1944-45_Iowa_State_Cyclones_men's_basketball_team

1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big Six Champions
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	11–5 (8–2 Big Six)
Head coach	Louis Menze (17th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1944-45 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his seventeenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

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They finished the season 11–5, 8–2 in Big Six play to finish in first place and win the Big Six championship. They lost to Kansas, 50-35 on January 27 to drop their record to 5-5 (2-2) before winning their last six games en route to a conference championship. The March 2, 1945 contest turned into a de facto championship game, with the Cyclones routing the Jayhawks, 61-39, to win their second consecutive Big Six championship.

Jim Myers was awarded with a first team All-Big Six distinction by the United Press, while Bob Mott garnered second team honors.^[1]

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(1) March 4, 1945 (Page 15 of 58). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Mar 04(256):15.

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(1) February 24, 1945 (Page 8 of 12). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1945 Feb 24(248):8.

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"Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa State	8	–	2	.800	11	–	5	.688
Kansas	7	–	3	.700	12	–	5	.706
Oklahoma	5	–	5	.500	12	–	13	.480
Missouri	5	–	5	.500	12	–	13	.480
Kansas State	4	–	6	.400	10	–	13	.435
Nebraska	1	–	9	.100	2	–	17	.105

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 4, 1944* 7:15 pm	Minnesota	W 42–21	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
December 13, 1944*	at Iowa Pre-Flight	L 39–49	1–1	Iowa City, IA
December 16, 1944* 8:15 pm	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 45–52	1–2	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
December 29, 1944*	Iowa Pre-Flight	L 33–34	1–3	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 6, 1945 7:30 pm	Kansas State	W 60–31	2–3 (1–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 8, 1945	at Nebraska	W 50–38	3–3 (2–0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 15, 1945* 7:15 pm	Ottumwa Naval	W 50–48	4–3	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 20, 1945	at Missouri	L 32–38	4–4 (2–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 24, 1945* 7:15 pm	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 57–32	5–4	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 27, 1945	at Kansas	L 35–50	5–5 (2–2)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
February 9, 1945	Missouri	W 58–30	6–5 (3–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 17, 1945	Oklahoma	W 51–43	7–5 (4–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 19, 1945	Nebraska	W 47–45	8–5 (5–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 24, 1945 7:45 pm	at Oklahoma	W 31–29	9–5 (6–2)	Municipal Auditorium^[2] Oklahoma City, OK
February 26, 1945	at Kansas State	W 44–39	10–5 (7–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
March 2, 1945 7:30 pm	Kansas	W 61–39	11–5 (8–2)	State Gymnasium (3,500) Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

1944-45_Iowa_State_Cyclones_men's_basketball_team

1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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