 5 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship	L 67–69	5–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 6, 1962 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 49–63	5–6 (0–1)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, OK
January 8, 1962 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 47–42	6–6 (1–1)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
January 15, 1962 7:35 pm	Colorado	L 55–58	6–7 (1–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 20, 1962 7:35 pm	Nebraska	W 84–72	7–7 (2–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 27, 1962 7:35 pm	No. 4 Kansas State	L 55–56	7–8 (2–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 31, 1962 7:35 pm	Missouri	W 85–73	8–8 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 3, 1962* 7:35 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	L 63–73	8–9	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 7, 1962 7:35 pm	Oklahoma	W 72–66	9–9 (4–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 10, 1962 7:35 pm	at Kansas	W 75–72	10–9 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 12, 1962 8:05 pm	at Nebraska	W 79–66	11–9 (6–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
February 17, 1962 7:35 pm	Oklahoma State	W 68–61	12–9 (7–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 24, 1962 9:05 pm	at No. 9 Colorado	L 69–74	12–10 (7–4)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
February 26, 1962 7:30 pm	at No. 4 Kansas State	L 54–69	12–11 (7–5)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
March 1, 1962 8:00 pm	at Missouri	W 66–62	13–11 (8–5)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
March 5, 1962 7:35 pm	Kansas	L 71–76	13–12 (8–6)	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 1961-62 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1961-62 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 1961-62 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1961-62 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

1961–62 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Colorado	13	–	1	.929	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	22	–	3	.880
Iowa State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	12	.520
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Nebraska	5	–	9	.357	9	–	16	.360
Oklahoma	5	–	9	.357	7	–	17	.292
Missouri	3	–	11	.214	9	–	16	.360
Kansas	3	–	11	.214	7	–	18	.280

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]