1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1971–72 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1971–72 record	12–14 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Maury John (1st season);
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the . The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Hilton Coliseum hosted its first Iowa State men's basketball game on December 2, a 71–54 win over Arizona.

They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth place.

Roster[]

1971–72 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
	Gregg Barcus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	Sam Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Mike Capobianco	—	—	So
	Jerry Cutshall	—	—
G	Martinez Denmon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	Rick Engel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
	Larry Gibson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
F	Clint Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
F	Jim Heck	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G	Eric Heft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	Gene Mack	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	Jim Miller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	��	Sr
C	Tom O'Connor	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—
	Jim Reinebach	—	—	Jr
	Robbie Robinson	—	—	Jr
F	Wayne Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—

Head coach

Maury John

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 2, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI	Arizona	W 71–54	1–0	Hilton Coliseum (14,350) Ames, IA
December 4, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Minnesota	L 58–72	1–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,500) Ames, IA
December 7, 1971* 7:35 pm, WHO/KWWL/KVFD	at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 83–80	2–1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12,000) Des Moines, IA
December 10, 1971* 10:00 pm, KTLA (delay)	at No. 1 UCLA	L 81–110	2–2	Pauley Pavilion (12,565) Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 1971* 10:05 pm	at UC-Santa Barbara	L 70–85	2–3	Robertson Gymnasium (2,100) Santa Barbara, CA
December 14, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Illinois State	W 106–85	3–3	Hilton Coliseum (7,000) Ames, IA
December 18, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI	Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	W 97–94	4–3	Hilton Coliseum (14,600) Ames, IA
December 20, 1971* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 10 USC	L 86–89	4–4	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
December 23, 1971* 7:30 pm	at Arkansas	W 96–93	5–4	Barton Coliseum (3,500) Little Rock, AR
December 28, 1971* 7:00 pm	vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals	W 91–88	6–4	Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1971* 9:00 pm	vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals	L 75–92	6–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1971* 3:00 pm	vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place	W 87–82	7–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 8, 1972 7:35 pm	Oklahoma	L 72–77	7–6 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,000) Ames, IA
January 15, 1972 7:35 pm	at Kansas State	L 53–69	7–7 (0–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (12,100) Manhattan, KS
January 17, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Colorado	W 76–59	8–7 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum (12,000) Ames, IA
January 22, 1972 7:35 pm	at Missouri	L 75–89	8–8 (1–3)	Brewer Fieldhouse (5,800) Columbia, MO
January 24, 1972 8:05 pm	at Kansas	L 71–74	8–9 (1–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (12,200) Lawrence, KS
January 29, 1972 2:15 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma State	W 75–72	9–9 (2–4)	Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, IA
February 5, 1972 7:35 pm	Kansas	W 84–83	10–9 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, IA
February 7, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	No. 15 Missouri	L 72–77	10–10 (3–5)	Hilton Coliseum (12,000) Ames, IA
February 12, 1972 2:15 pm, Big Eight	at Nebraska	L 71–76	10–11 (3–6)	Nebraska Coliseum (4,500) Lincoln, NE
February 14, 1972 8:05 pm	at Colorado	L 75–82	10–12 (3–7)	Balch Fieldhouse (1,545) Boulder, CO
February 19, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Kansas State	L 54–68	10–13 (3–8)	Hilton Coliseum (12,500) Ames, IA
March 1, 1972 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma State	W 64–62	11–13 (4–8)	Gallagher Hall (2,200) Stillwater, OK
March 3, 1972 7:35 pm	at Oklahoma	L 77–82	11–14 (4–9)	OU Fieldhouse (3,200) Norman, OK
March 6, 1972 7:35 pm, WOI (delay)	Nebraska	W 76–67	12–14 (5–9)	Hilton Coliseum (13,000) 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 1971-72 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "1971-72 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 1971-72 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1971-72 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

1971–72 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	12	–	2	.857	19	–	9	.679
Missouri	10	–	4	.714	21	–	6	.778
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	14	–	12	.538
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Kansas	7	–	7	.500	11	–	15	.423
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	14	.462
Colorado	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Oklahoma State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]