1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1969–70 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1969–70 record	12–14 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Glen Anderson (11th season);
Assistant coach	Arnie Gaarde
Home arena	Iowa State Armory
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the . The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Roster[]

1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Jim Abrahamson (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
C	Roger Ahrens	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—
F	Bill Cain (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	Dave Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
G	Jack DeVilder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	Rick Engel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F	Aaron Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F	Ron Kaufman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Gene Mack	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	Jim Abrahamson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
	Pat Melloy	—	—
G	Jim Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So
G	Mike Murray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
	Bill Snell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—

Head coach

Glen Anderson

Assistant coach(es)

Arnie Gaarde

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, 1969* 7:35 pm	Washburn	W 75–49	1–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 4, 1969* 7:35 pm	Sacramento State	W 77–61	2–0	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 6, 1969* 7:35 pm	at No. 19 Drake	L 62–86	2–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
December 9, 1969* 7:35 pm	Minnesota	W 89–84 ^OT	3–1	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 12, 1969* 9:05 pm	at Arizona	L 65–78	3–2	Bear Down Gym (3,600) Tucson, AZ
December 13, 1969* 10:00 pm	at No. 6 USC	L 59–70	3–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 1969* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Wisconsin	W 84–73	4–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 20, 1969* 8:15 pm, WOI (delay)	Augustana	W 90–58	5–3	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
December 27, 1969* 9:00 pm	vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	L 50–52	5–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1969* 3:00 pm	vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals	L 66–74	5–5	Municipal Auditorium (8,155) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1969* 1:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place	W 87–84 ^2OT	6–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 6, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Nebraska	W 72–70	7–5 (1–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 10, 1970 8:05 pm	at Kansas	L 62–82	7–6 (1–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 17, 1970 7:35 pm	at Missouri	L 63–65	7–7 (1–2)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 19, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	L 67–85	7–8 (1–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 22, 1970* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Northern Illinois	W 97–90	8–8	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 26, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas	W 91–89 ^OT	9–8 (2–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
January 31, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Oklahoma State	W 75–61	10–8 (3–3)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 2, 1970 7:35 pm	at No. 19 Kansas State	L 64–82	10–9 (3–4)	Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, KS
February 7, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Missouri	W 89–78	11–9 (4–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 9, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 18 Kansas State	W 80–64	12–9 (5–4)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 14, 1970 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 68–74	12–10 (5–5)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, OK
February 16, 1970 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	L 62–72	12–11 (5–6)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
February 21, 1970 1:10 pm, TVS	Oklahoma	L 73–75	12–12 (5–7)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
March 5, 1970 9:00 pm	at Colorado	L 79–107	12–13 (5–8)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
March 7, 1970 2:10 pm, Big Eight	at Nebraska	L 81–87	12–14 (5–9)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
*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 1969-70 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1969-70 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 1969-70 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1969-70 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

1969–70 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	10	–	4	.714	20	–	8	.714
Kansas	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
Oklahoma	7	–	7	.500	19	–	9	.679
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	16	–	9	.640
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
Colorado	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Oklahoma State	5	–	9	.357	14	–	12	.538
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	14	.462

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]